Ecommerce Regulation Compliance Review

Many UK small businesses with ecommerce web sites are failing to meet the legal requirements of the following acts and directives:

• Ecommerce Directive 2002
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Distance Selling Act 2000

This is often due to misunderstanding their responsibilities or simply lack of resources. However, failing to comply with these legal requirements may seriously damage your web site and your business.

Does your site meet its legal obligations?

Our Ecommerce Compliance Review focuses on ensuring that your web site meets the requirements of these acts and offers advice on rectifying any shortcomings.

By promoting compliance with these legal obligations, your web site will gain more credibility and increase customer's confidence.

Our review assesses the following for compliance:

Ecommerce Directive (2002)

• Correct display of company information
• Clear display of price, tax and delivery process
• Understandable and complete Terms and Conditions
• EU VAT compliance (if applicable)

Data Protection Act (1998)

• Registration with the Information Commissioner
• Clear definition of data usage

Distance Selling Act (2000)

• Clear product descriptions
• Unambiguous extras
• Order Confirmation
• Right of Cancellation Policy

We have written several articles aimed at ecommerce web sites and ecommerce regulation compliance including 'Meeting UK Ecommerce Compliance Regulations' and 'A Case Study in Shopping Cart Usability'.