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Is Google Analytics Illegal? Understanding the EU Rulings
Whether you use Google Analytics to track website traffic, interpret user's online behavior, or in conjunction with Google Ads, it's important to comply with privacy regulations that protect your users' data. Website owners who use Google Analytics should understand how European Union (EU) rulings impact the platform. This article explains what...
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-,...
How to Enforce Open-Source Licenses
If you create and distribute open-source licenses, enforcing them is a huge part of protecting your code and controlling how it's used. It will also help promote integrity and transparency in software development, modification and usage. This article will explain why you should enforce open-source software licenses, how to ensure you're...
Privacy Policy Checklist for MVP Startups: How to Launch Compliantly
Launching an MVP fast is crucial. But without a legally compliant Privacy Policy, your first customers could become your first liabilities. Here’s how to stay compliant from day one without hiring a lawyer. Data privacy isn’t something only big companies need to worry about. Complying with relevant legislation is about building...
Geo-Targeted Compliance: Serving Legal Policies Based on User Location
If you're a business owner with an online presence, you now have boundless opportunities to generate custom from every part of the globe. The snag is that while the Internet may not seem to have borders, the law is a different matter. Different countries, sometimes even individual states or provinces,...
Clickwrap, Browsewrap, and Scrollwrap: Which Consent Method is Legally Sound?
If you provide software, services, or products online, you'll likely need to use an electronic consent method to get users to agree to your terms. If your website collects user data or requires agreement to terms, the way you capture user consent could make or break your legal protection. This article...