From the 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force and change existing data protection laws in all 28 EU member states. The GDPR will place direct obligations on SaaS suppliers (data processors) in relation to data processing activities. In addition customers (data controllers), their clients (data subjects) and local data protection authorities will be able to enforce breaches of the new rules directly against SaaS suppliers.
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SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Privacy Shield Approved
EU data protection law prohibits SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers from transferring personal data to countries or territories outside the EEA unless they are considered to provide adequate protection. Below is a summary of the current position following the recent announcement that the EU-US Privacy Shield has been adopted by the EU Commission and will now replace Safe Harbor.
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Which law applies?
UK SaaS suppliers who provide cloud computing services to SaaS customers located outside of the UK are increasingly being required to comply not just with UK data protection law, but also the data protection laws of the countries in which the SaaS customer and its clients are based. This increasingly creates problems for SaaS suppliers, as data protection laws generally assume that data is stored/processed in one place. However when operating in the cloud data is often moved between jurisdictions and often it may be unclear exactly where data is being stored or processed and who is storing and processing it.
Two recent cases against Facebook and Google show the extent of this developing problem.
Continue readingSaaS, ASP Agreements – Distributor or Agent – Is there a Difference?
To find leads and sell SaaS software to customers on a global basis many suppliers use distributors or agents in the countries in which they wish to sell their products, but where they have no physical presence themselves. Suppliers need to decide whether the local partner acts as an agent or a distributor. There are important differences, advantages and disadvantages.
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