The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires any “business organisation” with a global turnover of £36 million or more to publish a statement on slavery and human trafficking for each financial year ending on or after 31 March 2016. If the organization has a website, it must publish the statement on that website and include a link to the statement prominently on its home page. The exact nature of the warning is not defined and the requirements have changed several times in the short time since it came into effect. You should also know that you should not discriminate against people in the way you hire employees or provide a service. This may apply to your website, for example, if you recruit or sell online. When designing an “accessible” website, consideration should be given to the problems that people with visual impairments, for example, may face. There are other requirements set out in the Consumer Protection Regulations 2000 that require online stores to sell to consumers (as opposed to Business to Business – B2B). Click here to view a PDF copy of the regulations online. Although it is not strictly necessary, it is recommended to include a disclaimer that specifies how users may use the information on the site and what responsibility (if any) the company assumes. This may be part of the privacy policy.

Well, there are some laws that apply specifically to sites, some that have been extended to websites and others that have always applied to everything, without distinction for websites. In addition, the collection of personal data falls under the Data Protection Act 2018 and may require you to register with the Information Commissioner`s Office. Visit the Office of the Information Commissioner`s website for more information on your obligations under the Data Protection Act. Some additional laws apply if you sell through an e-commerce website due to distance selling regulations. We always advise our ecommerce clients to talk to a specialized lawyer about their distance selling obligations and create a good set of terms and conditions, because without them, a well-meaning business can easily have big problems due to honest mistakes. You will notice that most websites have a “Copyright 2018” statement in the footer. All websites and their content are inherently protected by copyright as long as they are original works, and adding this text can deter others from stealing your content. But companies of all kinds could fall victim to copyright infringement by having ignorant or unscrupulous companies that don`t think much about copying someone else`s work and passing it off as their own In these regulations, there are a lot of things that are important as an ecommerce website, this could include. Data protection legislation imposes additional obligations on controllers of personal data. A company (and its website) may process personal data in a variety of ways, for example by using IP addresses or when a user contacts it via a “Contact Us” section. • If a Community interest company is not a public limited company, the fact that it is a limited liability company. Most websites have copyright and year at the bottom of the site in the footer.

If your website consists of original content, it is inherently protected by copyright. This doesn`t stop some companies from copying your website content and passing it off as their own. Old news (we know) – but as a startup, you may not know it yet. Legally, businesses in the UK are required to include certain regulatory information in the footer of their website(s) and email(s). If the footer or electronic signature of your website does not contain such information, you are in violation of the Companies Act and risk a fine. When creating a website, it is important that it is accessible to everyone who needs it. If you don`t, you have the potential to violate the Equality Act 2010. If you want to show the share capital of your company (how much the shares were worth when you issued them), you must specify how much is “paid” (held by the shareholders). Just like the one at the bottom of our website, which is also shown below – feel free to modify and use it according to your needs. A visible explanation when a user lands on the site for the first time explains that cookies are used and the ability for users to accept or reject “non-essential” cookies without compromising their user experience.