Digital, tech & data

The exponential growth of platforms, the dematerialization of business processes, the rapid expansion of e-commerce, the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and connected objects, and the emergence of the factory of the future are upending standards and disrupting business models across all fields and sectors. The gradual advent of a single digital market (GDPR, e-privacy, eIDAS) and of a new industrial revolution is progressively shifting all the internal rules.

Faced with the complexity of these challenges, our team of Digital, Tech & Data specialists throughout France help French and foreign companies, nonprofits and local authorities to protect and enhance the value of their technologies.

From auditing their state of play to defending their strategic interests, we are there at every stage of their transformation.

Stages of our assistance

Implementing and securing major IT projects

Personal data processing compliance

Security of digitalized systems (archiving, e-invoice...)

Protection of rights on the internet

Maximizing the value of innovations and intangible assets

Our services

IT Projects & Internet

The internet, by its very nature, raises cross-cutting questions that impact contractual practices, liability rules and personal data issues. The players involved in this ecosystem include website designers, content publishers, web access and hosting providers, platform operators, advertisers, service providers and community sites.

Fidal’s teams can assist you in the following areas:

Litigation involving the liability rules specific to internet players;
Delisting or the right to be forgotten on the internet;
Drafting of contracts for the supply of digital content;
Protection of creative works on the internet;
Advice on setting up online advertising tools.

Digital Platforms

Platforms are central to the digital transformation projects of businesses of all sizes and sectors. Fidal’s teams can assist you in the following areas:

Status and duties of the platform operator;
Validation of potential distribution schemes in light of new commercial practices and connected objects;
Drafting of operational contracts (general conditions of use and sale, etc.);
Analysis and validation of the “customer journey”;
Implementation of a personal data management policy;
Analysis and verification of banking regulatory aspects related to online payment;
Tax impacts, particularly with respect to cross-border flows.

Dematerialization

Digital transformation models involve the dematerialization of transactions.

Fidal’s teams can assist you in the following areas:

Legal validation of e-signature tools, particularly with regard to the eIDAS Regulation;
E-invoicing: legal and tax aspects;
Digital archiving.

Media Law

The film, radio, press and television sectors are vital to the dissemination of information and cultural content. With the rise of digital and new technologies, they have undergone major transformations. In this ever-changing landscape, Fidal’s expert teams can assist you on media law matters, including:

Advise you on audiovisual regulations (quotas, CSA agreement, on-demand media services, media chronology, signage, advertising and sponsorship);
Assist you in setting up the appropriate financing structure and obtaining local subsidies or tax credits for the production of audiovisual programs;
Conduct contract due diligence upon the acquisition of program libraries (TV dramas, streaming, feature films, TV series);
Protect and defend your company’s e-reputation.

Personal Data

Implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) involves making profound changes in a company’s legal, organizational and technical approach to Data Privacy.

Our teams can assist you in the following areas:

Mapping of personal data processing and analysis of related risks (impact study, etc.);
Validation and assistance in setting up GDPR compliance action plans;
Data Protection Officer (DPO) training;
Assistance in leveraging the value of data;
Assistance in rolling out a comprehensive multi-jurisdiction compliance policy via our network of correspondent firms.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Businesses using AI need a thought-out legal approach to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits. Our lawyers will work with you to achieve an efficient use of AI that complies with both copyright and data protection principles. In accordance with the EU AI Act, they will help you assess the AI system which, depending on its risk-classification (unacceptable, high, limited or minimal), will have to meet certain requirements to avoid any penalties.