Those familiar with the industry know that cannabis retailers find themselves in a unique position compared to other product retailers. Cannabis retailers face significant regulatory hurdles to their operation—particularly in...more
2/26/2025
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In today's business landscape, businesses are increasingly relying on third-parties to manage their information, especially those hosting their information in the cloud. This reliance on third parties and the nature of cloud...more
3/4/2024
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Nevada’s legislature passed its Consumer Health Data Privacy bill on June 5. The bill, if signed into law by Governor Joe Lombardo, would take effect on March 31, 2024. If signed into law, the Nevada bill would join...more
On March 28, Iowa’s six-year-long effort to pass comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation was finally completed, making Iowa the sixth state to pass such a law. Just over two weeks later, Indiana’s legislature passed...more
With the new year, there is a lot to be excited and concerned about in the area of cybersecurity and data privacy. This alert identifies some key issues that should be top of mind in this area and thoughts on how they may...more
Have you ever downloaded an app outside of the Apple app store? Probably not, because the current setup of app marketplaces like the Apple app store makes that very difficult. That is about to change. On Feb. 3, 2022, the...more
On May 10, Connecticut joined other states by passing a state consumer data privacy law. This law gives Connecticut consumers more control over what companies can do with personal data collected from Connecticut consumers....more
Within the past year, several states have passed major data privacy protection acts designed to provide rights for their citizens in the area of data privacy and to provide substantial protections for their citizens in...more
Modern business requires the engagement of professional services providers, such as IT services, marketing, software, data hosting, or other needed services. Far too often, though, the agreements governing these relationships...more
3/4/2021
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On July 16, 2020, the European Union’s Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. The decision invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield mechanism for transferring data from the EU to...more
As we noted just earlier this week, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), first introduced in May 2020, is poised to push consumer privacy protections well past the protections found in the not yet fully enforced...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) took effect on January 1, 2020, granting Californians new privacy rights concerning their personal information. Among those are the rights to know what personal information is...more
Shortly after the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the California Attorney General’s Office released an Advisory reminding California consumers of their rights under the CCPA. ...more