Jaclyn Kilani - Page 2
Legal writer at TermsFeed.
Do You Need an EU Data Representative to Comply with the GDPR?
If your business is located outside of the European Union, GDPR compliance may seem like a murky and confusing process. Indeed, some of its stipulations are more than a little perplexing. One of these vague and much-debated conditions is set by Article 27, which states that certain businesses outside of...
Privacy Policies for Online Auction Platforms
Your new auction website is almost ready to launch, but you don't have your Privacy Policy in place. Without a Privacy Policy that satisfies all applicable privacy laws, your new online enterprise could quickly bring in more punitive fines than it's worth. As you create a Privacy Policy for an...
Will Disclaimers for Data Breaches Hold up in Court Under the GDPR?
Data protection law can be a quagmire of clauses, contradictory court precedents and confusing terminology. For a business owner seeking to limit her own liability in the case of a future data breach, the best risk-mitigation strategy is not always clear, especially in light of the GDPR. This article will discuss...
Will the GDPR Affect Open Source Projects?
Ever since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was announced in 2016, the open-source community has been busy. From forum discussions to new compliance code, developers have been doing everything they can to decipher the implications of the GDPR. Over 90% of online software implements some components of open-source code. This...
Protecting Your Online Business from GDPR Privacy Complaints
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had online businesses the world over scrambling to comply before it came into full effect on May, 25th 2018, and for good reason. The fines associated with GDPR infringement could be crippling, and end users will have the right to report such...
A Designer/Developer's Role in a Client's Online Legal Agreements
Legal liability: it's not the favorite topic of discussion among designers and developers for online businesses, but everyone realizes the weight of those words. When it comes to taking ownership of legal liability, most prefer to pass it along to someone else. With that in mind, could a designer or...