7 K
ey Dat
a Practic
es f
or T
ech
S
t
artups
U
nderst
and Dat
a
Pri
v
acy Laws
Sta
y upda
t
ed on la
w
s go
v
erning
da
t
a use and s
t
or
a
ge
. Non-
compliance can lea
d to hea
vy
f
ines and r
eput
a
tional dama
ge
.
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2
Draft a Clear
Pri
v
acy P
olicy
Explain ho
w user da
t
a is
collec
t
ed, s
t
or
ed, and shar
ed. A
w
ell-dr
aft
ed policy demons
tr
a
t
es
tr
anspar
ency and a
ccoun
t
a
bility.
Secure V
endor
Agreemen
ts
Ensur
e con
tracts with thir
d-party
pr
o
vider
s include s
tric
t da
t
a security
mea
sur
es. A da
ta protec
tion la
wyer
can help r
e
vie
w these a
gr
eemen
ts.
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4
Pro
t
ect I
n
t
ellectual
Proper
ty
Secur
e
tr
a
demark
s
and
copyrigh
ts
f
or
your
da
t
a
-driv
en
inno
v
a
tions.
A
t
ech s
t
artup la
wyer
ensur
es your
idea
s s
t
a
y your
s.
U
se Encryp
tion and
Ac
c
ess C
on
trols
Encryp
t sensitiv
e da
t
a and limit
a
ccess to a
uthoriz
ed per
sonnel.
This r
educes the risk of br
ea
ches.
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6
C
onduct Regular
Audi
ts
Re
vie
w in
t
ernal practices and
iden
tify vulner
abilities. Pr
oa
c
tiv
e
monit
oring ensur
es consis
t
en
t
complianc
e
.
Respond to Breaches
Quick
ly
Ha
v
e a plan in pla
ce to a
ddr
ess
da
t
a br
ea
ches. Quick a
c
tion
minimiz
es dama
ge and legal risk
s.
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