Jocelyn Mackie - Page 8
Former civil litigation attorney. Content legal strategist at TermsFeed.
Terms and Conditions for Sweepstakes
If your promotions fall under the sweepstakes category, you'll want to draft a specialized Terms and Conditions agreement. Companies frequently face trouble with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) when they are not upfront or they make large unattainable promises. This article will explain what the legal requirements are around sweepstakes, and how...
Privacy by Design
Your privacy protection practices go beyond having a good Privacy Policy. That's just one tool to protecting your company from liability and communicating expectations with users, but it's not effective if you do not have the business policies to back it up. That is where Privacy by Design (PbD) enters the picture....
Disclaimer Template
A Disclaimer on your app or website is often the best way to address specific points of liability that could fall outside a Terms and Conditions agreement or a Privacy Policy agreement. This article will discuss some of the most common and important disclaimers and what purposes they serve while showing...
Effective Date in Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
If you subscribe to apps, it's not uncommon to receive emails regarding updated Privacy Policies or Terms & Conditions (T&C). Most agreements contain a date of when the revised terms became effective or finalized. Often generally referred to as the effective date, this is traditionally the date contract terms become enforceable. While...
Class Action Waivers in Terms & Conditions
If you're in mobile apps and/or software development, you must consider potential liability. You will find it difficult to limit consumer claims based on a cause of action and still have those limits remain enforceable. That is why there's a better alternative. Class action waivers act to limit the means of dispute resolution...
Using Terms & Conditions to Limit Liability
When you design that new hot app or offer services on your websites, look for a Terms & Conditions agreement to protect your business. Think of the Terms and Conditions agreement as the ground rules for users to using your website or app. This legal agreement the sets rules and guidelines to...