IT law and artificial intelligence (AI)

Information technology (IT) has become an integral part of everyday life. With the help of new technologies, new business models are being created that lead to increased networking between people and systems. Social media presence, online marketing campaigns, web shop offers etc. can hardly be realised profitably without the right IT systems and software.

In both private and professional environments, new technologies facilitate workflows and processes, control communication and make a significant contribution to increasing efficiency. In a digitalised world, however, it is also essential that technology and law complement each other. Legal, technical and organisational precautions must be taken for this new world in order to comply with legal requirements and clearly define the tasks and responsibilities of all those involved. This concerns, for example, the area of information and data security, but also the digital conclusion of contracts in many business areas.

We contribute our legal expertise at the interfaces of digitalisation, IT, data protection, AI and information security as well as corporate management in a targeted manner. In this way, we build the bridge between modernisation by means of IT and a practicable implementation of your corporate strategy.

What is IT law?

IT law is the collective term for the legal aspects in connection with information technology. This includes in particular the legal areas of contract law including liability law, data protection law, competition law, copyright law and now also AI law. 

•  Would you like to outsource part of your IT support, for example, but still retain control over your overall IT structure? 
•  Are you planning to modernise your processes and work software, but don't know whether a cloud solution is the right licensing model? 
• Would you like to implement an online marketing campaign, but don't know the data protection requirements? 
• Would you like to launch an e-commerce offer and want to avoid the legal stumbling blocks? 
• Or are you an IT service provider and need IT contracts such as a framework agreement, licence agreement, general terms and conditions, project agreement, maintenance agreement or SLA?

With its broad expertise, Balmer-Etienne offers you practical, pragmatic and competent support and helps you to navigate the IT world with legal certainty.

Balmer-Etienne services in IT law and artificial intelligence (AI)

We provide comprehensive advisory services in IT law and ICT law. These include in particular:

• Data protection and information security
  • Consulting in all data protection and information security concerns
  • Implementation of applicable statutory regulations including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Compilation, checking and negotiation of privacy statements, data protection regulations
  • Check and support in the development of technical and organisational measures (ToM) and other data protection issues
  • Employee data protection: Compilation, checking and adaptation of legal documentation
  • Acceptance of the mandate as external data protection officer
  • Support in information security legal concerns
• Software law
  • Creation, check and negotiation of ICT contracts, in particular licence and maintenance contracts including Service Level Agreements (SLA), IT outsourcing contracts, project/development contracts for agilely managed projects, cooperation agreements, purchasing and maintenance contracts for hardware, cloud computing contracts, hosting, GTC for providers/customers
  • Support in ICT projects and transactions
• Internet law
  • Legal support in the area of contracting new technologies such as Block Chain, IoT, AI, Smart Contracts, GTC for providers/clients, etc.
• E-commerce
  • Legal support in e-commerce solutions
  • Questions in connection with e-commerce
• LegalTech/digital law
  • Legal support in LegalTech/digital law solutions
• Intellectual property law
  • Support in trademark and patent law matters
• Social media
  • Legal support in the area of contracting, such as creating, checking and negotiating, for example, social influencer contracts, etc.

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