Are you reliant on third party suppliers and service providers?

What do Target, Wyndham Worldwide, Home Depot, Capital One, Zoom, LabCorp and other companies have in common? They all suffered cybersecurity episodes leading to lawsuits, some involving third party suppliers and service providers’ breaches. Given the need to work with third parties, how does a company protect itself? Among others, here are some things to […]

Can you claim “Fair Use”?

If your marketing campaign is using intellectual property (IP) that is copyrighted, do you need an IP clearance or can it be used under the Fair Use doctrine? The Fair Use doctrine has been codified by Congress in the Copyright Act, and it lists four factors to consider to decide if it’s fair use. 1. […]

Human v. Robot

Can your privacy policy protect your business? Google is involved in ongoing litigation for privacy violations. In particular, Google is being sued, among other claims, for disclosing recorded conversations to human subcontractors for review for functionality improvements. The Court decided that Google, by allowing humans, instead of robots, to listen to conversation recordings, violated its […]

Investment at Risk

Lack of due diligence leads to higher legal risk. As an entrepreneur, you know that starting a business comes with risk.  As a venture capital investor, you know investments come with risk.  BUT, why increase legal risk by failing to do the proper legal due diligence?  Advertising, Marketing and Promotions Law applies to all businesses […]

GDPR Cookies

Does your cookie banner acquire the proper consent? Different laws require different consent on websites.  GDPR Cookies must: 1. Be transparent 2. Be easy to understand 3. Provide purpose and duration of cookie use 4. Be clear about third parties which whom data is shared 5. Provide a privacy policy link 6 Acquiring proper consent […]

Advertising Law and COVID-19

It’s not too late!!!  I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak next week, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, for OWIT International on COVID-19 Marketing Strategies. Below is the link to register. Join me! To register, click on this link:  https://conta.cc/35uyGS0 #substantiationequalstrust #transparencyformstrust #advertisingandmarketinglawyer #hispanicadvertisingandmarketingattorney

How to Build TRUST

The following are important in any marketing campaign: Transparency:  Be HONEST and open Substantiation:  Support your claims – have proof to support what your advertising says such surveys, product testing, etc. Disclosures:  Provide necessary and important information to inform your audience to make an informed decision such as smoking causes cancer Disclaimers:  Specify limitations such […]