Website Audit

An online business is a fast moving and evolving medium. A website audit is designed to make sure you aren't leaving gaping legal holes in your business as you motor along the virtual highway.

A website comes with a massive number of legal issues that can really torpedo your online efforts. They start right at the beginning with the simple question of whether you own your site? As shocking as it may sound, the law gives ownership to the design to the creators of the site. If you hired a third party to do the design work, they own it unless you obtained a copyright transfer in writing. 

Things only get more complicated form this point forward. What about the intellectual property rights surrounding additions to the site? What privacy notices do you have to post? Have you complied with the FTC regulations regarding ordering compliance? Do you have releases for testimonials from happy customers or clients? What about a CAN-SPAM compliance procedures for any affiliates you are doing business with. Do you have a sales tax collection policy? The list is nearly endless.

A legal website audit is designed to go through your site and make sure that you are not asking for a lawsuit or government intervention of a nasty sort. The audit will cover issues such as copyright, trademark, licensing, releases, terms of use, privacy policies, use of third party vector sites such as Facebook and Twitter, ordering compliance and any other topics that become apparent. 

You will receive a written report detailing each area and accompanying concerns, if any. Recommendations will also be made for any issues that do arise, so that remedies can be reached with a minimum of fuss. Contact me at 619-637-6043 to learn more about how a website audit can save you from serious legal problems down the road.