A question, please:
You are about to launch a small (for now, anyway) consumer-facing business.
You want to have a qualified lawyer:
* review your terms of service (~10 pages), and fix any problems.
* review your privacy notice, and fix any problems. You do not have a record of processing activities, and you need the review to check that the lawful bases are consistent with the GDPR, as well as everything else.
* review planned communications with users
* provide written answers to ~25 questions related to the law as it applies to your business and its plans, including GDPR compliance and international transfers.
Question: what charge would you consider to be reasonable for this?
(Not what you think a lawyer might charge you, but what you think would be reasonable.)
#law #freelancer #business
Neil Brown
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