Technology Laws

Technology is no longer just an enabler—it is the backbone of modern businesses. At M S Sulthan Legal Associates, we provide comprehensive legal support to technology companies, startups, and digital innovators navigating the complex and fast-changing legal landscape. From compliance to conflict resolution, our expertise is designed to help clients stay secure, scalable, and globally aligned.

Our Technology Law practice covers a wide range of legal services and industry-specific counsel, including:

• Data Protection & Privacy Compliance: Implementation of India’s DPDP Act, GDPR, CCPA, and global privacy frameworks, privacy policy audits, DPO advisory, and breach notifications.
• Cybersecurity Law: Assistance with compliance under CERT-In directions, cyber incident protocols, ransomware disclosures, cyber insurance, and liability advisory.
• AI & Machine Learning Regulation: Risk mitigation for generative AI tools, copyright and IP for AI-generated content, algorithmic transparency, model auditing, and policy advisory.
• Blockchain & Web3 Legal Advisory: Compliance for tokenization models, smart contract enforceability, NFT commercialization, and handling crypto assets under Indian and global laws.
• Software Licensing & IP Rights: Structuring open-source, commercial, and SaaS-based software licenses, infringement analysis, code escrow, and tech transfers.
• IT Contracts & Technology Transactions: Drafting and negotiation of software development agreements, reseller and VAR agreements, cloud hosting terms, and service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Platform Governance & Intermediary Liability: Structuring compliance for online marketplaces, aggregators, content platforms, under the IT Rules 2021 and amendments.
• E-Commerce & Consumer Tech Law: Compliance under the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, return/refund policies, vendor terms, dark pattern regulation, and platform liability.
• Fintech & RegTech Compliance: Legal support for payment gateways, PPI licenses, RBI guidelines, account aggregators, digital lending norms, and API-based frameworks.
• Technology Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and litigation related to software non-performance, IP infringement, licensing disputes, and domain name conflicts (INDRP/UDRP).
• Telecom & Cloud Infrastructure Advisory: Legal framework for data localization, cross-border data transfer, telecom license conditions, and cloud governance under MeitY rules.
• Startup & Innovation Policy Advisory: Strategic advisory for early-stage tech companies on fundraising compliance, data usage rights, platform T&Cs, and pitch deck legalities.

In light of recent updates in India’s data protection regime, stricter intermediary guidelines, AI policy frameworks, and evolving global standards, our firm is well-positioned to guide clients through risk, regulation, and rapid technological evolution.

We collaborate with developers, CIOs, legal teams, investors, and regulators to offer practical and compliant solutions tailored to the digital era.

Contact us at contact@mssulthan.com for tailored legal counsel in the tech domain.