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Practice area 09
Commercial & Technology Contracts
The contracts that run a regulated digital business — drafted and negotiated with the regulatory consequences built in, not bolted on.
Discuss your matterTypical deliverables
- Drafted or negotiated agreements
- Contract templates and playbooks
- Customer terms and privacy documentation
- Outsourcing register and contract reviews
Overview
Why it matters
In regulated sectors, commercial contracts carry regulatory weight. A white-label agreement determines who the regulator sees as the operator; an outsourcing contract must contain the rights regulators expect; affiliate terms decide who is accountable for marketing breaches.
We draft and negotiate the commercial and technology agreements that sit at the centre of your business, with the regulatory allocation of responsibility treated as a core commercial term.
Scope
What we do
- 1.
Platform and White-Label
Platform, turnkey and white-label arrangements, with clear allocation of licensing and compliance responsibilities.
- 2.
B2B Supply and Aggregation
Game supply, content aggregation, liquidity, data and API agreements between regulated counterparties.
- 3.
Technology and SaaS
Software licensing, development, SaaS and service level agreements, including IP ownership and escrow.
- 4.
Affiliate and Marketing
Affiliate, introducer and marketing agreements with compliance controls for advertising rules and commission models.
- 5.
Customer-Facing Terms
Terms and conditions, privacy notices, bonus and promotion terms and complaint procedures written for your regulators.
- 6.
Regulated Outsourcing
Outsourcing and ICT third-party agreements that meet regulatory requirements on audit, access, exit and operational resilience.
Industries
Where we apply it
- iGaming & GamingB2C operators, B2B suppliers, platforms, aggregators and affiliates.
- Fintech & PaymentsPayment and e-money institutions, PSPs and acquirers, payment facilitators and embedded finance.
- Crypto & Digital AssetsCASPs and VASPs, exchanges, custodians, wallets, token projects and crypto payments.
- Forex & InvestmentsForex and CFD brokers, investment firms, trading and investment platforms.
- Digital Platforms & MarketplacesOnline marketplaces, platform operators and intermediary business models.
- Technology BusinessesSoftware, SaaS, data-driven and ICT businesses operating across borders.
- High-Risk & Regulated Digital BusinessesBusiness models that banks, payment providers and regulators treat with enhanced scrutiny.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can you review contracts on a rolling basis?
Yes. Many clients route contract reviews through an ongoing support arrangement with agreed turnaround times, rather than instructing each review separately.
Related
Related practice areas
Privacy compliance and GDPR programmes, notices and DPAs, DPIAs, data mapping and ROPA, transfers, audits and breach response.
Information security compliance, security governance and policies, gap assessments, DORA, NIS2, vendor risk and incident governance.
Retained senior counsel for day-to-day legal, regulatory and compliance questions across all your entities.
Discuss your matter with a senior advisor.
Share a few details about your business and plans. We will come back to arrange a confidential initial conversation.