EU Cookie law is here. This is what you need to know and how it affects your company.

The deadline is now less than a month away

What is the Law?

The EU cookie law requires all websites to notify users that the site uses cookies and to seek permission from the user for certain types of cookie. It has been in UK law since May 2011 but website owners have been allowed a year’s grace before the law is enforced. This grace period expires on the 26th May 2012. The fine for non-compliance is up to half a million pounds.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small bits of information that a website stores on your computer. They are usually there to make your browsing experience better or to gather information about the website user’s behaviour for the site owner. For example it allows a website to recognise if you have visited that site before or for information to be used with Google Analytics.

How Does it Affect Me?

If your company has a website, you will almost certainly have to make changes to your site to comply with the law.

How Can WSI Help?

WSI can run a full EU Cookie Compliance Audit on your website for just £85 plus VAT. This will include a full list of cookies your site uses and our recommendations for ensuring your site is compliant.

Just email Tracy@totalwsinetsolutions.com and we will start the process for you and send you over the full report.

I’m sure you will agree that £85 plus VAT is a small price to pay to find out what you need to do to avoid the risk of a heavy fine of up to half a million pounds!

Kind Regards

Tracy Spence