IT & Technology Law

Scope, access, support, data return, intellectual property, liability and termination also matter. The business’s reliance on the service is relevant to the review.

Rights to use, modify, reproduce or transfer are assessed under the agreement and applicable law. Technical delivery and transfer of rights are distinct matters.

Software or service agreement; Technical scope and licence terms; Relevant incident and communication records. Organise these alongside a chronology. Agree how to share sensitive documents before the meeting.

The product and the parties’ roles are clarified. Agreements, licences and technical scope inform the review of delivery, support, security and obligations at the end of the relationship.

Define the service scope, availability target, maintenance and outage notice, backup responsibility, data return/deletion, security, subcontractors and exit process. The provider’s and site owner’s duties should be allocated expressly.

Review delivery, payment, source-code, domain and account terms. Preserve invoices, acceptance records and correspondence; any access or handover demand depends on the contract and proven rights.

Agree in advance on export format, access period, backups, deletion confirmation and migration assistance. Where personal data is involved, assess controller/processor roles and transfer requirements under the applicable data-protection rules.

Secure the systems while preserving logs, notices and evidence integrity. Identify affected data and parties, then assess contractual notices and whether a statutory data-breach notification and deadline apply.