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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
The "Online Eraser" law
Starting January 1, 2015, California's brand new "Online Eraser" took effect. The "Online Eraser" law allows minors (under 18 years of age) in California to take down content or information that they posted themselves as registered users on a website, online service, online application or mobile application (collectively known as online...
Terms of Service Template
A Terms of Service agreement is a legal document that helps you set out the rules and guidelines that your users or visitors must agree to in order to use your website or app. It helps to limit your legal liability while maintaining control over your platform. In this article, we're...
Privacy guidance for Google by Article 29 Working Party
The "Article 29 Data Protection Working Party" issued a guidance for Google to ensure that the search giant's Privacy Policy agreement is in compliance with EU data protection laws. The good news is that you can also apply the points in this guidance to the Privacy Policy agreement of your own...
SOPIPA: Student Online Personal Information Protection Act
In August 2014, California State Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that will restrict the use of student's educational data. Dubbed as Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA), the law prohibits operators of from sharing student data and using that data for targeted advertising on students for a non-educational purpose. The...
Legal Requirements for Remarketing
Remarketing, also known as retargeting, is a powerful tool to use in your marketing campaigns. It's important that you reflect and disclose your use of remarketing platforms to your users. Laws on remarketing Countries around the world have data privacy legislation in place that you need to consider before investing in a remarketing...
"I Agree" Checkboxes
The best way to get users to consent to your Privacy Policy or Terms agreement is with an "I Agree" checkbox. This works by requesting that users check a box next to an "I Agree" statement to prove they do in fact agree to be bound by your legal agreements....