Compliance Stuff

Many organizations struggle with retaining historical website content. Archiving your website is a critical step if you want to maintain an accurate record of content, communications, and legal compliance over time. Without proper archiving, you risk losing versions of pages, real-time share prices, trading value, filings or financial reports, and legal disclaimers that could be relevant in disputes or regulatory audits. Why Does Website Archiving Matter for Compliance? More than just a technical process, website archiving is fundamental to meeting regulatory requirements and supporting legal defensibility. Financial institutions, health care organizations, and publicly listed companies often face strict requirements from agencies such as the SEC, FINRA, FAA, and FTC. If you are managing compliance, you could work with an archiving solution to automatically capture every update, correction, or addition to a website. Regular archiving helps to demonstrate that your organization is ad...

  In a careful, reasoned decision that deeply explored the meaning of “public accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held in  Mejia v. High Brew Coffee Inc.  that websites and virtual-only businesses are not subject to the requirements of Title III of the ADA. By engaging in this deeper inquiry, the decision seems designed to send a message to the other judges in the district that they, too, should reverse a long-standing trend in the district of permitting claims against web-only businesses. Quick Hits Web-only businesses and Title III of the ADA : The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that websites and virtual-only businesses are not subject to the requirements of Title III of the ADA, marking a significant shift in the district’s approach to such cases. Impact on future claims : This decision provides a basis for oth...

  Businesses with a website beware: California regulators just warned that the law prohibits your website from making website users jump through hoops or otherwise confusing them as they try to exercise their privacy rights, regardless of whether you intend to have that effect. If your website can be accessed by California residents, regardless of where your business is located, this news may impact your business. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its second Enforcement Advisory warning about the use of “dark patterns” – those interfaces that impair a website user’s ability to make a choice regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of their personal information – on September 4. It reflects the Agency’s focus on how privacy choices, particularly consent to use of cookies and other similar technologies on websites, are presented to consumers in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). What are the four steps you should take to ensure you comp...