Any business with a valuable trademark has to worry about domain names and cybersquatting. This has become even more important with the sharp increase in generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Recently …
FTC Slaps Yelp on Children’s Online Privacy
You might think that only companies that operate websites directed at children need to worry about complying with COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. A recent case involving Yelp, the …
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Internet Sellers Take Note: The Mail Order Rule Isn’t Just for Mail
Are you familiar with the “Mail Order Rule?” The rule, put out by the Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) way back in 1975, basically prohibits mail-order sellers from soliciting orders unless they …
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If You Have Nothing Nice To Say…
Then say it online in California. On September 9, California governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that prohibits businesses from having customers sign agreements to not post disparaging online …
Children’s Online Privacy Compliance – Part 2
In my last post, I discussed how to determine if your website or mobile app collects personal information from children under the age of 13, which would make it subject to the Children's Online …
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Children’s Online Privacy Compliance – Part 1
Today I start a multi-part series on compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, commonly known as "COPPA." COPPA is a federal law governing the online privacy rights of children …
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Privacy Policy 201 – Online Tracking
I recently posted Privacy Policy 101, discussing some basic elements of a website's privacy policy. Now that the California Attorney General's office has released an important policy statement on …
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Best Practices for Auto-Renewal Subscription Plans
Many of us purchase products or services on subscription plans that renew automatically, without the need for any additional action. Magazine subscriptions, streaming music, and streaming video …
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Privacy Policy 101
The massive data breach at the big box retailer Target that happened in late 2013 has focused a great deal of attention on privacy issues. Just this month, Target's CEO lost his job as a result of …
The Right To Be Forgotten – Privacy Standards for the EU
Today the highest court in the European Union decided that Google must grant EU-based users of its search engine a right to delete links about themselves in some cases, including links to legal …
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