Corporate Education for Businesses

Staying informed as to the legal liabilities inherent in global transactions is not merely a task for the legal department. Strategic planning and decisions need to take into account the complex array of the policies and regulations found within E-Commerce. Each E-commerce University corporate course utilizes legal analysis presented in plain business language.

E-commerce University corporate education courses have been specifically designed to meet the needs of business people and lawyers who need to increase their skills and competence in areas concerning the Internet. All courses provide an in depth opportunity to develop an understanding of what policies and practices businesses and lawyers need to have in place to make their operations more profitable, more efficient, and well positioned for the next generation of e-Business.

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CORPORATE EDUCATION COURSES

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Course Structure and Details

All Courses are conducted in English unless other arrangements have been made.

Exams are optional, but upon taking and passing a course exam, participants will be awarded a certificate of completion for the course.

Fees for courses depend on the actual course(s) chosen, the number of students, and method of course delivery (in person, online, retreat seminar)

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Course Objectives

Benefits of Enrolling in E-commerce University Corporate Education Courses:

Improving skills in understanding and applying various aspects of Internet and E-Commerce Law principals to your business.

Improving corporate ROI through avoidance or mitigation of liability.

Addition revenue opportunities through staying ahead of the curve of Internet regulation.

Learning and networking opportunities through E-commerce University faculty and fellow participants.

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1. CORPORATE CYBERSTALKING - CYBERSTALKING EMPLOYEES CREATE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED - BETTER BY YOU THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT

Are your employees stalking other company's employees? Does this create liability for your organization and if so, what are the ways to prevent such actions and at the same time secure your organization from lawsuits? This course is an enterprise wide solution which delves into various laws in place in the United States and elsewhere, various technological solutions, and suggests a blueprint for a corporate policy to minimize liability.

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2. WEB AND COMPUTER SECURITY - YOU ARE LIABLE IF YOU ARE HACKED - FIND OUT WHY

We hear all the time that an E-Commerce site gets hacked and credit card numbers and other personal customer information is stolen. What is your liability for such a breach of security if it happens to you? Even if not operating on the web, Internet based intrusions can disrupt any business or organization. Is the solution technology or people based? What does everyone in your company need to know that can create a coordinated human firewall against such vulnerabilities? This course will take a legal liability look, a preventative look, and a recovery mode look at securing your data and employing effective computer and network security methods to eliminate or reduce liability in case the unthinkable happens.

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3. COMPANY INTERNET AND EMAIL POLICIES - EMAIL ISSUES THAT MOST COMPANIES ARE IGNORING AT THEIR OWN PERIL

Email and Internet use by employees is a huge liability if misused. Protect your corporate resources, corporate information, and the information of your customers and associates by formulating a professional electronic mail policy and electronic mail guidelines. What about the liability if an employee accidentally or a former employee intentionally opens a virus on your network? These answers and more will be clear after this powerful and important session.

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4. INTERNET PRIVACY - MONITORING EMPLOYEES

Do your employees have an reasonable expectation of privacy? Do you want to understand how the various constitutional, common law and statutory rules work together when you want to monitor your employees communications at work? Does it vary by State and national jurisdiction? Privacy on the Internet is a problem that must be addressed by companies and any organization with an online presence. Even those companies with a policy that is more than 2 years old needs to learn the latest legal developments in this area.

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5. WEBSITE AND EMAIL DISCLAIMERS - RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY CONCERNS AND THE LAWS THAT MANDATE THEM

This Corporate Education course takes a wide and hard hitting look at what your organization presents to the public, your customers, and anyone you deal with on your site or via email. Some of the key issues extrapolated on include:

Would a disclaimer protect a company from threats issued by their employees using company e-mail?

Internal and/or external disclaimer - which are more effective and in what situations?

Department e-mail disclaimers - are they good enough?

How to create specific disclaimers?

Disadvantages of using email disclaimers

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6. WEBSITE LEGAL AUDIT - AUDITS BEYOND THE BOOKS, THEY ARE NEEDED MAKE YOUR SITE LAWSUIT PROOF

What is a legal audit? In short, it is a thorough review of all aspects of a company's website. This course will go through all the potential liabilities that lurk on your site, and make recommendations for selecting the best vendors to conduct a legal audit. The time to act proactively is before there is trouble. The information in this course will arm your enterprise with the tools needed to reduce liability and take the next step and having a legal audit conducted.

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7. INTERNET COPYRIGHT ISSUES - WAYS YOUR WEBSITE CONTENT MAY BE VIOLATING COPYRIGHTS

Are you as an employer affected by internet copyright issues? The answer is "yes"! There are presumptions that if you are posting information on your site, be it text, graphics, or multimedia, you have the proper authorization to use it. Do you know where your web developer got those nice graphics from? How about the informative text? What about if someone posts information to your site, are you liable if it is copyrighted? Internet copyright issues are at the forefront of liability concerns and there is a acute need to inform and educate everyone responsible for creating web content, design, and even those who send emails.

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8. HOW CAN E-TAILERS PREVENT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS REGARDING WARRANTIES, SHIPPING CLAIMS AND REBATES?

For the 1999 holiday season, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission collected more than $1.5 million in fines from online retailers for violation of consumer protection rules regarding warranties, shipping claims and rebates.

What claims can you make on your site in order to boost sales? What about the laws applying to customers outside the U.S. market? What is the best way to ensure compliance as well as robust sales?

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Courses can also be customized based on selected criteria, such as region, area of law, or specific industry

For more information, please contact E-commerce Corporate Education Director Sally Amirghahari, samirghahari@ibls.com, or call 949.756.0906.

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