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What is the main goal for this project?
Our company has a Software as a Service (SaaS) web application in which thousands of users visit every day. In order to protect ourselves legally, we have a user Terms of Service (ToS) agreement in which every user must agree to before using our product. We would like to collaborate with students to review our current product and the applicable ToS agreement and bring it up to date with any possible missing pieces regarding law, policy, or potential threats to our business in our space.
- Conducting background research on our existing product and the current Tos we provide our users.
- Conducting research into the latest laws and policies that might be applicable to our business.
- Developing a new version of our ToS agreement with reasonings behind choices, and highlights to missing areas.
- Reviewing and providing possible updates to our accompanying legal documents such as Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy
Our company has a Software as a Service (SaaS) web application in which thousands of users visit every day. In order to protect ourselves legally, we have a user Terms of Service (ToS) agreement in which every user must agree to before using our product. We would like to collaborate with students to review our current product and the applicable ToS agreement and bring it up to date with any possible missing pieces regarding law, policy, or potential threats to our business in our space.
- Conducting background research on our existing product and the current Tos we provide our users.
- Conducting research into the latest laws and policies that might be applicable to our business.
- Developing a new version of our ToS agreement with reasonings behind choices, and highlights to missing areas.
- Reviewing and providing possible updates to our accompanying legal documents such as Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy
What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
By the end of the project, students should submit a final report (along with any source materials such as background research, references, etc) that demonstrates:
- Understanding of our current product
- Understanding of applicable laws and regulations
- A new version of our ToS
- A change set of changes made and reasonings behind them
- Recommended next steps for our organization
By the end of the project, students should submit a final report (along with any source materials such as background research, references, etc) that demonstrates:
- Understanding of our current product
- Understanding of applicable laws and regulations
- A new version of our ToS
- A change set of changes made and reasonings behind them
- Recommended next steps for our organization
How will you support learners in completing the project?
Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:
- Current product understanding
- Current landscape understanding of applicable laws and regulations
- Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter
Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:
- Current product understanding
- Current landscape understanding of applicable laws and regulations
- Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter
What skills or technologies will help learners to complete the project?
In order to complete this project, students can self-teach, but it is beneficial to be familiar with:
- General laws and regulations that may apply to SaaS companies
- North American privacy laws
Again, students can complete this project without any of the prior knowledge listed here. Students will be expected to research and learn more about this above as the project goes along.
In order to complete this project, students can self-teach, but it is beneficial to be familiar with:
- General laws and regulations that may apply to SaaS companies
- North American privacy laws
Again, students can complete this project without any of the prior knowledge listed here. Students will be expected to research and learn more about this above as the project goes along.
Skills None provided
Resources
We can provide students with:
- A walkthrough / tutorial of our current product
- The current ToS
We can provide students with:
- A walkthrough / tutorial of our current product
- The current ToS