Business Legal Rating
Free legal preparedness check

About your business

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A few quick questions

Your answers here decide which questions you see next, so you only answer what applies to your business.

Who works in the business besides the owner(s)?
Do you collect personal information about customers, clients or website visitors?

For example names and emails from a contact form, customer accounts, payment details, health or financial information, or website analytics.

Does the business create products, software, content, designs or inventions that set it apart?
Does the business have more than one owner, outside investors or a board?
How regulated is your industry?

Heavily regulated examples: healthcare, financial services, insurance, alcohol, cannabis, childcare, transportation, government contracting.

Contracts & Agreements

Written agreements, attorney review, key clauses, NDAs and how contracts are tracked.

Do you use written contracts for all significant business relationships (vendors, clients, partners)?

This includes vendor agreements, client service agreements and partnership contracts.

Are your contracts reviewed by a licensed attorney before you sign?
Do you have a system or central place for tracking contracts, renewal dates and obligations?

A shared folder with a renewal calendar counts.

Do your standard contracts include limitation-of-liability clauses?
Do your contracts include dispute-resolution clauses (for example arbitration or mediation)?
How often do you have contract disputes or breaches?
Do you use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with employees, contractors and key partners where confidential information is shared?

Regulatory Compliance

Licenses, permits, industry rules, audits and enforcement history.

Do you have a person or team responsible for regulatory compliance?
How often do you review or audit your compliance with industry rules?
How well does the business currently comply with the regulations that apply to your industry?
Has the business received any regulatory fines, sanctions or enforcement actions in the past 3 years?
Do you hold all required business licenses, registrations and permits, and are they current?
Do employees receive compliance training relevant to your industry?
Do you have anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies?

Intellectual Property

Trademarks, patents, IP ownership in worker agreements and enforcement.

Have you registered your business name or brand as a trademark with the USPTO (or the relevant national office)?
Do you have patents protecting your core innovations or products?
Do your employee and contractor agreements say the business owns the work they create (IP assignment)?

Without this, a contractor can legally own the logo, code or content you paid for.

Have you reviewed or inventoried your intellectual property in the past 2 years?
Have you been involved in any IP infringement claims (either side)?
Do you monitor for and act on misuse of your brand or IP?

Employment & Labor

Handbooks, workplace policies, worker classification and wage-and-hour rules.

Do you have a current, legally reviewed employee handbook?
Do you have written anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies with a way to report concerns?
Have you faced employment-related claims or lawsuits in the past 3 years?
Are all workers correctly classified as employees or independent contractors?
Do you comply with wage-and-hour rules (overtime, minimum wage, breaks, exempt status)?
Do managers receive regular HR compliance training?
Where the law allows, do you use non-solicitation or confidentiality agreements to protect clients and know-how?

Data Privacy & Security

Privacy policy, privacy laws, breach readiness and vendor data agreements.

Does your website have a privacy policy that matches what you actually collect?
Do you comply with the privacy laws that apply to you (for example state privacy laws, CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA)?
Have you had a data breach or cybersecurity incident in the past 3 years?
Do you have a written plan for responding to a data breach?
Do you run regular security assessments or penetration tests?
Do you have data-processing terms with vendors that handle personal data for you?

For example your CRM, email platform, payroll or cloud storage provider.

Do you have a process for handling requests from people to see or delete their data?

Corporate Governance

Entity standing, records, insurance, litigation and code of conduct.

Is the business properly formed and in good standing with its state (franchise tax and annual reports filed)?
Do you keep corporate records (operating agreement or bylaws, resolutions, minutes, ownership records)?
Do you have Directors & Officers (D&O) or management liability insurance?
Do you have general liability insurance?
Has the business been involved in litigation in the past 3 years?
Do you have a written code of conduct or ethics policy?

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