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Bug Bounty Program Terms: What Your Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and Legal Agreement Must Cover
A security researcher finds a serious vulnerability in your platform. They report it to you, expecting recognition, a bounty payment, or at minimum a safe process to disclose responsibly. Without a written bug bounty agreement in place, you have no contract governing what the researcher can do with the information,…
Cross-Border SaaS Data Transfers: EU Standard Contractual Clauses and What Your Privacy Policy Must Include
Your SaaS platform collects data from users in the EU. Your servers are in the US. On its face, that sounds like a basic hosting decision. Under GDPR, it is a regulated cross-border data transfer that requires a specific legal mechanism before you move a single byte. Most SaaS founders…
CCPA and CPRA Privacy Policy Requirements: What US Businesses Must Include in 2026
California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enforceable from July 2020. Its successor, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), took effect on January 1, 2023 with full enforcement beginning July 1, 2023. Today, in 2026, the compliance expectations are well established, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is active, and businesses…
Intellectual Property Protection for Software Companies: What a Technology Lawyer Can Do for Your Business
Most software founders know their code is valuable. Fewer of them have taken the legal steps to ensure that value is actually protected. Intellectual property law for technology companies covers a broad set of rights, and the gaps between what you think is protected and what is actually enforceable can…
EU AI Act Compliance for SaaS Companies: What Your Terms of Service Must Address
If your SaaS platform uses any AI-generated content, automated decision-making, recommendation systems, or integrations with large language models, the EU AI Act now directly affects how you operate, even if your company is based in the United States. The EU AI Act’s provisions for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models entered full…
Clickwrap vs. Browsewrap: Which Agreement Method Courts Will Actually Enforce
You built your platform, launched your product, and added a Terms of Service to the footer. But have you thought about whether a user who claims they never agreed to those terms can successfully argue that in court? The answer depends almost entirely on whether your site uses a clickwrap…