Legal Design Patterns for Privacy

In Erich Schweighofer et al. (Eds.), Data Protection / LegalTech. Proceedings of the 21th International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2018. Editions Weblaw, Bern 2018, pp. 445–450 (ISBN 978-3-906940-21-2) and in Jusletter IT, 22 February 2018

Posted: 23 Mar 2018

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Helena Haapio

Lexpert Ltd; University of Lapland - Faculty of Law; University of Vaasa, School of Accounting and Finance, Business Law; Tampere University - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences; JARGONFREE Research Group

Margaret Hagan

Stanford Legal Design Lab; Stanford Law School

Monica Palmirani

University of Bologna - CIRSFID

Arianna Rossi

SnT (University of Luxembourg); University of Bologna - Research Center of History of Law, Philosophy and Sociology of Law, and Computer Science and Law (CIRSFID)

Date Written: February 22, 2018

Abstract

Fulfilling the legal requirements of mandated disclosure is a challenge in many contexts. Privacy communication is no exception, especially for those who seek to effectively inform individuals about the use of their data. Lawyers across countries and industries are facing recurring problems when (re)writing privacy notices and terms. Visual and interactive design patterns have been suggested as the solution, yet our analysis shows that they are lacking on most privacy policies. This indicates the need for standardization and an actionable pattern library, which we propose in this paper.

Keywords: communication design, design patterns, pattern library, privacy communication, privacy icons, privacy videos, visualization

Suggested Citation

Haapio, Helena and Hagan, Margaret and Palmirani, Monica and Rossi, Arianna, Legal Design Patterns for Privacy (February 22, 2018). In Erich Schweighofer et al. (Eds.), Data Protection / LegalTech. Proceedings of the 21th International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2018. Editions Weblaw, Bern 2018, pp. 445–450 (ISBN 978-3-906940-21-2) and in Jusletter IT, 22 February 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3144250

Helena Haapio (Contact Author)

Lexpert Ltd ( email )

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Margaret Hagan

Stanford Legal Design Lab ( email )

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Stanford Law School ( email )

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Monica Palmirani

University of Bologna - CIRSFID ( email )

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Arianna Rossi

SnT (University of Luxembourg) ( email )

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