Summary As many of you know, there has been a surge in privacy litigation across California and the nation, targeting ordinary business practices involving website tracking and video streaming. With statutory damages ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 per violation, these cases can quickly escalate into seven-figure exposures—even for small businesses. This alert identifies some of…
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Client Alert: Universal Opt-Out Signals Now Legally Binding in Multiple States
While compliance with traditional “Do Not Track” (DNT) browser settings remains optional under U.S. privacy law, and many Privacy Policies still note that DNT signals are not honored, a new and far more consequential requirement has arrived. A growing number of state privacy statutes now mandate compliance with Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs) - browser or…
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CONTRACTUAL PROTECTION FOR VENDOR MACHINE LEARNING AND AI TOOLS
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) become central to modern technology services, vendors increasingly rely on these systems to refine performance and deliver greater value. Yet many customer contracts now restrict or prohibit vendor data use—limiting the very learning that drives product improvement. These provisions can unintentionally compromise a vendor’s intellectual property, scalability,…
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Updating NDAs for the AI Era
Traditional NDAs weren't designed for a world where employees and contractors routinely interact with AI tools for work. When someone inputs confidential information into most AI platforms, that data doesn't necessarily just disappear. It might be used to train future models, stored indefinitely, or accessed by the platform provider. Some platforms explicitly state they don't…
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