Property

The What Why When & How of Trademarks

We see them all the time however unless you run your own business you never really understand their importance. The golden arches of McDonalds, the Larry T bird of Twitter and the swoosh of Nike are all trademarked logos of some of the world’s most renowned and successful businesses. In simpler words, if your business is represented through a word, symbol, phrase or design that is original and unique to your business alone then that is your BRAND, and your brand needs to be registered and protected. This is where trademark and copyright registration comes in. THE WHAT Legally speaking, trademark...

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All About Privacy Policy and Why it is Essential for your Business

UNDERSTANDING PRIVACY POLICY To understand privacy laws or why privacy policy is important for your business’s digital imprint, you need to understand that every website and mobile application collects information from its users otherwise known as data. For example, if you run an E-Commerce business whereby you sell a service or a product over the internet you will be obtaining certain information from your customers such as their name, email address, mailing address (which is your delivery or shipping address) phone number and in some cases user credit card details. All of this information constitutes as Data (more aptly Personally Identifiable...

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Landlord Rights to Eviction: How When and Why

If you are in a rental arrangement, you should have a firm understanding for when it’s legal to evict a tenant as well as the standard lease termination process. Whether a tenant is disturbing other tenants, struggling to pay rent or damaging your rental property, it’s important to know the legalities and the big nos behind tenancy termination and evicting a tenant to avoid further difficulties.  The Legality of It As a landlord you need to understand when it’s legal to evict a tenant. In matters of renter’s disputes the primal requirement is to have a valid reason for eviction, which usually...

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