Blog: Legal Requirements
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How to Enforce Open-Source Licenses
If you create and distribute open-source licenses, enforcing them is a huge part of protecting your code and controlling how it's used. It will also help promote integrity and transparency in software development, modification and usage. This article will explain why you should enforce open-source software licenses, how to ensure you're...
Privacy Policy Checklist for MVP Startups: How to Launch Compliantly
Launching an MVP fast is crucial. But without a legally compliant Privacy Policy, your first customers could become your first liabilities. Here’s how to stay compliant from day one without hiring a lawyer. Data privacy isn’t something only big companies need to worry about. Complying with relevant legislation is about building...
Geo-Targeted Compliance: Serving Legal Policies Based on User Location
If you're a business owner with an online presence, you now have boundless opportunities to generate custom from every part of the globe. The snag is that while the Internet may not seem to have borders, the law is a different matter. Different countries, sometimes even individual states or provinces,...
Clickwrap, Browsewrap, and Scrollwrap: Which Consent Method is Legally Sound?
If you provide software, services, or products online, you'll likely need to use an electronic consent method to get users to agree to your terms. If your website collects user data or requires agreement to terms, the way you capture user consent could make or break your legal protection. This article...
Do Terms & Conditions Hold Up in Court? A Legal Breakdown
Whether you call them Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), Terms of Service, or Terms of Use, you need a set of rules that give you control over how users interact with your website or app. Terms and Conditions may not be required by law, but they are necessary if you are going...
User Consent or Legitimate Interest? A GDPR Compliance Guide for Businesses
If you collect personal data from EU residents, GDPR requires you to have a lawful basis for doing so. Two of the most common - and often confused - bases are user consent and legitimate interest. Here's when and how to use each. This article explains who needs a legal basis...