Data, Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Legal advice for businesses that build with technology and handle data.
Data and technology shape how businesses serve customers, work with partners, and grow. They also create questions that are easier to address before a contract is signed, information is shared, or a security incident occurs.
ByLaw advises businesses on privacy practices, technology transactions, and cybersecurity preparedness. We help clients evaluate requirements that may apply to their operations, prepare notices and policies that reflect their practices, and negotiate agreements for software, cloud services, licensing, and data use. Our approach connects legal requirements with the practical decisions businesses make every day.
When a potential security incident occurs, the facts and timing matter. We help clients assess what happened, consider applicable notification and reporting obligations, and plan their response. For businesses operating in the United States and across borders, including Türkiye, we also advise on handling and transferring data between jurisdictions.
“Trust is built on how you handle other people's information.”
What We Offer
Services Offered
Privacy Advice & Compliance
We help businesses assess privacy requirements relevant to their operations and translate them into clear notices, policies, and workable internal practices.
Technology & Data Agreements
We draft and negotiate software, cloud-services, licensing, and data-processing agreements, with attention to how information may be used, protected, and shared.
Cybersecurity Preparation
We review policies, contractual safeguards, vendor practices, and incident-response plans to help clients identify and prioritize areas of risk.
Incident Response
When a potential data or security incident arises, we help clients establish the relevant facts, evaluate applicable notification and reporting duties, and plan their response.
Vendor & Data-Sharing Arrangements
We review vendor relationships and data-sharing arrangements to clarify responsibilities and address privacy and security risks in the contract.
Cross-Border Data Matters
For businesses operating across jurisdictions, including the United States and Türkiye, we help assess legal considerations involved in handling and transferring data.
How We Work
Our Process
Data & Risk Review
We begin by understanding how the business collects, uses, stores, and shares information, the technology it relies on, and the requirements that may apply.
Gap Analysis & Plan
We review relevant practices, policies, and agreements, then distinguish immediate concerns from longer-term improvements.
Policies & Agreements
We prepare or negotiate agreed notices, policies, and contracts, and help the client put practical procedures in place.
Ongoing Support & Incident Response
When separately engaged, we revisit new projects, changing practices, and vendor relationships, or assist when an incident arises.
Frequently Asked Questions
Collecting personal information comes with legal duties, but not every privacy law applies to every business. Which ones apply depends on where you operate, who your customers are, what information you collect, and how you use it. Examples of U.S. state laws include the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act, and the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act. Each has its own obligations, thresholds, and exemptions. We help you work out which rules apply to your business, find compliance gaps, and take the steps needed to protect personal data.
Often, yes, particularly if your website or app collects personal information. Your policy should explain your actual data practices, not simply copy a template. Depending on the applicable law, separate collection notices and consumer-choice mechanisms may also be required.
Act quickly: contain the incident, preserve evidence, and involve legal and cybersecurity specialists. Assess notification obligations promptly, including contractual deadlines. Coordinate communications so customers receive accurate information without speculation or promises you cannot keep.
Yes. A pre-signing review can identify costly risks around pricing, renewals, data use, security, liability, and exit rights. The goal is to prioritize commercially important changes without unnecessarily delaying the deal.
No. Smaller businesses can also have privacy and data-security obligations. The approach should fit the size of your business, how sensitive its data is, and the resources it has.
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