Lee & White Consultants^® advises its clients on a variety of legal issues surrounding the Internet and Privacy. Whilst the advent of the Internet has led to many obvious advantages of having a presence in this global system, we are aware of the increasing need for legal security in this area with regard to the often anarchical creation and development of websites from a legal point of view, potential spam issues, and the use of technologies which whilst useful, may threaten privacy.

Many companies embarking on the Internet are unaware and generally fail to consider that the legal risks they face in the real world are also faced in the virtual world. Laws regulating companies in the real world regulate their presence on the Internet as well. In many cases, because of this ignorance, a company’s website inevitably falls short of legal compliance with existing laws.

Such ignorance and non-compliance will blatantly expose to external observers the internal illegalities and unlawfulness of that company as well. When this is revealed, many consumers will think twice before getting involved with such a company. Unfortunately for the ignorant company, ignorance of the law is never an excuse.

As such, Lee & White Consultants is committed to advising and assisting website owners and their businesses in the legal complexities of the Internet and internally within the company in the following areas :

·         Legal requirements surrounding websites

·         Creation of proper privacy statements and disclaimers

·         Copyright, Trademark and other Intellectual Property rights

·         Spam (unsolicited electronic messages including SMS and MMS)

With the assistance of our IT team, we:

·         Conduct legal and technical audits and analyses of our clients’ internal systems to ensure proper security measures are taken in protecting individual privacy rights

·         Advise on proper data handling procedures and processes

·         Provide customized data handling manuals and specialized training

To help international companies adapt to local legislation, we:

·         Translate local laws, official recommendations and news

·         Update on applicable legal information in the national press