Last week the Information Tribunal ordered a Government department to publish specific details of a major IT contract with Atos Origin, following an individual’s request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI). Pursuant to section 43 of the FOI, the Government body had refused to disclose the material requested on the basis that it was a trade secret and that disclosure would damage the commercial interests of the parties.
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Website Legal Requirements – Contact and Company Information
About Us/Contact Information. You must provide the following information in an easily accessible position on your website to comply with the legal requirements of the E-commerce Directive in the UK.
Continue readingSaaS, ASP Agreements – Liability for Website Content
SaaS suppliers must protect themselves in their SaaS agreement against a third party claiming compensation for breaches of their rights as a result of customers uploading illegal content onto the supplier hosted website. Service Providers and ISPs SaaS suppliers are service providers not internet service providers (ISP)s. SaaS suppliers publish
Continue readingSaaS, ASP Agreements – Data Protection Issues with Sub-contractors – Standard Contractual Clauses
Using a sub-contractor to process your SaaS customer data is a problem under data protection law, where the sub-processor is based outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Incorporating EU standard contractual clauses into your SaaS agreement is NOT the solution to this common problem. EU Standard Contractual Clauses Under
Continue readingBenefits of SaaS and Cloud Computing
The benefits of SaaS (software as a service) applications to customers are numerous. They include: customer collaboration access anytime/anywhere, no need to install programmes and updates, number of users can be increased or decreased easily more functions and modules can be quickly and easily added reduced need for internal IT
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