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This article discusses Canada's 2014 Anti-Spam Law that requires both for-profit and nonprofit organizations to obtain "express consent" from recipients in Canada before sending commercial electronic messages.
This resource, extracted from the ACC Webcast "Global Privacy for Trade Associations," presented on June 12, 2014, includes a checklist of key issues that nonprofit organizations should consider when dealing with cybersecurity.
This paper highlights the various stages of a transaction, providing guidance and detailed considerations for businesses, and examples of security breaches and their consequences.
Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation, known as CASL, is one of the strictest in the world. In general, CASL requires consent before sending “commercial electronic messages” and requires that all such messages meet certain form and content requirements. This seems simple, but as always, implementation can be complicated. This article explains the legislation and walks through some real-world scenarios to demonstrate compliance.
Materials from the June 2, 2014 Corporate Counsel University Lunch and Keynote Presentation on social media standards.
In his last column, the author introduced the Suffolk/ Flaherty Legal Tech Audit. Like anything that challenges the status quo, the Audit has its critics. This article serves as preparation for the criticism you might encounter should you decide to deploy the Audit.
Use of social media and online marketing is becoming a mainstay in corporate communications. This resource outlines questions to consider when dealing with the ever-present world of social media marketing.
Ten years ago, separation of business and personal data was much easier, but the rise of handheld computers and Internet devices has forced companies to ease their restrictions on data flow. However, risks and problems still remain, and each business needs to sensibly design a Bring-Your-Own-Device-To-Work plan that reduces risk while meeting the needs of the company and its workers. Here are the top ten considerations when creating such a plan.
"Charities and Not-for-Profits: Are You Ready for the New Anti-spam Legislation?" A transcript of a live Q&A session from the Nonprofit Organizations Committee's special presentation on Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation.