California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Websites

Why Your Website Needs A Privacy Policy

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 9/28/2023

In this day and age, data privacy is a hot topic. Many Americans believe their personal data is less secure now than ever and that data collection poses more risks than benefits. For this reason, among others, businesses must...more

Websites: A Growing Compliance Concern – CCPA, HIPAA, Accessibility, State Laws…(Updated)

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/6/2023

Websites play a vital role for organizations. They facilitate communication with consumers, constituents, patients, employees, donors, and the general public. They project an organization’s image and promote goodwill, provide...more

Four Key Considerations for Implementing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code

Perkins Coie on 3/31/2023

Since 1998, the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) has governed how websites directed to children in the United States must approach data privacy for individuals under age 13. COPPA focuses mostly on the collection,...more

One More Thing from 2022 with Team LISI

Legal Internet Solutions Inc. on 1/6/2023

Hey, podcast listeners. I am Taryn Elliott, director of client success and marketing at LISI, and this is LISI’s All the Things podcast. Team LISI is in the hot seat for this month’s episode of One More Thing. Robyn Addis,...more

[Webinar] CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses: Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and...

Spirit Legal on 12/1/2020

CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses - Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and European businesses. Main Topics - Is my business affected by CCPA and why? - I am already GDPR...more

The Food, Beverage and Hospitality Industry & the Internet: Recent Developments

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/26/2020

Below is a summary of recent developments for the Food, Beverage and Hospitality industry in terms of Internet laws and regulations. Consumer Privacy and the CCPA - In June 2018, California enacted one of the most...more

Toss Out the Milk, The Cookie Party is Over

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/1/2020

For 25 years – since the introduction of Internet Explorer 2 – our browsers supported third-party cookie technology that formed the basis of internet advertising. The cookie party is ending. Tech lawyers and business...more

10 Privacy Predictions for 2020

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 2/13/2020

In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. ...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

Survey of Fortune 500 Companies’ Privacy Representations - December 2019

BCLP on 12/30/2019

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

As the CCPA nears, how many companies have included a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on their homepage (Updated Week...

BCLP on 12/23/2019

As the CCPA’s effective date approaches, businesses are actively monitoring how companies will update their websites and privacy notices to comply with the new disclosure requirements of the Act. While many companies are...more

As the CCPA nears, how many companies have already updated their privacy notices for the CCPA (Updated Week of 12/23/2019)?

BCLP on 12/23/2019

As the CCPA’s effective date approaches, businesses are actively monitoring how companies are updating their privacy notices to comply with the new disclosure requirements of the Act. While many companies are prepared to...more

How many websites in the United States are deploying a cookie notice or banner?

BCLP on 12/20/2019

The terms “cookie notice” or “cookie banner” refer to a banner, splash page, or other notice that deploys on a website to inform visitors that the site uses cookies. While such disclosures are fairly ubiquitous in the...more

Do cookie banners receive different acceptance rates on desktops and on smartphones?

BCLP on 12/9/2019

Yes. Most cookie banners can be classified into one of three general categories: (1) notice only banners, (2) notice + opt-out banners, and (3) notice + opt-in banners. If a company chooses to adopt a cookie banner 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

GDPR Privacy FAQs: If a website participates in behavioral advertising, does the GDPR require that it disclose that it is...

BCLP on 8/7/2019

No. The requirement to disclose “sales” of “personal information” to consumers is derived from the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), not European data privacy law....more

CCPA Privacy FAQs: If I post a “do not sell my personal information” link on my website, and opt out those consumers that select...

BCLP on 7/19/2019

Arguably no. While the definition of “sale” under the CCPA contains an exception for situations in which information is shared with a service provider, that exception may not apply to the extent that a behavioral...more

May 2019 IP Update: The California Consumer Privacy Act: More Relevant Than You Think

Sunstein LLP on 5/29/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more

State-Specific Data Privacy Laws for Online Businesses

NAVEX on 4/22/2019

Website, email and social media are the three top marketing tools used by businesses. More than 50% of small businesses have invested in websites to expand their reach, while 17% of global retail sales were accounted for by...more

Privacy FAQs: Will the CCPA lead websites to have EU-style cookie banners?

BCLP on 4/8/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

California and European Privacy FAQs: Does the GDPR require that a company obtain consent from a website user before placing...

BCLP on 3/27/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

Would you like some milk with your cookies? 5 months post-GDPR

McAfee & Taft on 11/6/2018

Have you noticed the increase in banners and pop-ups on websites you visit asking about cookies (and not the chocolate chip variety)? Those website treats are brought to you courtesy of Europe’s General Data Protection...more

California Consumer Privacy Act

Buchalter on 9/21/2018

California recently enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) which calls for companies to fundamentally change certain practices relating to the collection and use of personal information. Similar to the European...more

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