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The legal questions founders are actually asking.
Ask anything about websites, apps, software, AI, privacy, contracts, IP or compliance. Selected questions are answered publicly and anonymously so the next person with the same problem finds the answer.
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“Can I copy another company’s privacy policy?”
→ read the answer“Apple rejected my app for a privacy label. What now?”
→ read the answer“My developer says he owns the code. What now?”
→ read the answer“What should an AI product disclose to users?”
→ read the answer“Does my startup need a DPA?”
→ read the answerIllustrative examples. Published answers appear here as the desk fills up.
Contract of the Week
One clause. One problem. One practical explanation.
The Processor shall not engage any sub-processor without the prior written authorisation of the Controller, save that the Controller grants general authorisation to the sub-processors listed at Schedule 2, and the Processor shall notify the Controller of any intended change at least thirty (30) days in advance.
The clause
Permission for the vendor to use its own vendors, on a published list, with advance notice before that list changes.
What it means
Your infrastructure providers are legally visible to your customer, and changing them becomes a scheduled event rather than a quiet one.
Why it matters
A missing or unmaintained sub-processor list is one of the fastest ways to fail an enterprise security review.
What to look at
Is there a list at all? Who maintains it? What can the customer do if they object? Does the notice period match how quickly you actually change tooling?
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