Don’t blur the lines between confidentiality and data protection

This week’s musings on tech contracts … IT contracts often include data in the definition of “Confidential Information.” In other words, they use the confidentiality clause to protect “Customer Data” – or whatever else they’re calling the data at issue. That’s not … the worst idea I’ve ever heard. But it leads to some questions. […]

Data Privacy Best Practice #3: Use GDPR-Compliant Model Clauses

[Things don’t stand still in the world of data privacy. Check out our updates: https://www.techcontracts.com/2023/07/21/personal-data-transfers-schrems/, Spring Cleaning: Fix Contract Terms for Data Transfers From The UK; The Clock is Ticking: Are Your Contract Terms Out-of-Date for Transfers of Personal Data Subject to the GDPR?; Third Time Lucky? Personal Data Transfers between the U.S., EU, UK; Draft EU […]