Puerto Rico web sites to comply with privacy law
Act 2012-39 is a recently enacted law in Puerto Rico that requires operators of web pages and web sites in the island to enact a privacy policy and notify visitors of its content; which shall include: a) The type of personal information collected and the users of the site; b) Persons / entities with which […]
Primer on the legal history of Puerto Rico
The relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States began – to use business parlance- as a hostile takeover. After skirmishes with Spanish ships, the U.S. attacked San Juan on May 12, 1898. It bombarded the city with ten ships; followed by naval blockade. On July 25, 1898, it led an invasion of the south […]
Puerto Rico legal system
The people of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. The Island is a self-governing territory of the United States, part of the U.S. federal system and subject to U.S. federal law. The U.S. Constitutional and most federal laws and regulations apply in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s government structure is very similar to the federal government […]
6/2011: New Trade Secret Law in Puerto Rico
On June 9, 2011 the Governor signed the “Law for the Protection of Commercial & Industrial Secrets of Puerto Rico, No. 80 of June 3, 2011. This law imposes civil liability to persons or companies who misappropriate trade secrets. To invoke the protection and remedies of the law is essential to establish policies and processes to […]