Blog: Legal Requirements
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User-Generated Content on Social Media: Avoiding Legal Issues
Companies are increasingly turning to User-Generated Content (UGC) in order to boost their social media presence. Getting your customers to create content for your company can increase your reach and brand engagement. But this sort of campaign is fraught with legal pitfalls. Without due consideration of copyright and privacy issues, reposting or...
2-Factor Authentication for Payments in the EU
A new EU law will soon change how Payment Service Providers authenticate customers making payments online. The EU revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) imposes strict verification requirements via a process called "Strong Customer Authentication" (SCA). The law aims to tackle online fraud, but some ecommerce businesses are concerned that it may lead...
FTC Requirements for Influencers
Influencers are advertisers. Instagram personalities promoting a local business can be regulated by the same laws as the world's largest companies. And the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not afraid to go after influencers, and even those with just a handful of followers. But the FTC isn't looking to catch influencers unaware....
IT Security Policy
As your company grows, it will handle increasing amounts of personal and sensitive information. As you bring on new staff and expand your operations, you'll acquire more and more devices, software, and network infrastructure. It's easy to lose track of your IT equipment, which can lead to data breaches and misuse...
Data Privacy and Security Matter More Than Ever During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen workplaces, universities, and consumers move online. Now more than ever, consumers are placing their trust in online businesses. And businesses are finding new challenges in conducting more of their operations online. Perhaps unsurprisingly, cybercriminals are finding ways to exploit the situation, and there has been a...
Privacy Policy for WooCommerce
If you've recently started an ecommerce business using WooCommerce, you're going to be focused on sales, suppliers, and investment. But you have other important duties too, such as complying with privacy law. Every online business must post a Privacy Policy that lets customers know how and why they need to process...