SaaS Agreements – Reseller Agreements – Price Fixing

SaaS suppliers and SaaS resellers should be aware that price fixing is illegal under UK and EU competition law. Often SaaS resellers are not aware that the terms of their SaaS reseller agreement include price fixing clauses. For example: If the SaaS reseller agreement includes clause on resale price maintenance (RPM). This will usually be deemed to be price fixing by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) who investigates breaches of competition law in the UK.

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SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – New obligations for SaaS Customers

From the 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force and change existing UK data protection laws. The GDPR will place further more onerous obligations on SaaS customers (data controllers) in relation to all data processing. SaaS customers need to amend the terms of their existing SaaS agreements and privacy policies and implement the changes into internal policies and procedures in order to comply with the upcoming changes in UK data protection law.

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SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – New Obligations for SaaS Suppliers

From the 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force and change existing UK data protection laws. The GDPR will place direct obligations on SaaS suppliers (data processors) in relation to data processing activities. In addition SaaS customers (data controllers) and their clients (data subjects) will be able to enforce breaches of the new rules directly against SaaS suppliers. SaaS suppliers need to amend the terms of their existing SaaS agreements in order to comply with the upcoming changes in data protection law.

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