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Legal articles in easy to understand language.

What's an Opt-out Policy

"Opting out" in a legal sense means the same as it does in an everyday sense. To "opt-out" means you are choosing to no longer participate in something. Opting out becomes significant in a legal sense when you develop a website or app that's legally required to provide a method of...

No clickwrap for paper agreements

If you're a SaaS business, it's very important for you to get consent from a customer that the customer agrees to be bound by your legal agreements, regardless if you only have a Privacy Policy or a Terms and Conditions (also known as Terms of Use or Terms of Service). Without...

Examples of "Click to Accept"

The "click to accept" method is the most common approach when it comes to getting users to agree to your Terms and Conditions (also known as Terms of Use or Terms of Service), Privacy Policy and other important legal agreements. This article will explain why, and show some examples so you...

Privacy Shield (Invalidated)

In October of 2015, the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program was invalidated, and in February of 2016, a draft of the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield was introduced. However, on July 16, 2020, Privacy Shield itself was also invalidated. It is no longer an acceptable method for safe transfers of data, and has...

Legal Requirements for SaaS

If your business uses SaaS then there are specific legal requirements that you need to make sure to follow whenever you make any changes to your software or apps that affect how you handle users' privacy or personal information. This article will explain what SaaS is, the benefits of implementing SaaS...

Class Action Waivers in Terms & Conditions

If you're in mobile apps and/or software development, you must consider potential liability. You will find it difficult to limit consumer claims based on a cause of action and still have those limits remain enforceable. That is why there's a better alternative. Class action waivers act to limit the means of dispute resolution...