Your website: 8 FAQs
How can I register and protect my chosen internet domain name?Does having a website expose me to legal issues overseas and how can I protect myself?What legal statements should I include on my...
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Remuneration
Get your remuneration packages right and you will attract reliable employees with the skills your business needs. Get them wrong and you will be unable to recruit or retain these people.Since the...
View ArticlePurchasing IT: 8 FAQs
From a legal perspective, what is the difference between purchasing hardware, software and IT systems?How does copyright apply to software?What is a software licence?How can we ensure that a computer...
View ArticleSoftware use and your legal liabilities
Computer software is vital to most businesses. This importance brings risks with it. Fraud, viruses, legal challenges and simple mistakes can all have catastrophic effects on your profitability.An...
View ArticleDealing with a web designer
Decide what your budget and timescales are.Prepare a thorough brief, providing the background to your business and the web project and explaining what you hope to achieve.Decide what selection process...
View ArticleNegotiating an agreement to host your website
Establish what services you want: for example, website hosting, online shopping, links with your computer system and so on.Describe the quality of service you need to enable you to achieve your...
View ArticleYour website and the law
There are a number of legal issues that you need to be aware of which affect your website – particularly on a launch or relaunch of your siteDealing with web designersIf you use a web designer, make...
View ArticleWebsite and email law
Some people think that the Internet is an unregulated free-for-all, but this is simply not the case. The law still applies, although in some areas its interpretation and effects are not entirely clear....
View ArticleWorkers' health information and data protection law
The Data Protection Act sets out specific principles for the collection and use of workers’ health information. So what health information can you collect and what can you use it for while still...
View ArticleThe Freedom of Information Act and your trade secrets
Public bodies now have to release information they hold on you – even to your competitors – unless exemptions apply. These tips will make sure nothing confidential gets into the public domain...
View ArticleData protection: 20 FAQs
Do we need to bother about the data protection legislation? What impact could it have on us?What does registering ('notifying') involve?What are the penalties likely to be, if we haven't notified when...
View ArticleYour firm and the Data Protection Act
All businesses that keep any information on living and identifiable people must comply with the Data Protection Act. The Act applies to any computerised or manual records containing personal...
View ArticleDo I need to notify the Information Commissioner?
Not all businesses need to notify the Information Commissioner about data they hold.Use the online data notification self-assessment tool on the Information Commissioner’s Office website to work out...
View ArticleData protection: online notification form
If your business processes personal information, then you must notify the Information Commissioner’s Office unless your business is exempt (see our online tool: ‘Do I need to notify the Information...
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Keep your web cookies legal
Since 26 May 2011, it has been illegal to use web cookies on your website without first seeking permission from users. Emma Allen finds out what this means for your website and how to comply with the...
View ArticleHow to comply with the Data Protection Act - ICO checklist
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has produced a checklist aimed at small and medium sized organisations to help them work out if they are complying with the Data Protection Act. At the end...
View ArticleUsing CCTV for workplace monitoring
Using CCTV in the workplace is subject to data protection and human rights law, so what must employers do to avoid breaking the law?There are many legitimate and lawful business reasons why employers...
View ArticleSurveillance camera code of practice
The Government has created a 'Surveillance camera code of practice: self-assessment tool'. If your business uses surveillance cameras, you can use it to find out how well you comply with the...
View ArticleHow to disclose data - an Information Commissioner's Office guide
Individuals have the right to ask companies to disclose any information they hold about them - known as a 'subject access request'. Under data protection rules, you must provide any data you hold...
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