The e-commerce Regulations came into force in August 2002 and incorporated the European E-Commerce Directive into UK law. The principal object of the law is to regulate e-commerce transactions and to ensure that electronic contracts are legally binding and enforceable throughout Europe. It is a rule that an online service provider is subject to the law that applies in the country where they are based, rather than where their customers are. Enforcement authorities are responsible [...]

Cookies are text files that are stored on a user’s computer when they visit a website that uses them. Thereafter, the cookie sends information back to the website and can be used to monitor browsing preferences of users, e.g. types of goods searched for, pages visited and length of dwell time on each page. However, you need to be open with your customers about how you will use this information. Since 26 May 2011, if [...]