All guides: page 7 of 9
Page 7 of 9 of the guide index. This page is mainly about digital commerce and AI, class actions and consumer claims; each guide states the legislation it relies on, with a link to the text of the law at the source.
Canceling a wedding: the legal and financial consequences
Canceling an event depends mainly on the contract with the supplier; the Consumer Protection Law limits cancellation fees only in certain tracks. What has changed in force majeure arguments…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceOwnership of AI-generated content: who owns it
AI is not an “author” in the eyes of the law and holds no rights; ownership may belong to the user only if there was human creative involvement. What…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceAI regulation in Israel and Europe: a legal guide for high-tech companies
The European regulation also applies to an Israeli company that sells into Europe. How to classify a system by risk level, which documentation and human oversight duties…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceAPI terms of use: what they must include
API terms of use as a contract: defining permitted use and rate limits, availability and versions, access keys and the Computers Law, personal information, and what is void…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceChildren’s privacy online: legislation and protections
Israeli law does not set a special age of consent for collecting information about children; the age-13 rule is American. What a website that collects information about a child must…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceCloud computing: legal and privacy issues
Moving data to the cloud does not move the liability: the Protection of Privacy Law and the Data Security Regulations apply even when the provider’s servers are abroad. What must be in the agreement…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceContent removed from a platform: what your rights are in Israel
In Israel a platform has no absolute immunity, but no law requires it to give reasons for a removal or to offer an appeal either. What the terms of use say, when…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceCookies and tracking: consent and privacy duties
Under the GDPR, cookies that are not essential to the website require consent by a positive action; Israel has no dedicated cookie law. What disqualifies a banner, and when…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceCopyright on social media: the rules in practice
Credit is a separate duty and not a license, and resharing is copying in every sense. When a derivative work goes too far, and how much compensation can be awarded without…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceTransferring data abroad: duties and restrictions
The transfer is allowed when the law of the destination country protects data at a level no lower than Israeli law, or under one of the exceptions, such as consent or a contractual commitment by the recipient.…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceData retention: duties and periods
Bookkeeping documents seven years from the end of the tax year, bank records seven years, an inpatient’s medical record 20 years. And why keeping data beyond…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceDirect mailing and advertising: two laws, two duties
Section 30A of the Communications Law requires prior express consent to an advertising message; the Protection of Privacy Law requires registration of a database used for direct mailing services…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceElectronic contracts: legal validity and what the law requires
Correspondence and an “I approve” click can form a contract and serve as evidence, if the chain was kept with timestamps. When an electronic signature is needed…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceGDPR for an Israeli company: when it applies and what the fine is
A company that offers goods or services to people in the EU, or monitors their behavior there, is subject to the GDPR even if it is based only in Israel. The duty…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceGenerative AI: legal and regulatory challenges
Who holds the rights to a model’s output, whether training on protected content is an infringement, and who bears the damage. Israel has no dedicated law: copyright…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceInfluencer marketing: disclosure duties and legality
Two duties in every campaign, clear disclosure of the commercial link in the post and accuracy in claims about the product, and a written agreement that sets out liability. And when the brand is also…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceThe Internet of Things (IoT): legal challenges
From a smartwatch to a home camera, the Protection of Privacy Law and the Data Security Regulations already apply today, even without dedicated legislation. Who is liable for damage,…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceLiability of digital platforms: Israeli law
There is no automatic liability for everything a user posts, but once you know of harmful content, failing to act may make you liable. The removal procedure…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceCompensation for invasion of privacy: claims and case law
The Law allows the court to award compensation without proof of damage (without proving actual loss), up to a cap it sets for each infringement. What you need to prove, how long you have to file, and why documentation…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligencePrivacy by design: principles and implementation
Privacy protection is built into the product from the ground up and not as a patch at the end, a binding principle in the GDPR that Israeli regulation is moving toward. What this means…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceAmendment No. 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law: what a business must do now
After Amendment 13: who must still register a database, what the new notice duty is, what must appear in the privacy policy of an e-commerce site, and when…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceSaaS agreements: what to check before you sign
SaaS agreements: service level, ownership of the data, a data processing annex under regulation 15, exit terms, and which of the standard clauses are void under the Law…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceCustomer data leaked from the company: what the law requires, and the actual exposure
A data leak at a company: the duty to notify the Authority immediately under regulation 11(d), what changed in Amendment 13 from 14 August 2025, the amounts of the monetary sanction in the Law…
Read moreThe information in the guides is general information and is not legal advice. Translated: · Hebrew version updated: .
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