Magic Tricks or Viable Solutions? EU/UK/U.S. Personal Data Transfers
This just in: The European Union adopted its “adequacy decision” for the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The U.S. launched its process by which companies can “self-certify” to the DPF, for personal data transfers from the EEA. Approval is anticipated (but not finalized) for transfers from the UK and Switzerland. But, EU privacy advocates […]
Ten Key Data Terms in IT Contracts: An Issue-Spotter (Updated)
Here are ten issues to consider when addressing data in IT contracts. This issue-spotter serves both customers and providers, though generally the former benefit more from data protection. Type of Deal: If your contract involves cloud services (SaaS, PaaS, etc.), the provider will hold customer data. So data terms become important for the customer. On […]
Protecting Your Data in Enterprise Cloud Computing Agreements
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Open Source in Software Procurement – 5. Data Security
By David W. Tollen This is the fifth in a series of five posts on Open Source in Software Procurement. Click here for the prior post, and click here for the intro, which lists all five topics. Many licensees worry about the security of open source software. Does OSS in vendor products have vulnerabilities hackers can […]
Law Review Article Cites The Tech Contracts Handbook
A South Carolina Law Review article cites The Tech Contracts Handbook — and in fact relies upon it heavily. The article is THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE LOOKS AT DATA BREACH CONTRACT CLAUSES: WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE UNDER THE CONTRACT FOR COSTS OF COVER? (67 S.C. L. Rev. 535, Spring 2016). The author is Professor Jill Bronfman of […]
Is Technology a Threat to Attorney-Client Privilege?
By Phil Brown and David W. Tollen Lawyers love tradition, but many clients want to communicate with 21st Century tools. Texting, Skyping, SnapChatting: all of these would mystified most lawyers ten years ago. But habits change. The flood of technological “advances” in communication methods brings new threats to attorney-client privilege and confidentiality. The truth is, […]
5 Simple Rules for Negotiating Software and IT Contracts
Capterra’s IT Management Blog just published an article by David Tollen: 5 Simple Rules for Negotiating Software and IT Contracts. It’s a customer-focused articles, addressing five mistakes customers tend to make in their tech contracts. (Sorry vendors! Capterra’s blog mainly serves customers.) Please check it out …
Safe Harbor v. 2.0: “EU-US Privacy Shield”
[Things don’t stand still in the world of data privacy. Check out our short updates: 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 […]
The Big Data Licensing Issue-Spotter
Managing and sharing big data creates technical challenges unlike anything found in traditional data-sharing relationships. But big data contracts don’t involve a whole new field of legal knowledge. If you’ve already worked on cloud computing agreements or traditional data licenses, you have most of the tools needed for big data licensing. (Actually, cloud computing contracts […]
FAQ’s re EU Data Transfers, Now that Safe Harbor Is Gone
[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 “Adequacy Decision” […]