Leah Hudson - Page 7
Freelance writer and researcher at TermsFeed
Author
Leah is an editor and writer published by The Spinoff, The Urbanist, UrbDeZine, and Penguin Random House New Zealand. Leah loves to write about sustainable urban development, data privacy, mental health, and matters of the heart. She spends her time reading, walking her dog, and eating unreasonable amounts of chocolate.
Clauses for an Open Source License Agreement
When you are writing a License Agreement for open source software, there are particular clauses that you need to include. These clauses should cover, for example, definitions, the scope of the license, redistribution and modification terms, warranties, and limitations of liability. We'll take a look at each of these clauses with...
Copyright Infringement Clauses
If you are publishing content on your website or blog, you (or the creator) are the author of this work. When you have authorship over that content, you have rights about how that work can be shared, used or copied. These rights are called "copyright." In this article we'll look at...
FTC Ban on Fake Online Reviews
In August of 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule to combat fake online reviews, which went into effect in October of 2024. Its purpose is to prevent unfair, deceptive or misleading conduct. The new rule bans the sale or purchase of fake reviews for businesses and...
Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)
The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (known as COPPA 2.0) was passed on July 30, 2024. It aims to protect the privacy of children and teens online. This law updates the original Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with increased protections and requirements for websites whose...
Privacy Policy For When You're Using Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)
Almost all websites use cloud hosting services these days, managed by third-party providers. These hosting services are also known as Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). If you're struggling to figure out whether you need a Privacy Policy, whether your policy should disclose that you are using a CSP, or how to talk...
I Decline/I Reject Buttons Required in Cookie Consent Notice Banner
Having a cookie consent banner on your business website is required by the privacy laws of many different countries, such as the GDPR in the EU, the Data Protection Act in the UK, and the CCPA/CPRA in the United States. This cookie consent banner informs your users that cookies are being...