An E-commerce lawyer has a breadth of knowledge that can assist in protecting your assets through the ups and downs of online trade.
E-commerce is a highly regulated area of law that is rapidly evolving. As your business expands, explores new ventures or continues along its current path, there are many risks that an e-commerce lawyer can help you navigate to assist in protecting your assets.

Author: Micaela Diaz, Solicitor at Prosper Law
Contractual Risk Mitigation
The ability to identify, evaluate and limit your exposure to risk is an important tool. Contractual risk mitigation allows you to understand the potential impact internal and external risks may have on your business. An e-commerce lawyer can also assist in how to avoid or mitigate those risks and help to drive better results. Whether you are signing new clients, employees, or expand your business scope, contracts form a key part of e-commerce management. Identifying and limiting your exposure to contractual risks can assist in driving positive results and mitigate potential risks.
An e-commerce lawyer can assist in identifying potential contractual risks and work with you to mitigate any prospective negative impacts.
Regulatory Risk Mitigation
A large part of a successful e-commerce business is the combination of social media and online marketing. As a result, there can be many legal challenges and compliance hurdles to navigate to ensure your assets remain protected. This area of law is constantly evolving and growing alongside the industry. E-commerce businesses must comply with many legal obligations from numerous jurisdictions including State and Territory, Federal and International. If you are unaware of regulatory changes and requirements for legal compliance, you leave your assets vulnerable to threats.
An e-commerce lawyer can help you find the best strategy to capture consumer data and implement online marketing strategies while navigating the regulatory risks.

Data Security and Privacy
There are many threats to data security and privacy in the world of e-commerce. You and your clients can be exposed to hacking, misuse of personal data, monetary fraud, phishing attacks and more.
Effective data security assists in protecting your clients information, your personal assets, and can also help in promoting trust between you and your clients. Data breaches are becoming more common, with data privacy regulations changing rapidly to attempt to alleviate the risk significant breaches. Complying with these rapid changes can be difficult, but an e-commerce lawyer can assist you in protecting assets.

Navigating Consumer Law
When running a business there are risks relating to consumer law and client satisfaction. These risks are different when engaging in e-commerce as opposed to a brick-and-mortar business, which is why engaging an e-commerce lawyer is helpful.
The terms and conditions of your business, how you engage with your clients and the way you deliver your goods and services differs from a physically located business which means your client agreements should differ as well. The right client agreement, website terms and conditions or return policy can make a difference when dealing with clients.
Striking a balance between following consumer law whilst keeping your business safe can be difficult, but an e-commerce lawyer can help you navigate such responsibilities. E-commerce lawyers can assist in tailoring such legal declarations for your business to mitigate the risks of potential consumer issues whilst ensuring both your business and your clients are adequately protected.
How can Prosper Law help?
Prosper Law is Australia’s online law firm. We provide legal advice to businesses and individuals across Australia. Our areas of legal practice include contracts, eCommerce, publishing, legal counsel and employment law.
If you need to talk to an e-commerce Lawyer, get in touch today at https://prosperlaw.com.au/e-commerce/
Contact the team at Prosper Law today to discuss how we can provide you with e-commerce advice for a fixed fee or at affordable hourly rates.
Micaela Diaz | Solicitor
PROSPER LAW – Australia’s Online Law Firm
M: 1300 003 077
A: Suite No. 99, Level 18, 324 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland Australia 4000
