Your Company’s Obligation to Protect Others

It is important to understand that there are two primary concerns that U.S. businesses need to have when it comes to Internet law (very generally). The first concern is relatively obvious. It is important for a company to protect its own interests in re: its online presence to the fullest possible extent. The experienced Bakersfield, CA Internet lawyer team at Sierra IP Law, PC assists clients in realizing this critically important aim on an ongoing and ever-evolving basis. However, the second concern in question is—in many ways—equally important. American businesses with a presence online have an obligation to protect the rights of their employees, customers, and general users/visitors to degrees specified by law.

There are a myriad of local, state, and federal laws that govern the privacy rights of both employees and individuals who utilize Internet content. It can be exceedingly difficult to remain abreast of the significance compliance obligations that any business may be affected by in re: this fast-evolving area of law. This is one of the reasons why the trusted Bakersfield, CA Internet lawyer team at Sierra IP Law, PC recommends that business owners and high-level business managers take a proactive approach when engaging with our firm’s services. The sooner that we understand the extent of your online presence (and any growth that you plan to implement in this area), the sooner we can ensure that you are complying with any and all privacy-related regulations that may apply to your company.

Once our team has evaluated your online footprint, you may even be surprised to learn that you are required to comply with certain international privacy laws. Even if you are a local business that caters primarily to a certain geographical region within the U.S., if—for example—your site activity processes any personal information concerning users residing within Europe, your business may be required to comply with a broad privacy law that concerns data privacy for E.U. residents and citizens.

The long and short of this reality is that if your company has not yet created a broad, inclusive online and electronic privacy strategy, it is time to connect with our firm to discuss meeting this need. Failing to be proactive in this area of your business operations could leave your company vulnerable to fines and other kinds of liability that are best avoided whenever possible.

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It isn’t easy to operate as a business in the U.S. nowadays. Although the far-reaching nature of the Internet can open up commercial opportunities that were unheard of a few decades ago, operating any business online leaves companies vulnerable to a number of compliance, privacy, and operational challenges. The experienced California team at Sierra IP Law, PC can assist you with each of them in turn and can help you to construct a broad strategy to keep your company’s interests protected as you do business online.