Website Legal Compliance

Commercial websites
Companies must include their registered name, registration number, and registered office address on their websites. Where exempt from including “limited” in its name, a company must disclose that is a limited company (or investment company, if applicable,) and if it publishes share capital on its website, it must refer to paid-up share capital. 

Companies in administration or undergoing insolvency
Where a company is subject to insolvency proceedings- such as having a receiver or manager appointed, being under a moratorium, in administration or being wound up- it must clearly state this status along with relevant details like the name of the monitor or administrator, as required under the Insolvency Act 1986

Public sector websites
Must publish accessibility statements in an accessible format, detailing any non-accessible content and providing contact information for further assistance. Further information about this requirement →

EU websites
Services offered to EU recipients must appoint a single point of contact and ensure the contact information for such contact is easily accessible and up to date, as per the EU Digital Services Act 2022. Appropriate contact information can be telephone numbers, email addresses, electronic contact forms, chatbots or instant messaging, but the user should be explicitly notified if chatbots are being used

If a service provider offers data processing services in the EU, it must publish and maintain up-to-date information on the jurisdiction governing its ICT infrastructure and the measures in place to prevent unlawful international access or transfer or non-personal data, as required by Article 28 of the Data Act