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OUR AFFILIATED LEGAL SITE:

QuickForm Contracts Online
(www.quickforms.net)
Automates drafting agreements for software and technology transactions and for web site projects. Prompts you with interactive questions, then generates a near-custom agreement weighted to your side of the table. Millions of possible outcomes, each in 10 minutes. $29 - $39 pay-per-use (no subscriptions or memberships required). Draft a contract for a specific transaction, or a collection of reusable model agreements. Created by Invisible Hand Software, the operator of PrivacyBot. QuickForms was first released in 1991 and has operated on the web since 1996. See our Testimonials and Compliments section!  Use QuickForms to create your "Web Site Terms of Service."

GOVERNMENT SITES:

U.S. Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov).
The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair and deceptive trade practices in interstate commerce. The FTC has asserted jurisdiction over Internet sites that fail to adhere to their own Internet privacy policies. Users may file grievances against web sites at the FTC's online Complaint Form.

On October 20, 1999, the FTC issued final regulations to implement the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. The regulations require  web sites with features targeted toward children to post proper Privacy Policies and bring their practices into compliance with the regulation's detailed requirements. The statute (15 USC 6501), the final regulations and various background material are posted on the FTC web site.

U.S. International Trade Administration(ITA)
(http://www.ita.doc.gov)
The ITA's Electronic Commerce Task Force negotiates with the European Union over U.S. web site handling of transfers of personal data from Europe.

European Union Directive on Data Protection
(http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/index.htm)
Contains the full text of the EU Data Directive, which seeks to standardize privacy practices throughout its member countries and to ensure minimum privacy standards are met by third countries (e.g., the United States) when personal data is transmitted from Europe to third countries.

NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY SITES:

Electronic Privacy Information Center
(EPIC)(www.epic.org).
Leading advocate of online privacy rights, free speech and other constitutional issues. Actively litigates privacy related claims. Has excellent legislative "Bill Tracker" feature, email alerts and other current information.

Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT).
(www.cdt.org/privacy).
Leading advocate of online privacy rights. Maintains useful links to online privacy materials.

World Wide Web Consortium, Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)
(www.w3.org/p3p).
Working to create common definitions and technical specifications for implementing privacy policies on the web. P3P will enable next-generation browsers to recognize and negotiate privacy practices in a semi-automated manner with sites that post a machine-readable version of their Privacy Policy.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
(www.eff.org).
Leading advocate of civil liberties on the Internet, including online privacy rights.

Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
(www.the-dma.org).
A leading advocate for direct marketers and online marketing organizations.

OTHER LEGAL SITES:

Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA).
(www.nccusl.org)
Proposed model legislation, UCITA (formerly UCC Article 2B) would establish a uniform state law of cyberspace, including treatment of online access contracts for web sites. [Note: On July 29, 1999, a national commission on uniform state laws promulgated UCITA for consideration by the various state legislatures. It has been enacted in several states].

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