Sara Pegarella - Page 2
Widener University School of Law graduate, Managing Legal Editor at TermsFeed.
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Sara graduated from Widener University School of Law in 2010, and has a B.A. in English/writing. After years of technical/legal writing and compliance consulting, she began focusing on editing, and managing teams of writers. She's also a certified Integrative Health Practitioner and health coach. When not finding typos, she's gardening, reading, listening to health and biohacking podcasts, and spending time in nature.
Can You Legally Refuse a Customer's Order? Understanding Offer, Acceptance, and Contract Formation Online
Online sales move fast. In a matter of seconds, online shoppers can add items to their cart and check out. While making sales is obviously a good thing, the fast nature of ecommerce can leave businesses wondering about their rights when it comes to accepting or rejecting orders. Can you...
How to Verify the Identity of a Data Subject: Balancing Access Rights and Fraud Prevention
Businesses are increasingly required to walk a fine line between two competing responsibilities: allowing data subjects to exercise their legally-granted privacy rights under laws like the GDPR, and preventing unauthorized access to personal information that could lead to identity theft, fraud, or data breaches. When someone submits a request to do...
What Should Your Purchase Conditions Include? A Legal Checklist for eCommerce Stores
Having clear Purchase Conditions is an essential part of running any successful eCommerce store. This is the case whether you're selling physical products, digital downloads, services, or a combination of things. Purchase Conditions serve as the foundation for the relationship between you and your paying customers. Having well-drafted Purchase Conditions will...
Master Service Agreement vs Terms and Conditions
When businesses provide products or services, whether to individual consumers or other companies, they need to clearly define the rules of engagement. This is where legal agreements come in. Two of the legal agreements most commonly used by businesses include a Master Service Agreement (MSA) and a Terms and Conditions...
Are You Liable for Your Vendor's GDPR Violations? Understanding Joint vs. Independent Controller Risk
If your business operates in the European Union (EU) or handles EU residents' personal data, you're likely familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This regulation sets strict rules for how personal data must be processed, stored, and transferred. But what happens when you outsource tasks to third-party vendors,...
DPF vs. SCCs vs. BCRs: Choosing the Right Cross-Border Data Transfer Framework For Your Business
In a globalized world like ours, businesses often transfer personal data across borders, whether it's sharing EU customer information with a cloud provider in the U.S., collaborating with a vendor in Asia, or managing internal data flows within a multinational corporation. For companies that are subject to the General Data...