This is part of a series of articles on transactional contracts issues by Prof. Michael L. Bloom and students in the Transactional Lab at the University of Michigan Law School.

In today’s hyper-technical world, more and more businesses are required, whether by law or contracts incorporating industry standards, to provide some level of security for sensitive data and other information under their control. In addition, recent high-profile data breaches have elevated data security and privacy to top-of-mind status for businesspeople and lawyers alike. Accordingly, it has become increasingly necessary for deal lawyers, including those not specializing in data privacy or security, to have at least a high-level understanding of which laws may be governing and what industry publications are leading sources of best practices.

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