Privacy & Data Security
Perkins Thompson’s Privacy and Data Security attorneys help clients by:
- Mapping the flow of data into and out of organizations to determine trigger points for compliance obligations
- Advising on privacy and data considerations in acquisitions, investments, and other corporate transactions
- Writing privacy policies, notices, and disclosures required by ever-changing U.S. and foreign laws
- Negotiating data and privacy terms in business-to-business deals
- Preparing Data Protection Agreements and other privacy-related documents for multi-tier distribution structures (for example, arrangements that permit data to flow from a company to its vendor and multiple levels of sub-contractors)
Areas of Concentration
We represent educational institutions and the software vendors that service them. From the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) to state laws concerning student and child privacy, we can help.
We counsel financial services clients on privacy obligations arising from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and other federal and state laws. We also write the customer-facing disclosures, online Terms of Use, and print documentation those laws require.
We advise developers of mobile fitness apps, device manufacturers, and other health tech companies on their unique compliance obligations regarding health data.
B2C technology providers must comply with laws ranging from Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to rigorous and fast-changing state privacy laws. Many B2C companies must also navigate the “private law” of privacy in the Google and Apple distribution ecosystems. We write the user-facing privacy disclosures and Terms of Use for consumer tech providers and advise them on compliance.
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