31.Jul, 2026 0

Warranty Disclaimers in SaaS Agreements: What Tech Companies Must Include and Why

A customer signs your SaaS subscription agreement and begins using your platform. Six months later, they claim the software failed to perform as you described in a sales call, that your API produced incorrect results that caused them to make a bad business decision, and that your platform should have…

How to Update Your Terms of Service Without Losing Legal Protection

Updating your terms of service is not optional. Business models shift, regulations change, and new features create new liabilities. But a poorly executed update can void the very protections you are trying to add. Courts have repeatedly struck down revised terms when companies failed to notify users properly or skipped…

What Makes an EULA Enforceable? Legal Requirements Every Business Needs in 2026

Your software is live, users are signing up, and somewhere in the onboarding flow sits a license agreement you drafted two years ago. Then a dispute arises. A user redistributes your code, scrapes your database, or files a class action claiming your liability cap is void. You pull up your…

Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design: What Your Terms of Service Must Address in 2026

A single checkbox worded the wrong way. A cancellation flow buried six pages deep. A pop-up that guilts users into clicking “Yes.” These design choices might seem harmless, but federal and state regulators now treat them as violations that carry nine-figure penalties. If your website or app uses manipulative interfaces…

Section 230 and Platform Liability in 2026: What Operators Need to Know

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act turned 30 in February 2026, and the law looks nothing like the broad shield it once was. Congress is debating sunset bills. Courts are carving out new exceptions for algorithmic design. State legislatures are passing their own platform accountability laws. And AI-generated content…

Website Legal Compliance Checklist for 2026: What Every Business Needs

Running a website in 2026 means navigating a patchwork of federal and state regulations that did not exist five years ago. Twenty states now enforce comprehensive privacy laws. The FTC has sharpened its enforcement of dark patterns and deceptive terms. ADA website lawsuits continue to exceed 4,000 filings per year….

FTC Enforcement Trends in 2026: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission is not slowing down. In 2026, FTC enforcement actions have accelerated across every sector where businesses collect data, charge subscriptions, or make claims about their products. The agency has more enforcement tools, more staff, and more political will than at any point in the past decade….

Auto-Renewal Subscription Compliance in 2026: What Your Terms Must Cover

If your business charges customers on a recurring basis, your subscription terms are under more legal pressure right now than at any point in the past decade. Federal and state regulators have made auto-renewal practices a top enforcement priority, and the legal landscape shifted significantly in 2025 and 2026. The…

App Store Terms of Service: Developer Compliance Requirements in 2026

If you publish apps on Apple's App Store or Google Play, the legal ground shifted under you in 2025 and 2026. Four states have passed App Store Accountability Acts, a federal bill is moving through Congress, and both Apple and Google have updated their developer agreements to reflect these new…

AI-Generated Content Ownership and IP Rights: What Businesses Need to Know

Your marketing team uses ChatGPT to draft blog posts. Your design team uses Midjourney to create product images. Your engineering team uses Copilot to write code. The question you probably have not asked yet: do you actually own any of it? The answer, as of mid-2026, is more complicated and…