California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), E-Commerce

Brush Up On Your Opt-Outs: Calif. AG Signals Mobile App Investigative Sweep

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/10/2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a new privacy investigative sweep. The AG is sending letters to businesses with mobile apps that have failed to follow the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

First CCPA Enforcement Action by the California AG - Lessons Learned

Lathrop GPM on 9/8/2022

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other new state data privacy laws are set to take effect in 2023. If you needed an incentive to review your compliance obligations, the California Attorney General recently...more

[Webinar] US Privacy Laws for German Businesses - June 30th, 3:30 pm CET

Spirit Legal on 4/28/2021

First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more

[Webinar] Datenintensive Technologien und Anwendungen rechtskonform gestalten - March 25th, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm CET

Spirit Legal on 3/4/2021

Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...more

Hanna Andersson and Salesforce Receive Preliminary Approval for Settlement of CCPA-Based Class Action Litigation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/6/2021

In 2019, Hanna Andersson, a children’s apparel store, suffered a data breach while using a Salesforce e-commerce platform. As a result of the breach, customers filed a class action lawsuit, alleging customer data was stolen...more

Data Privacy and E-Commerce: Considerations for the Food and Beverage Industry

International Lawyers Network on 9/17/2020

The global food and beverage e-commerce market is expected to grow to $22.4 billion in 2020, possibly reaching $36.4 billion in 2023. That’s up from $14.9 billion in 2019. Food and beverage e-commerce revenue in the United...more

Do retailers drop more cookies on Americans or Europeans?

BCLP on 1/27/2020

Americans, but only slightly. United States companies consider several strategies for mitigating the risk that a supervisory authority might determine that they are subject to the GDPR (or the ePrivacy Directive)....more

Do Turkish Companies Have to Comply With the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)?

White & Case LLP on 1/8/2020

Your business complies with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and/or Turkish Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 and its secondary legislation ("PDPL"); but does it comply with the California Consumer...more

January 2020: Survey of the Retail Industry’s Privacy Practices

BCLP on 1/7/2020

With the enactment of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA”), retailers have been forced to cope with a shifting privacy landscape that impacts the data that...more

GDPR Privacy FAQs: Can organizations use “terms and conditions” consent to gain consent to the deployment of cookies?

BCLP on 11/26/2019

No. The English supervisory authority, the ICO, has stated that consent requests must be “clearly distinguishable from other matters” and that bundling consent as part of terms and conditions in impermissible. According to...more

"Retail Rap" – Analysis of Business and Legal Trends in the Industry: November 2019

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/21/2019

Welcome to our latest edition of Retail Rap. From influencer marketing to launching a startup and ensuring digital advertising complies with the latest regulations, retail issues are making news—and presenting legal...more

New CCPA amendments bring clarity prior to the January 1, 2020 deadline

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 11/18/2019

In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more

CCPA’s Uncertain Effect on Digital Advertising

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/15/2019

Have you ever looked at a product online and realized it was following you around the internet? Have you ever visited a different website and seen the item you were just thinking about purchasing? These friendly reminders are...more

California Follows Vermont, Requires Data Broker Registration

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/14/2019

Joining Vermont, California will now require data brokers to register with the California Attorney General. The law was signed October 11, 2019. It applies to companies that “knowingly” collect and sell personal information...more

Hospitality Industry Prepares for Slate of New Consumer Privacy Protections

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/8/2019

Five bills to amend California's landmark privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), have passed the California State Legislature and now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. (See Holland & Knight's...more

CCPA: The (Qualified) Right to Deletion

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/25/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is expected to become operative on January 1, 2020 and will usher in a new era of data privacy for consumers across the United States. The CCPA establishes various rights for...more

Are Employees Classed as Consumers? California State Assembly Speaks to This and Other Concerns

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/3/2019

The California State Assembly has passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) this legislative session. Among the total of four CCPA amendments that were passed in the Assembly this week, two have...more

Podcast: Retail Industry Outlook: Risks and Rewards

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/21/2019

In this episode, partners and Akin Gump retail initiative co-leaders Gregory Knopp and Meredith Slawe discuss the retail sector, its promises and its pitfalls. Among the topics covered: • technological innovation in retail ...more

GMCQ: Global Media, Technology and Communications Quarterly - Autumn/Winter 2018

Hogan Lovells on 2/11/2019

In this edition we survey the latest legal and regulatory developments across the global media and communications industry. We have a particular focus on new privacy laws. ...more

Managing the Privacy and Data Security Risks of IoT This Holiday Season

Perkins Coie on 12/7/2018

As brick-and-mortar retailers seek effective ways of competing with the perceived convenience of online shopping, more and more are turning to the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance customer engagement, in-store experience,...more

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