General Information On Legal Requirements For Websites
Did you know that there are a variety of legal requirements to which any website that you post on the Internet must conform?
If you are not aware, and many website owners are not, you are putting yourself at risk for a lawsuite and in some instances a fine depending the type of website(s) you own and exactly what it is that makes your website(s) non-compliant. We are talking about government regulations, not just some ‘it would be nice to do’ options.
For example, websites that are available for use by Americans, especially those with disabilities or special needs, must be ADA Compliant. GDPR compliance applies to all companies handling the personal data of EU citizens, including companies established outside the EU if they offer goods or services to EU citizens or monitor their behavior. Currently, these are the two big hitters when it comes to potentially large financial impacts for being non-compliant.
There are other requirements for documents and statements that should be a part of each website posted on the Internet. For your protection, the content/wording of these documents along with the Big Two perviously mentioned should be submitted to and approved by someone or firm that is legally authorized to do so such as an attorney or a law firm.
We are not attorneys or a law firm, but we do offer various documents and solutions of which many were developed with the help of qualified attorneys. Worst case, an attorney or a law firm would only have to tweak, if necessary, and approve your compliance solution and not have to develop the whole solution from scratch for you. That is a cost effective route that is taken by many individuals and businesses.
In the end, it is your choice as what to do about website legal compliance. To help you make the best possible legal compliance decisions, we are providing you with our set of legal compliance options for websites. These are high-quality solutions that cost less by design.
Check below for additional information
General Overview Of ADA Requirements For Websites
Do you know if your business website or personal website is ADA compliant?
Well, if it isn’t, and most likely it’s not, you are putting yourself at great risk for a lawsuit.
Being ADA compliant means that websites, like yours, are easily accessible to everyone, especially those with disabilities or special needs. For example, having a way for color blind visitors to easily read the text on your website, having an audio option in case someone has trouble reading, or a caption option for those that can not hear but can read.
The thing is, if your website doesn’t meet these types of standards along with many others, you can get sued. You need to be aware this has been happening a lot and each year the number of such lawsuits is climbing.
Tens of thousands of businesses and individuals have already had lawsuits brought against them!
We don’t want to see you having to deal with something like that. That’s why we are here to help.
Being ADA Compliant Means That Your Business Or Personal Website:
Is easily accessible to everyone
Features a text to speech feature so everyone can have access to your content
Has an option for the color blind so it is easier for them to read
Has a caption option so the deaf can read what is being said
And has many more capabilities and options to help the disabled and those with special needs
General Overview Of GDPR Requirements for Websites
Do you know for sure if your business website(s) or your personal website(s) are GDPR compliant?
If you can’t answer that question, then most likely they are not compliant. That may leave you at risk for a lawsuit. If for any reason you collect personal data from and/or for any citizen of the EU community of nations and that information/personal data is not collected, saved, and protected properly, and issues arise, you may be challenged and taken to court. If any citizen of the EU community of nations requests that their personal data be destroyed there are forms and processes in place covering what must take place. Failure to do so or to do it improperly is also covered in the GDPR regulations. Failure to notify any citizen of the EU community that has or potentially has had their personal data compromised is justification for a lawsuit. So, to be compliant, you must monitor their data and make sure it is safe and secure.
This is just a summary of some of the key GDPR requirements and should not be taken as being all inclusive. Any US citizen or small business that has a website should think seriously about having an online relationship with any citizens of other countries, especially those from the EU community. The last information that we saw indicates that including the EU community there are over 120 nations that have either adopted GDPR requirements for the protection of their citizens personal data or they have some other similar type of governing laws that can be used against US citizens and businesses for failure to comply.
We don’t want to see you having to deal with something like that. That’s why we are here to help. There are things that can be done to protect you and your website(s) from having to interface or do business with companies outside of the USA. The other option to try and protect your website(s) is to make them as GDPR compliant as possible so you are covered when, if by choice or otherwise, you find your website(s) being utilized by foreign entities which implies that you must deal with them and any personal data that is involved.
When it comes down to your website(s) being GDPR compliant or not, you still need to take action to protect you and your website(s) one way or the other. Here is what we recommend:
Check out our GDPR services area for our recommendations on specific options that help protect your website(s)
General Overview Of Other Legal Documents & Services For Websites
Do you know for sure if your business website(s) or your personal website(s) are GDPR compliant?
If you can’t answer that question, then most likely they are not compliant. That may leave you at risk for a lawsuit. If for any reason you collect personal data from and/or for any citizen of the EU community of nations and that information/personal data is not collected, saved, and protected properly, and issues arise, you may be challenged and taken to court. If any citizen of the EU community of nations requests that their personal data be destroyed there are forms and processes in place covering what must take place. Failure to do so or to do it improperly is also covered in the GDPR regulations. Failure to notify any citizen of the EU community that has or potentially has had their personal data compromised is justification for a lawsuit. So, to be compliant, you must monitor their data and make sure it is safe and secure.
This is just a summary of some of the key GDPR requirements and should not be taken as being all inclusive. Any US citizen or small business that has a website should think seriously about having an online relationship with any citizens of other countries, especially those from the EU community. The last information that we saw indicates that including the EU community there are over 120 nations that have either adopted GDPR requirements for the protection of their citizens personal data or they have some other similar type of governing laws that can be used against US citizens and businesses for failure to comply.
We don’t want to see you having to deal with something like that. That’s why we are here to help. There are things that can be done to protect you and your website(s) from having to interface or do business with companies outside of the USA. The other option to try and protect your website(s) is to make them as GDPR compliant as possible so you are covered when, if by choice or otherwise, you find your website(s) being utilized by foreign entities which implies that you must deal with them and any personal data that is involved.
When it comes down to your website(s) being GDPR compliant or not, you still need to take action to protect you and your website(s) one way or the other. Here is what we recommend: