A recent update to EU consumer law will require many businesses selling online to offer a simpler, more accessible way for customers to cancel contracts within the standard 14-day cooling-off period....more
7/17/2025
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Recent decisions by the French data protection authority (CNIL) have highlighted the importance of GDPR compliance, particularly in the areas of data retention, consent for processing sensitive personal data, and marketing...more
10/15/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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The agreed text of the AI Act was published on July 12, 2024, essentially starting the clock on the legal deadlines contained in it. Its obligations will apply in tiered phases, with the first key obligations being enforced...more
7/22/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
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Imports ,
Information Governance ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
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Risk Assessment ,
Supply Chain
American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more
7/11/2022
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Small Business ,
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This week the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body that represents European data protection authorities, set up a new cookie banner taskforce. The new taskforce will coordinate the response to over 400 complaints...more
The UK Government has published a statement of intent containing details of its proposed Data Protection Bill. The full text of the Bill is expected in September 2017, when the UK Parliament returns from its summer...more