Internet Law Specialist and Internet Lawyers

The issue of website compliance with the ADA is complex, court decisions are inconsistent and contradictory, and state laws may, or may not, also require ADA-like website accommodations. We have undertaken a program to conduct a complete review of our website and make it user friendly so that full and equal enjoyment is available to all. We are pleased to announce that the rather involved (despite what is often reported as "simple") process has passed through the scope, functional requirements, and specifications stages, some unit testing has been completed, and final coding and acceptance testing is concluding. This is a process that every business, no matter the size, should consider undertaking unless you have received a "clearance opinion" from your ADA or Internet lawyer.

Risk evaluation and legal compliance are essential for online businesses. As Internet lawyers, we deal with the law of the web exclusively. To gain some insight into the scope of legal issues each of our Internet lawyers must address constantly, we have provided this high level outline of issues that can put an Internet business, or any business for that matter, at risk. This is not intended to be a complete description of the Legal Compliance Audit our Internet lawyers, working with an Internet law specialist, perform for businesses dealing with US compliance. Each of these issues may branch off into other issues. For instance, our reference to "affiliate agreement" does not mention establishing business policies to enforce the terms, implementing due diligence in the process of approving affiliates, or the risks associated with various tools available, etc.

E-commerce and Website Legal Compliance Audit

A. Business Name/Domain Name?

(Evaluation by our Internet Lawyers)

• Is the name protectable?
• Is the name available?
• Is the name one that someone already has interests or rights in?
• Are there are any marks involved that need to be registered at the state, federal or international level?

B. Web Development

(Evaluation by our subject matter Internet Law Specialist)

• Understanding the Process
• Understanding Deliverables
• Understanding Change Orders
• Understanding Pricing
• Understanding Who Owns the Website
• ADA Compliance

C. Web Hosting

(Evaluation by our Internet Lawyers)

• Understanding Data Security
• PCI DSS Compliance
• Do you have access to all of the information for marketing purposes?
• Does the web hosting contract or the web host’s Terms of Use limit your ability to do business?
• Are there adequate provisions for changes or transfer of the site?
• Are there adequate uptime guaranties?
• Is the site on a separate IP address so there are no problems with other sites’ misconduct on that same IP address affecting your business?

D. Website

(Evaluation by our Internet Law Specialist)

• Is your business legal?
• If credit cards are involved, is your business complying with recurring disclosure requirements?
• Is there any false or misleading advertising?
• Are you handling personally identifiable information securely?
• Do you have a registered agent under the DMCA?
• Are you going to register copyrights for your creative works?
• Do you have the rights to use the images on your site?

E. Operations

(Evaluation by our Internet Lawyers)

• Are you prepared to defend against the “Big Four” claims?
• Defamation
• Copyright Infringement
• Trademark Infringement
• Privacy Issues

F. Contracts

(Evaluation by our Internet Law Specialist)

• User Agreement
• Privacy Policy
• Affiliate Agreement
• SEO Contract
• Federal Compliance

Internet Lawyers and Internet Law Specialist?

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