Below is some general notes on how small businesses might deal with the new GDRP requirements. This page is not legal advice regardng the new GDPR regulations. It is designed to provide our clients with a few scenarios that may apply to them, along with some possible solutions.

As a result of an update in 2007 to the legislation of the 1985 Companies Act, every company is now required to list relevant company details on its website or face penalties.

Web sites are govenened by a wide range of UK and EU laws including Data Protection, Distance Selling Regulations, Copyright Law and the Disability Discrimination Act.

On 26th May 2012 the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) began enforcing an EU directive from May 2011 designed to protect internet users’ privacy. Under the revised Regulations the legal requirement is not just to provide clear information about the cookies, but also to obtain consent from users or subscribers to store a cookie on their device.