Force Majeure Clauses in SaaS and Tech Contracts: What They Cover and When They Apply
A pandemic shuts down data centers. A major cloud provider suffers a region-wide outage. A cyberattack takes down a third-party payment processor your platform depends on. Your SaaS agreement says you guarantee 99.9% uptime — but none of those events were remotely within your control. Force majeure clauses exist to…
Software Escrow Agreement: What SaaS Companies and Their Customers Need to Know
Your SaaS vendor has been a reliable partner for three years. Then they get acquired, run out of funding, or simply shut down. Overnight, your team loses access to software that powers critical business operations — and you have no way to recover the platform, the source code, or even…
Influencer Marketing Contract: What Brands and Creators Need Legally in 2026
The FTC issued updated endorsement guides in June 2023 that fundamentally changed what brands and creators are required to disclose in paid partnerships. Penalties for non-compliance now reach $51,744 per violation — and the agency has signaled it will hold brands equally accountable as the creators who post the content….
NDA for Tech Companies: What Founders Must Know Before Sharing Confidential Information
Founders share confidential information constantly: with co-founders during formation discussions, with developers building early prototypes, with potential investors during fundraising, with enterprise customers during contract negotiations, and with vendors integrating into their tech stack. In most of those conversations, nothing is signed. And nothing being signed means nothing is protected….
Arbitration Clauses in Terms of Service: Should Your Business Use One?
A class action lawsuit can turn a minor dispute into a nine-figure liability. When even a small product defect or billing error affects thousands of users simultaneously, plaintiffs’ attorneys can aggregate individual claims into a single action that costs millions to defend, regardless of outcome. For SaaS companies, app developers,…
ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits: What Your Compliance Strategy Needs in 2026
Federal ADA website accessibility lawsuits hit 3,117 filings in 2025, a 27% increase over the prior year. E-commerce businesses account for roughly 70% of those targets. If your online store lacks proper accessibility features, plaintiffs’ attorneys already have a playbook for suing you. Below, we break down what changed in…
Non-Compete Agreements in Technology: What Companies Need to Know in 2026
The FTC’s attempt to ban non-compete agreements nationwide collapsed in 2024 when a federal court struck down the rule as exceeding the agency’s authority. Since then, non-compete agreement technology companies 2026 enforceability has become a state-by-state puzzle that every founder, CTO, and general counsel must solve individually. Some states void…
Agentic AI Liability in Contracts: What Businesses Must Cover in 2026
Businesses across every industry are racing to deploy AI agents that negotiate vendor terms, process invoices, screen job applicants, and manage customer interactions without human involvement. The appeal is obvious: faster execution, lower overhead, and round-the-clock operations. But when one of those AI agents misprices a purchase order by six…
COPPA Compliance in 2026: What Your Children’s Privacy Policy Must Include
The FTC’s updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule went into effect on April 22, 2025, and the COPPA compliance 2026 requirements demand more from website and app operators than any prior version of the rule. The amendments add biometric data to the definition of personal information, require written security programs…