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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...

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Purchasing 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...

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Software 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...

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Dealing 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...

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Negotiating 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...

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Your 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...

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Website 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....

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Workers' 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...

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The 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...

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Data 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...

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Your 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...

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Do 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...

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Data 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...

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How 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...

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Using 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...

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Surveillance 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...

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How 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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