Blog: Legal Requirements
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FAQ: Handling Trademark Violations in the U.S.
Many business owners entirely overlook a step that's genuinely beneficial when first starting out. This step is registering a trademark, which puts all of your competitors on notice that you're staking a claim to a corporate image. Many business owners don't stop to consider just how important registering a trademark can...
Washington Biometric Privacy Law (H.B. 1493)
In this article, we'll be taking a look specifically at the Washington Biometric Privacy Law (H.B. 1493), Washington state's effort at protecting the biometric data of its residents and what you need to do to comply. What is Biometric Data? Biometric data is data related to personal, unique information such as your...
Using Biometric Information in New York
The New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) was amended in 2019 to include reference to biometric information. The SHIELD Act imposes an extensive set of requirements on businesses that own or license the biometric information of New York residents. Obligations under the SHIELD Act include...
Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA)
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes strict rules on transferring personal data out of the European Economic Area (EEA). Before you make an international data transfer by sharing personal data with another organization outside the EEA, you must ensure that the organization can protect the data to EU-equivalent standards. A...
Swedish Protective Security Act
The Swedish Protective Security Act (PSA, available in Swedish here) received an overhaul recently. Among other changes, the PSA now has a broader scope, which includes non-Swedish companies. The PSA applies to both public and private organizations engaged in "security-sensitive activities" that are important to Sweden's national security and infrastructure. It...
EU Platform to Business Regulation (P2BR): The Complete Guide
The EU Platform to Business Regulation (P2BR or P2B Regulation) is a crucially important law covering B2C (business to consumer) platforms and search engines. The P2BR requires platforms to overhaul their Terms and Conditions, provide a statement of reasons whenever they restrict, suspend, or terminate a business user's account, and set...