I am excited to announce that my firm is adopting a number of new options for working with our clients. We received feedback asking for new fixed rate and subscription packages for specific business scenarios, and in response to that feedback we have designed a variety of new packages designed around those requests. These options now can be viewed online at The Prinz Law Office’s Fixed Rate & Subscription Packages. Existing clients who are working with us already under another billing arrangement will be able to switch to a new plan at any time upon request. I am confident that these new options will address new business needs of the technology and life sciences communities we serve. If you have an idea for a billing arrangement that the firm has not yet developed, we invite you to submit your ideas for consideration at kprinz@prinzlawoffice.com.

The Federal and Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced today a settlement with Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) in which Twitter agreed to pay $150 million for its alleged misuse of user account security data, specifically email addresses and phone numbers, for advertising purposes.  The government alleged that the misuse of account data was in violation of a 2011 FTC Order against Twitter, which prohibited the company from misrepresenting the extent to which it maintains and protects the security, privacy, confidentiality, or integrity of any nonpublic consumer information.  The government alleged that the misuse of consumer data also violated the EU-US Privacy Shield, and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.

The FTC press release is attached here.  The complaint is attached here, and the stipulated order is attached here.

In addition to the paying a $150 million fine, the government announced that Twitter has agreed to the following:

• Twitter will not profit from deceptively collected data;
• Users will have other options to multi-factor authentication such as apps or security keys that do not require the provision of phone numbers;
• Notify all users that Twitter misused the phone numbers and emails collected for targeted advertising and to provide users with information about Twitter’s privacy and security controls;
• Implement and maintain a comprehensive privacy and information security program which requires an assessment of the potential privacy and security requirements of new products;
• Limit employee access to users’ personal data; and
• Notify the FTC if it experiences a data breach.

With this enforcement action against Twitter, the FTC is clearly making a statement to businesses that they need to truthfully disclose the purposes for which data used for advertising purposes is collected, and that failure to disclose this information will have potential federal regulatory consequences.

 

Date: June 18, 2022 Start Date
Location: Virtual
Price: $699  Register

How are digital health contracts unique from other business contracts? What do you need to know to negotiate them?

Silicon Valley Digital Health Lawyer Kristie Prinz will present an introductory workshop on digital health contracts negotiation for nonlawyers.  

In this workshop, she will address:

• What is digital health?

• What constitutes a digital health agreement?

• What are the key considerations you need to have in negotiating digital health contracts?

• What is unique about digital health contracts?

This workshop is intended for entrepreneurs and other non-lawyers who are negotiating digital health contracts and need a practical, interactive overview on these contracts generally. 

 

Dates: May 30th Start Date
Location: Virtual
Price: $699     Register

Are you a lawyer who would like to expand your practice niche into the digital health area?  Would you like to know the basics about negotiating and drafting these types of agreements?

Join Digital Health Lawyer Kristie Prinz in an introductory digital health contracts workshop intended for lawyers looking to expand into this practice niche. 

Location: Virtual Workshop
Date: May 28, 2022
Price: $699  Register

Are you a lawyer who would like to expand your practice niche into the software contracts area?  Would you like to know the basics about negotiating and drafting these types of agreements?

Join Software Lawyer Kristie Prinz in an introductory software contracts workshop intended for lawyers looking to expand into this practice niche.  The workshop will meet on four consecutive Saturday mornings this summer from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST.  The workshop will be interactive and students will be invited to participate in shaping the course content.

The course will be taught by Silicon Valley Software Lawyer Kristie Prinz.   Kristie Prinz is a Software, SaaS, Digital Health, and Technology Transactions Attorney based in Silicon Valley, who has been representing life sciences companies in technical transactions for 22 years. Prior to arriving in Silicon Valley, Kristie practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia. Kristie is a frequent speaker and media contributor, and is also the author of the Silicon Valley Software Law Blog. Kristie is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School and licensed to practice law in the states of California and Georgia. For more information on Kristie, check out her website.

To sign up for this workshop, please register here.

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If you missed the recent webinar by Silicon Valley Privacy Lawyer Kristie Prinz on “Best Practices for Negotiating and Drafting SaaS Contracts,” a recording of the program is now available on demand for viewing.  To view the program, please visit this link.

Date & Time: December 14, 2020, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Price:  $150 General Admission, $175 Last Minute & On-Demand Register on Eventbrite How are SaaS agreements unique from other technology contracts? What do you need to know to negotiate and draft them? Silicon Valley SaaS lawyer Kristie Prinz will present an introductory webinar on December 14, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST on “Introduction to Negotiating & Drafting SaaS Agreements,” which will provide an overview of the basic concepts that you need to know before attempting to negotiating and draft a SaaS contract. In the webinar she will address:

• Key differences between SaaS contracts and other technology contracts

• Essential SaaS contract terms

• Where SaaS relationships can go wrong

Ms. Prinz is a SaaS, software and technology transactions attorney in Silicon Valley who has been representing early stage, small, and mid-market software companies for more than 20 years. Ms. Prinz is a nationally-recognized speaker, media contributor, and author of the Silicon Valley Software Law Blog.  Ms. Prinz has developed particular expertise in the fields of SaaS and digital health transactions.  She graduated from Vanderbilt Law School and is licensed to practice in the states of California and Georgia. To register for the webinar, please sign up here.

Date & Time: December 8, 2020, 10-11:30 a.m. PST
Price:  $150 General Admission, $175 Last Minute & On-Demand Register on Eventbrite

With the continued economic uncertainty resulting from COVID-19 and ongoing disruptions to large sectors of the worldwide economy, what are the current best practices to adopt in the negotiation of SaaS agreements?

Silicon Valley SaaS lawyer Kristie Prinz will present a webinar on December 8, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Agreements in an Uncertain Economy.”  The program will provide an overview on how companies should approach the negotiation of SaaS agreements in the current economic climate, and steps you can take to better protect your business in the negotiation process.

  At this webinar you will learn the following:

What are some of the key considerations you should be addressing in your SaaS negotiations in an uncertain economy? What are the best practices for successfully addressing those concerns? What steps can you take to better protect your company in SaaS negotiations? Ms. Prinz is a SaaS, software and technology transactions attorney in Silicon Valley who has been representing early stage, small, and mid-market software companies for more than 20 years. Ms. Prinz is a nationally-recognized speaker, media contributor, and author of the Silicon Valley Software Law Blog.  Ms. Prinz has developed particular expertise in the fields of SaaS and digital health transactions.  She graduated from Vanderbilt Law School and is licensed to practice in the states of California and Georgia.

To register, please click here.