Video - Developing Mobile Apps and FTC Advertising Guidelines

Have you considered that marketing for your mobile application must comply with Federal Trade Commission advertising guidelines? The bottom line is make sure you disclose what information you are collecting, how you collect and what you do with the information once it is collected.  Always remember there are heightened privacy concerns when your mobile app is targeted to children.

Take into account these best practices for advertising and privacy concerns when building and marketing your mobile app.

Truthful Advertising:

  • Tell the truth about what your app can do. 
  • Disclose key information clearly and conspicuously.

Privacy:

  • Build privacy considerations in from the start.. 
  • Be transparent about your data practices. 
  • Offer choices that are easy to find and easy to use. 
  • Honor your privacy promises. 
  • Protect kids’ privacy. 
  • Collect sensitive information only with consent. 
  • Keep user data secure.

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair practices in the marketplace and to provide information to businesses to help them comply with the law.  Read more about Marketing Your Mobile App: Get It Right From The Start.

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Tamera H. Bennett

Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator, blogger, podcaster, and legal writer. For two decades she’s helped clients protect what they create by practicing trademark, copyright and entertainment law in Texas and Tennessee.

Tamera has co-hosted more than 85 episodes of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast since 2009. And, she’s been honored to write for BILLBOARD magazine and the TEXAS LAWYER.

In the summer of 2015, Tamera backpacked 100 miles over 10 days with her son's Boy Scout Troop. Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012 and walked the Cowtown Half Marathon in February 2016 and February 2017 with a PR each time. You can visit Tamera’s blog at createprotect.com and follow her on Twitter @tamerabennett.

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