Software Agreements in India: How to Comply With the Indian Copyright Act (Development and Licensing)

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | NLSIU Bangalore alumnus | Contracts and technology lawyer in India Last reviewed: 18 October 2026, against the Copyright Act, 1957 (text as published by the Copyright Office, Government of India) The short answer If your software […]

India’s Two Data Breach Reporting Regimes: Will CERT-In and the DPDP Board Work in Parallel?

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | NLSIU Bangalore alumnus | Contracts and data protection lawyer in India Last reviewed: 16 October 2026, against the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the DPDP Rules, 2025 and the CERT-In Directions of 28 April 2022 The short answer Yes, they […]

Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver in Terms of Service: Do You Need One, and Will It Hold Up?

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | NLSIU Bangalore alumnus | Contracts and technology lawyer Last reviewed: 15 October 2026 Quick answer An arbitration clause in your terms of service says users must bring disputes to a private arbitrator instead of a court. […]

Letter of Intent vs MOU vs Term Sheet: What’s the Difference, and Which One Do You Need?

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | NLSIU Bangalore alumnus | Contracts and corporate lawyer Last reviewed: 15 October 2026 Quick answer A letter of intent (LOI), a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and a term sheet are all documents you sign before the […]

Joint Development Agreement (JDA): IP Ownership and Key Clauses

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | Contracts and IP lawyer Last reviewed: 12 October 2026 Quick answer A joint development agreement (JDA) is a contract between two or more parties who build a product, technology or piece of intellectual property together without […]

DPDP Act Contract Compliance in India: Which Agreements to Update, Which Clauses to Change

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | Contracts and data protection lawyer in India Last reviewed: 6 October 2026, against the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025 Quick answer If your business handles personal data in India, a […]

E-Commerce Compliance Checklist for Indian Startups: What the Consumer Protection Rules Actually Require

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India Quick answer If you sell anything online to Indian consumers, the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 apply to you, whether you run a marketplace, sell your own inventory directly, or sell through someone else’s platform. The rules […]

Trademark Infringement and Enforcement in Argentina: What to Do When Someone Copies Your Mark

Written by: María Laura Cristín, Argentine Attorney | Admitted, Santa Fe Bar Association, since 2015 | Advises on trademark registration, intellectual property, and commercial disputes in Argentina Quick answer Registering your trademark with INPI gives you the right to stop someone else from using it, but registration alone does not stop a copycat. If another […]

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): How Businesses Legally Export EU Personal Data to Non-Adequate Countries

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Founder, My Legal Pal | Bar Council of India | LL.B, NLSIU Bangalore | Master of Business Laws | Advises on GDPR, UK GDPR, and cross-border data transfer compliance Quick answer The GDPR restricts moving personal data out of the EEA unless the destination has specific legal cover. Standard Contractual Clauses, […]

Denmark’s 14-Day Right of Withdrawal: Where It Applies, and the Exceptions Businesses Get Wrong

Written by: Prakhar Rai, Founder, My Legal Pal | Bar Council of India | LL.B, NLSIU Bangalore | Master of Business Laws | Advises on cross-border and EU-facing contracts Quick answer Danish consumers have a 14-day right of withdrawal, fortrydelsesret, on distance contracts (online, phone, mail order) and off-premises contracts (a sale made away from […]