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Building a website

Building a website

A web presence is essential for almost all businesses. Internet sales are growing at a phenomenal rate and enable small businesses to compete with large multinationals due to the low costs of an online business. 

If you are building a website you need to have regard for your legal obligations. Every website should have terms of use and a privacy policy. If you are a company then the website must include your registered office, registered number, place of registration, postal address and email address. 

If you are a member of a trade or professional body you should include these details. 

If you are looking to trade on-line via your website you should make sure you comply with the Distance Selling Regulations. You may also have to comply with the Electronic Commerce Regulations and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. These regulations stipulate what information you must supply to the customer at the point of making the contract. These regulations are lengthy and complex and legal advice should be sort.


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