Posts by Kristie Prinz
Introduction to Negotiating & Drafting SaaS Agreements
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,…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Agreements in an Uncertain Economy”
Silicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will present a webinar on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Agreements in an Uncertain Economy” on December 8, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST. To learn more about the program or to register, please click here.
Read MoreSilicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present Series of Webinars on Negotiating in an Uncertain Economy
The Silicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting a series of webinars on negotiating in a very uncertain economy, sharing practice tips developed and lessons learned from the last recession. Kristie will be kicking off the series with a webinar on “Best Practices for Negotiating Master Services Agreements in an Uncertain Economy”…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present Webinar on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Contracts & Managing Customer Relationships”
Silicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar on “Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS Contracts & Managing Customer Relationships” on March 31, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST. The program will be hosted by The Prinz Law Office. To register, please sign up at Best Practices for Negotiating SaaS…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz to Present on Negotiating SaaS Contracts for Clear Law Institute
Silicon Valley Privacy Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be presenting a webinar for Clear Law Institute on “Negotiating SaaS Contracts: Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting Customer and Vendor Interests” on March 23, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST. To register for the program, please sign up at: Negotiating SaaS Contracts:Drafting Key Contract Provisions, Protecting…
Read MoreLast Minute Tips for Procrastinators: What Your Company Needs to Know about the January 1, 2020 Effective Date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)
If your company is like many, you have known about the upcoming effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), but are still making last minute preparations in advance of it going into effect. If you are one of many procrastinators out there just starting to think about the law, the Silicon Valley Software…
Read MoreCalifornia Passes New Data Broker Law In Anticipation of January 1, 2020 Effective Date of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)
Software companies in the business of brokering data are on notice: the state of California intends to keep you on a tight leash. In anticipation of the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), California took yet another bold step to protecting the personal information of Californians when it passed …
Read MoreCalifornia Finalizes California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) In Anticipation of January 1st, 2020 Effective Date
In anticipation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) going into effect on January 1, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom has just signed into law seven amendments to the statute, and the California Department of Justice published the text of its new regulations to be adopted in furtherance of the CCPA. The signed bills are…
Read MoreFacebook Agrees to Record $5 Billion Settlement with FTC on Privacy Practices
Multiple media outlets are reporting today that the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to settle its case against Facebook on its privacy practices for $5 Billion. The Wall Street Journal reports that the vote by FTC commissioners was 3-2 in favor of accepting the agreement and split along party lines with the Republican majority favoring…
Read MoreFTC Puts Software Companies and Service Providers on Notice of Broad Enforcement Powers Under Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has put software companies and software service providers on notice it intends to interpret the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule broadly to apply to businesses which make available software or services that serve financial, payroll, and accounting purposes and collect sensitive data on consumers and their employees. The FTC recently announced…
Read MoreRecent FTC Enforcement Action Should Serve as Warning to Other Software Companies Claiming Privacy Shield Compliance
If your company has either pursued Privacy Shield certification, or publicly claimed to be in pursuit of Privacy Shield certification, recent enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) should put your company on notice that failure to maintain your certification may render you subject to FTC enforcement activity if you continue to make representations…
Read MoreTechnology and Telecommunication Companies Lobby Congress to Adopt Federal Privacy Bill to Pre-empt California Data Privacy Law
USA Today is reporting that multiple technology and telecommunication companies are lobbying Congress to pass federal privacy legislation that would pre-empt the new privacy law recently passed in California which grants sweeping protections to consumers. In particular, USA Today reports that Amazon, AT&T, Apple, Google, Twitter and Charter Communications are leading the lobbying effort and…
Read MoreIn Aftermath of GDPR, California Passes Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
After spending months preparing to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), software companies now have a new U.S. data privacy law to be concerned with. California has just passed a landmark data privacy law of its own: the Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. To view the text of the law, click…
Read MoreIrish Court Has Referred Case to European Court Which Challenges Privacy Shield: Will the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Withstand Scrutiny by the European High Court?
If your software company has pursued Privacy Shield certification or is contemplating pursuit of certification, then you should know that an Irish Court has referred a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which could potentially invalidate the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as it previously did with the Privacy Shield predecessor, Safe Harbor,…
Read MoreWhat Software Companies Need to Know about the EU General Data Protection Regulation
If your business is in the software industry and you are doing any business in Europe, you should be aware of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), as it will apply to your business when it goes into effect on May 25, 2018. You also may want to consider pursuing Privacy Shield certification before…
Read MoreRecent FTC Enforcement Actions Should Serve as Warning to Software Industry about Privacy Practices
If your software company is like most, you have probably spent little or no time contemplating what needs to be in your company’s privacy policy. In fact, what your company is currently calling its privacy policy was likely copied from a third party website years ago and never given much thought since. Meanwhile, your company…
Read MoreTakeaways for Software Industry from New Study on Costs of Data Breach
If you are a cloud service provider or a software provider who offers maintenance services to enterprise-level companies, then your company has likely had occasion to negotiate indemnification clauses relating to data breaches. Moreover, your company has probably had to provide warranties around data security or employee bad acts that would provide some protections to…
Read MoreReport Reveals that the Majority of Apps on Market Ignore Privacy Concerns
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that apps on the market overall are not providing users with even basic privacy protections. The report focused on research conducted by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network, which is a coalition of privacy officials from 19 countries, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and determined that 60% of…
Read MoreFTC Proposing New Rules to Protect Children’s Online Privacy
The FTC has just announced proposed changes to its existing rules protecting children’s online privacy and is currently accepting public comment to the proposed rules through September 10, 2012. The proposed changes would amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”). In particular, the FTC is seeking to make modifications to the following language: Revise…
Read MorePresident Obama Unveils New Consumer Privacy Initiative: The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
President Obama yesterday unveiled his new consumer privacy initiative, as was announced on the White House website. To view the full text of the initiative, click here. The purpose of the initiative is to urge Congress to adopt a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, which codifies the following: Individual Control: Companies should give consumers control…
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