01/24/2022
To kick off Data Privacy Week 2022, Murjis LPC is pleased to launch its first “Murjis Notes” post for entrepreneurs titled “The Business Case For Privacy in Canada”. Murjis Notes is our legal blog directed to and curated for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Excerpt:
“As an entrepreneur, it is extremely important to invest resources from the outset to safeguard your customers privacy by developing and maintaining transparent privacy and data security policies and practices. Such an investment will not only help you potentially avoid legal risk and limit your company’s exposure to security attacks when they inevitably occur but will also help strengthen your brand even support customer acquisition.
Your customers are conscious of and increasingly concerned with how their personal information is collected, used, and shared. Safeguarding customer privacy has become much more than a risk mitigation tactic for start-ups and large corporations alike, it’s a strategic opportunity for brand growth and reputation building. The privacy section included in the terms of service hyperlinked in the footer of your website is not enough to demonstrate your company’s commitment to customer privacy; it must be proven by your actions. If you take away only one thing from this article, it should be that respecting your customers privacy should be at the forefront of your company’s decision making process and should be a gated question you asked on every project or development. Your customers will notice and will in turn reward you…”
Link in bio for full article 💻