Blog: Legal Requirements
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Legal Requirements for Children's Gaming Apps
In the United States, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been in effect since 1998. Most mobile application developers have become accustomed to the regulations associated with offering online services to children under 13. However, Europe's recently implemented General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has introduced a range of...
Privacy Policy for BigCommerce
BigCommerce is an eCommerce software company that produces shopping cart software - a program that you can integrate into your website to allow visitors to make purchases. By turning browsers into buyers, shopping cart software carries out a crucially important function on your website and also handles personal data on your...
Lawful Basis for Processing Under the GDPR
Gone are the days where massive swathes of information could be collected, shared, and used for any numbers of reasons. The GDPR goes into great detail about when and how personal information can be collected and processed. It also defines what a lawful basis is for collecting and processing personal data....
Terms and Conditions for BigCommerce
Do you run a BigCommerce store, or are you thinking of starting one? In this article, we'll explore why you'll want a set of Terms and Conditions (T&C) for customers purchasing products through your BigCommerce store. Having a T&C agreement isn't legally required, but we'll show you why you're going to...
GDPR Record of Processing Activities (ROPA)
Under Article 30, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires certain organizations under its scope to maintain a Record of Processing Activities, or ROPA for short. A ROPA is a comprehensive account of a business's data processing activities and other relevant information. This document not only helps demonstrate a commitment to...
Choice of Law in Cross-Border Operations
Expanding your business operations across international borders opens up a world of opportunity, but it's not without its legal complexities. For one, you'll have to consider which country's law will govern your contractual relationship with customers (i.e., the "choice of law"). Another related consideration is the cross-border requirements of global privacy...