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Articles about online contract drafting service (0-30 of 30)
- Your Saas Agreement - Which End-user Agreement Approach Is Right For You?
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
If you offer software as a service (SaaS), your choices among contracting approaches for users include an electronic, click-wrapped agreement or a more traditional paper-based, signed agreement - or even a hybrid of these two approaches.
How do you decide which approach is right for you? What are the factors to consider?
Click-Wrapped Agreement Approach
With the click-wrapped agreement approach, the agreement i ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, SaaS agreement, SaaS reseller agreement, website legal documents, website documents, website contracts
- Cliffsnotes For Online Marketers To Avoid Ftc Liability From Affiliates And Resellers
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
There's been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere about the 81-page Guides for the use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Most of the debate and discussion has centered on the rules (and potential liability) facing bloggers who write testimonials and endorsements.
But what about the advertisers that recruit bloggers and other intermediaries to write testimonials and endorsements (th ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, website legal compliance, website legal documents, website documents, Terms of Use Form, Privacy Policy Form, website contracts
- The Perfect Contract Template Can Be Obtained Online And With A Few Clicks
By: Janice Allenn | - Contracts are needed almost in every step of a business and reaching a legal practitioner like advocate, notary involves time. Actually many of the companies required templates for few routine processes and these processes even get delayed as interaction takes time and off course involvement. There remains an unique way of obtaining the contracts online contract templates. At present, there are online contract template sellers and these companies provide customised contracts as per the client ...
Tags: subcontract agreement form, nondisclosure agreement, sample vendor contracts, contract template, contract templates, non disclosure agreement, blank c
- Financing Your Independent Film
By: Kat Nocom | - Now that the country is facing yet another economic downturn, film producers are forced to find creative ways of staying in business. Independent films are cheapest to produce, usually below 300,000 dollars, making it a good alternative. With roughly 60% of the budget going into the production phase, it is crucial that you find funding well before shooting starts. Looking for the perfect script, director, cast or even venture capitalist is no mean feat, considering that people are wary of gambli ...
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- Is Your Saas Agreement The Only Website Legal Document You Need?
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
I'm often asked questions about SaaS (Software as a Service) agreements. What I have to prompt SaaS webmasters to ask is - "Is my SaaS agreement the only website legal document I need?"
To most Saas site webmasters, the answer may be surprising.
What Is a SaaS Agreement?
A SaaS Agreement is a customer agreement, and for this reason, it's usually the focal point for webmasters of SaaS websites. However, ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, website legal compliance, website documents, website legal documents, Terms of Use Form, Privacy Policy Form, SaaS Agreement form, MyLegalFirewa
- 2 Costly Mistakes For Saas Sites To Avoid With Online Contracting
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chip Cooper
The law of online contracting has become fairly well settled. This is good news for SaaS sites with online agreements such as Membership Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Content License Agreements, and the like.
Online contracting with click-wrapped agreements -- where the user indicates agreement by clicking on I ACCEPT -- will usually result in an enforceable contract if 5 simple rules are followed:
* conspicuous pre ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, website legal compliance, website documents, website legal documents, Terms of Use Form, Privacy Policy Form, SaaS Agreement form, MyLegalFirewa
- Offshore It Outsourcing Concepts
By: chronis tsempelis | - Offshore outsourcing
has overturned the information technology industry. Top organizations are achieving significant competitive gains through offshore outsourcing .Outsourcing is a trend in which one company provides services for another company . Offshore simply means "any other country than your own." The Internet and high-speed Internet connections make it possible for outsourcing to be carried out anywhere in the world
Now-a-days, companies are easily making outsou ...
Tags: outsourcing, IT, Offshore, BPO, HR, services
- Are Non-clickers Bound By Your Saas Agreement?
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
It's well settled that website click-wrapped agreements presented on SaaS (Software as a Service) websites and ecommerce sites are enforceable against the clicker -- but what about users who access someone else's account without clicking to agree -- are they bound also?
The answer is critical to SaaS websites and ecommerce seeking to create binding agreements.
Binding Clickers To SaaS Agreements
The ter ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, website legal compliance, MyLegalFirewall, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agree
- Saas And Ecommerce Sites - Don't Miss The May 1, 2009 Deadline
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
On March 20, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its latest guidelines for the Red Flags Rule entitled "Fighting Fraud with Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business". These guidelines significantly broadened the scope of the applicability of the Red Flags Rule.
Many SaaS and ecommerce websites may now be surprised to learn that they are covered by the Red Flags Rule - and as a result they may face substantial liabi ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, website legal compliance, MyLegalFirewall, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agree
- Commercial Contractor Referral Vs. Residential Contractor Referral
By: Amy Nutt | - Whether you are a commercial company or an individual who needs construction work or renovation done, there are contractors available to meet your particular needs. The completion of a remodeling or building project requires careful planning and implementation. Contractors will have the proper training and many years of experience. They have developed a network of reliable construction supply contacts and skilled workers who can get the job done on time and on budget.
The best pla ...
Tags: Home Improvement, Contractor Referral, Drafting Service, Design, Architecture, Engineering, Renovation
- Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing
By: Jeremy Gislason | - A lot of blue chip companies, as well as budding corporations, make use of outsourcing to take advantage of several aspects. Outsourcing provides companies the chance to save more capital by seeking manpower from other sources.
A number of agencies have already downsized because of the looming financial crisis. Crowley, a huge company, has downsized thousands of workers and has chosen to outsource instead.
Many companies in the United States prefer to outsource be ...
Tags: pros and cons of outsourcing, outsourcing, outsourcing tips
- Saas And Ecommerce Businesses -- Are You Liable For Failure To Bind Your Service Providers?
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chiup Cooper
If you've been following legal developments on the Web in the last couple of years, you know that there is significant concern regarding privacy and data security. This concern is driven by consumers' fears over identity theft.
The Life Is Good Case - 5 Data Security Safeguards
In a well-known case filed against Lifeisgood.com, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in a press release dated January 17, 2008, that Life ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- What's Behind Google's Requirement For Adsense Users To Modify Privacy Policies?
By: Chip Cooper | - In early March 2009, Google notified users of its new AdSense option, "interest-based advertising". With this announcement, Google also stated that "your privacy policy will now need to reflect the use of interest-based advertising".
What's behind this announcement, what is "interest-based" advertising, and what modifications may be required for your privacy policy if you use this advertising option?
Contextual Advertising; Behavioral Advertising
In ...
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- 2 Tips To Avoid Costly Liability For Visitors' Posts To Your Interactive Website
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chip Cooper
Many sites these days are interactive -- they permit site visitors to post to the site.
Forums and blogs would be at the top of most of our lists for types of interactive sites. However, different kinds of sites are also permitting owners to post, such as classified ad sites.
What happens if a visitor posts a defamatory statement '- or statements that are in violation of specific statutes -- on your blog, forum, or in a cla ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- Is Your Saas Agreement Enforceable -- Even Against Simba, The Agreeable Cat?
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chip Cooper
I thought I'd seen and heard it all in my Internet law practice, until a client referred me to an interesting article about a kitty cat named Simba that walked across a keyboard and clicked on an online, click-through agreement (also known as a "click-wrapped" agreement). The article is entitled "The Agreeable Cat", by Ann Loucks, and you can read it at http://www.ohesso.com/essays/essay006.htm.
My client wanted to know whether the agreeme ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- Ecommerce Websites -- 3 Tips To Avoid Liability For Actions Of Your Online Resellers
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chip Cooper
Recent case law confirms once again: if online agreements are presented properly to end-users, they're legally enforceable.
This continuing trend is good news for websites that contract with registered users though SaaS Agreements, Membership Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Terms of Sale, Content License Agreements, and the like.
Why? Among other things, this means that important legal disclaimers and limitations of l ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- 3 Tips For Your General Audience Site To Avoid Tripping The Coppa Trap
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright 2009 Chip Cooper
If you think that the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) applies only to websites that target children under 13, you're uninformed. Sony found out the hard way, and as a result Sony has agreed to pay a $1 million fine in settlement of a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can avoid falling into this trap with your general audience site if you follow 3 simple tips.
COPPA or COPA?
In January, ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- Your Privacy Policy: Plan Ahead Or Your Opt-in And Customer Lists May Be In Jeopardy
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
I talk to clients all the time about not falling into the trap of believing that their privacy policy is really nothing but a lot of fluff, filled with vague, self-serving statements such as "we respect your privacy".
It's actually way more than that; it's viewed as an enforceable contract by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and as such it may be construed against you and subject you to substantial liability.
It's ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- Use Of A Competitor's Mark In Keyword-triggered Ads - Legal Summary As We Begin 2009
By: Chip Cooper | - Copyright © 2009 Chip Cooper
In the last four years or so, cases involving keyword-triggered ads have been hotly litigated. As we begin 2009, it's a good time to look back to see if the law has settled a bit.
The stakes regarding keyword-triggered ads are high-both for trademark owners and their competitors alike, and also for search engines. Companies spend significant sums on Internet advertising -- sums that routinely surpass even optimistic projections.
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software, SaaS agr
- Invest In Real Estate With More Confidence By Using Pre-paid Legal
By: Nicci | - According to the American Bar Association, many people find it truly amazing that 50 percent of all households are somehow facing legal situations. As the population increases, so will the demand for legal services and the cost of
legal services will parallel the population increase. So what's an individual to do if they need to be protected from unwanted lawsuits or if they find that they are in need of legal guidance ? How can one reasonably afford legal services, today as well as in th ...
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- 2009 Resolution -- Give Your Site A 10-point Legal Check-up
By: Chip Cooper | - It's early in the year, and it's time to fulfill your resolution to give your site a quick legal check-up.
Online businesses are now highly regulated, and there's substantial liability if you site's not legally compliant. In addition, your customers are becoming more Internet savvy, and a site that's not legally compliant is not going to be trusted.
So, let's get started.
Use This Checklist If You Already Have The Basic Site Documents In Place
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- Outsourcing Legal Research
By: pksaravanan | - Large law firms and in house legal departments of large enterprises have enjoyed the benefits of outsourcing (quicker turnaround and lower costs) with success for quite some time in the United States.
On the other hand, small and midsize enterprises and law firms have just begun to outsource legal work to enjoy these benefits. This has become possible with a wider availability of technology at a lower cost, in addition to the arrival of a new breed of vendors who are addressing th ...
Tags: Law services, Legal services, Legal advise, Online legal advice, Legal Services Outsourcing, Attorneys, Law firm
- Reviewing Contracts Thoroughly - Advice From Service Professionals
By: James Cochran | - Being self-employed can be one of the most lucrative and satisfying careers available, but it requires due diligence on the part of the independent professional. Whether working in information technology, entertainment or business consulting, its increasingly important not only to have an employment contract in place, but also completely understand all of the fine print within the document before signing it.
Often, when independent contractors dont have an employme ...
Tags: employment agreement, consulting contract, license agreement
- "red Flag" Identity Theft Alert -- Is Your Site In The Cross Hairs?
By: Chip Cooper | - In October 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is delaying enforcement of the Red Flag rules six months to May 1, 2009.
The reason for the delay is uncertainty over who is covered. Just who is covered (and therefore liable for failure to comply) is still somewhat confusing. However, if you're not sure you're covered, particularly if you're a SaaS site, you'd better check out the rules carefully in order to avoid liability for failure to comply.
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- Website Copy: Beware Of Unintended Warranties If You Write Your Own Product Descriptions
By: Chip Cooper | - If you're like most small ecommerce businesses, you'll write your own product/service descriptions. In doing so, you will encounter a legal pitfall unknown to most... you may be creating unintended warranties that could result in substantial liability.
How can this be? How can you unwittingly create a warranty for which you will be held legally liable?
Uniform Commercial Code Warranties
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a collection of state laws t ...
Tags: Chip Cooper, online contract drafting service, legal forms software, contract forms, legal contracts, sample contract agreements, contract drafting software
- Power Purchase Agreements In The Energy Industry
By: Mark Warner | - A power purchase agreement can be used to create a contract for the purchase of actual "power" as in energy. These kinds of power purchase agreements are also sometimes known as energy service agreements. If you are considering drafting this type of power purchase agreement, then there are a number of factors that you should consider.
The deregulation of the power industry has led to a shift from one way of providing power to another. This may soon lead to a totally deregulated ...
Tags: Power Purchase Agreement, Form, Sample, Template, Contract
- Claim Back Unfair Bank & Credit Card Charges
By: Karan | - Bank Charges are one of the major sources of income for banks. All banks impose charges on certain failed transactions e.g. a bounced cheque, exceeding overdraft limits, returned direct debits etc. Indeed, banks are allowed to impose charges that reflect the amount of work undertaken by administrative staff in certain situations such as customers going into the red or handling a cheque which cannot be cleared due to insufficient funds in the account. If a cheque or direct debit has to be return ...
Tags: claim back bank charges, credit card charges, recover bank charges, mortgage exit fees, mortage arrears, payment protection insurance, ppi claims
- What Is A House Sharing Agreement ?
By: James Walsh | - House sharing is different from assured tenancy. In the latter, the entire property is rented out to the tenant and the landlord lives somewhere else. But the person who shares the house with the landlord in house-sharing agreements does not have as many rights as an independent tenant who enjoys the entire property alone. The independent tenant is covered by tenancy laws and has many fundamental rights while the house-sharing arrangement is not circumscribed by any statutory framework. This giv ...
Tags: ownership agreement, flat share agreement, house share agreement, legally binding
- Outsourcing Business Is Booming In India And The Entire Business Scenario Has Been Changed
By: Mukesh pandey | - India cares outsourcing as a baby in a mother's lap
Outsourcing refers to an organization or a company that has a connection/contract/bid with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by their professionals. Corporate now outsource jobs such as data entry services, e-mail services, programming services, Human resource services, writing services, transcription services, cad services etc. These jobs are handled by separate companies that do a separate se ...
Tags: Programming services, data entry services, mailing services, transcription services, cad services, writing services.
- Making Money Online Vol. 4
By: keith | - Hello folks, this is Seth Rubberfold with your latest copy of Making Money Online. In the previous update, we went over hyped products, and networking a downline of sellers for your business. Some of the other options you have are becoming a direct seller of products, and blogging. In Money to Be Made Online many of the set backs you may experience can be avoided by learninf from the pros. Why not learn from their mistakes so you don't have to waste time, energy, and money on needless ...
Tags: make money, make money online, selling, learn to sell, how to sell, how to make money online
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