Running a UK website without the right legal pages exposes you to fines and lawsuits. Here are the legal requirements every UK website must meet.
Every UK website has legal obligations. Failing to meet them can result in ICO fines, CMA enforcement action, and loss of customer trust. Here is what you need.
Under UK GDPR, if you collect any personal data you must publish a Privacy Policy. This includes analytics cookies (Google Analytics collects personal data), email sign-up forms, payment processing, and contact forms. Your Privacy Policy must explain what data you collect, why, on what lawful basis, who you share it with, how long you keep it, and what rights your users have. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduced additional requirements including a new complaints handling duty coming into force in June 2026.
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