In September 2013 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a lengthy guide to Direct Marketing. The guide covers compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) in relation to the sending of unsolicited marketing. SaaS suppliers who are sending unsolicited marketing
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SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Russian Data Centres
SaaS Suppliers who will be processing personal data of Russian citizens on behalf of SaaS customers need to be aware of amendments to the Russian Federal Law on Personal Data. From the 1st of September 2015 changes to this Russian law may prohibit foreign SaaS suppliers from processing personal data of Russian citizens on servers located outside of Russia.
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – International Agreements – Valid Execution
Where an international SaaS agreement is entered into between a non-UK SaaS customer and a non-UK company of a SaaS supplier the parties should ensure that the SaaS agreement has been properly executed in accordance with the law of the country of incorporation of each company. Even where the SaaS
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