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Privacy Law Compliance for New Start-Ups

As the law develops, many businesses get caught up in expensive and grueling compliance efforts. Consider the scramble to comply with the GDPR when it passed in May of 2018. Despite the two-year transition period, many people were tearing their hair out right up until the deadline day, trying to jettison...

New York Privacy Act vs GDPR - Which Is Tougher?

Senators in New York proposed a tough new consumer privacy law, the New York Privacy Act (NYPA) (NY State Senate Bill S5642). The NYPA doesn't seem likely to ever come to fruition, but it stands to show the future of privacy laws that states and countries may enact or attempt...

How to Add a Disclaimer to Your WordPress Site

Adding a disclaimer to your website is a simple yet effective way to communicate important information to your site visitors. Disclaimers can also help limit your legal liability in certain cases. While not every website or blog will necessarily need a disclaimer, some certainly should have one. Common types of websites...

FAQ - Cookies for Businesses

There is a lot of confusion about cookies and what is required by a business that hopes to use them. In this FAQ, we'll be answering some common questions related to the use of cookies to help clarify some of the confusing nuances when it comes to laws, best practices...

Complying with Nevada's New Internet Privacy Law: Nevada SB 220

Legislators all over the world are passing increasingly strict internet privacy laws. Senate Bill 220 (Nevada SB 220 - full text available here) is Nevada's answer to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Nevada SB 220 is likely to affect your business if you...

Data Protection Act 2018

The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) is the main data protection law of the United Kingdom (UK). It brings the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law. Any business operating in the UK, whether it is from the UK, the EU, or any other country, should be familiar...