Growth Capital: SaaS Lawyer’s Take on ApplicationPrivacy.org

Not sure if you missed it, but a site was launched called ApplicationPrivacy.org. What is the big deal? Well, this project/site is devoted to educating app developers on application privacy issues (a worthy goal). So as a SaaS Attorney, I thought I would share my thoughts on this site/project since there are some great takeaways for every company seeking growth capital or a venture capital investment.

1) Great Resources. This site looks like a great place to keep track of best practices for developing secure applications, etc. Their resource page is pretty good. Take a look. Resources Page.   

2) Useful Privacy Self Assessment Tools. They even provided some online self assessment tools to help you determine where you are in the privacy maturity model. While the assessment tool is based on a Canadian model, it looks really useful to me. Self Assessment Page.  I wish someone in the US would build an assessment tool like this for each privacy regulation (but you know on second thought, maybe a one size fits all privacy assessment is better, since it could ‘theoretically’ cover all privacy regs).  Here is a link to the actual assessment (print version).  Wouldn’t it be great if there was one assessment and it said in the assessment that this issue is a HiPPA issue, GLB Issue, General Privacy/Security Issue, etc?

3) Privacy Policy Generators. This is worth a look. If you can’t afford to hire an attorney you may get something useful out of the privacy policy generator. Privacy Policy Generator. 

So take a stroll through this site since there is something there for everyone who is thinking about seeking growth capital or a venture capital investment. I did, and I learned something.

Disclaimer: This post is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not legal advice. You should hire an attorney if you need legal advice, which should be provided only after review of all relevant facts and applicable law.