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Privacy Policy for Surveys

Surveys are useful business tools that can help you design products and services around your customers' preferences. However, surveys also collect personal information which means you must inform customers of your privacy practices and take precautions to protect data. In short, if you use surveys, you'll need a Privacy Policy. This...

Child Privacy Laws

While most jurisdictions have passed general laws concerning online privacy protection, there are still relatively few worldwide laws that deal exclusively with online privacy protection for children. In fact, only the US has a law specific to children's privacy as of now. However, if you maintain a website or app that's directed...

Do You Need a Money Back Guarantee?

To shoppers, having a money back guarantee shows that you have confidence in your product. While it acts mainly as a sales enhancer, many companies and web developers are under the impression that having one is a legal requirement. There are several reasons to include a money back guarantee but none...

EULA vs Free Software License

Most software available today is licensed, not purchased. Consumers have no shortage of products to consider, and those with good programming skills often choose software with open code so they can add their own features and functionality. Generally, items with closed code are licensed through End Use License Agreements (EULA) while...

Illinois Right to Know Act

In March 2017, the U.S. Congress voted to remove broadband privacy rules which would have gone into effect later that year. The president confirmed the repeal, which ended efforts to pass federal privacy protection law. After that, states became interested in passing their own legislation to protect the online privacy of...

Legal Policies for Google Tools & Services

These days, it's somewhat difficult to find websites and apps that don't use Google tools and services. While these Google resources are helpful for gaining visibility and sharing your message or brand, they also trigger legal questions. Google places requirements on its developers in order to protect itself from liability. These...