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Category Archives: Electronic Marketing
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Issues Second Report on Kids’ Apps and Privacy, Launches Investigations
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a very interesting new report on kids’ apps and privacy entitled: Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade (see: here and here) (and announced new investigations). The FTC’s new report examines the privacy disclosures … Read the rest of this entry »
Quebec Lottery Case Illustrates Importance of Good Contracts for Lotteries, Contests and Promotions
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
CRTC Launches Online Discussion for New Wireless Code of Conduct Consultations
Earlier today, the CRTC announced that it has launched its online discussion for consultations for the new consumer wireless code of conduct. In making the announcement, the CRTC’s Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said: “’We encourage Canadians to join the online discussion and have their say on … Read the rest of this entry »
New App Privacy Guidelines: Federal and Provincial Privacy Commissioners Issue New App Privacy Guidelines
Late last month, the Federal Privacy Commissioner and Alberta and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners issued new privacy guidelines for mobile app developers to assist them in complying with Canadian privacy laws. In making the announcement, the Federal Privacy Commissioner’s office said: “The mobile … Read the rest of this entry »
Advertising & Privacy: The Future is Here: U.S. Federal Trade Commission Publishes Facial Recognition Technologies Report
“In the 2002 film Minority Report, Steven Spielberg imagined a world in which companies use biometric technology to identify us and serve us targeted ads. Ten years later, that vision is coming closer to reality. Having overcome the high costs and poor accuracy that once … Read the rest of this entry »
Advertising Events: Advertising Standards Canada (ASC): The Truth About Privacy: Canada and Beyond – November (Toronto & Montreal)
Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) will be hosting two upcoming seminars on privacy in Toronto and Montreal entitled “The Truth About Privacy: Canada and Beyond”. According to the ASC, the seminars are based on a recent McCann study on how Canadian and worldwide consumers think about … Read the rest of this entry »
Key Tips to Successfully Running Contests (Sweepstakes) in Canada
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
CRTC Announces Public Consultations on New Mandatory Wireless Code
In the second of two recent major announcements (the first being yesterday’s release of the CRTC’s inaugural guidelines under Canada’s impending anti-spam legislation – see: here), Canada’s telecom regulator today announced public consultations on a new mandatory wireless code. The thrust of the new consultations appears … Read the rest of this entry »
