Leah Hudson

Leah Hudson

Freelance writer and researcher at TermsFeed

Leah is an editor and writer published by The Spinoff, The Urbanist, UrbDeZine, and Penguin Random House New Zealand. Leah loves to write about sustainable urban development, data privacy, mental health, and matters of the heart. She spends her time reading, walking her dog, and eating unreasonable amounts of chocolate.

How to Handle International Data Transfers After Schrems II: A Startup's Guide

Schrems II is an important legal ruling from the European Court of Justice, made in 2020. The ruling invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield, which was an agreement covering data transfers between the two countries. There are a number of ways in which data transfers can still take place, including Standard Contractual...

Affiliate Marketing Compliance Guide for Brands: How to Stay Compliant

Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective ways to share your brand and grow your business. But when it comes to affiliate marketing, you need to make sure your brand stays compliant with legal rules. There are a number of different steps you can take and approaches you can...

Zero-party, First-party, Second-party, and Third-party Data

Your website or business likely regularly collects data from users, at many different levels of specificity and quality. Different types of data that you collect can be used for a variety of purposes, and may be subject to different rules for user consent. These data types are often described as zero-,...

Reasonable Security Measures Under the CCPA/CPRA

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), is a significant piece of legislation that protects the privacy rights of people in California. These laws set out the privacy rights of consumers in California, and establish rules for how businesses should deal with personal...

Reasonable Security Measures Under the GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU data privacy law that requires companies or organizations processing personal data, to comply with certain rules. Some of these rules are about what information you have to disclose to users when you collect or process their data. Other rules are about when...

Open Source Licensing Versus Commercial Licensing

When you're starting a new software project, choosing the right software license for your needs is important. Two common types of license are commercial licenses and open source licenses, each of which have many variations as well. This article will cover what commercial licenses are, what open source licenses are, their...