On May 26th 2011 a new EU originated law came into effect that requires website owners to make significant changes to their sites that may fundamentally change the whole web browsing and shopping experience for everybody.

This Cookie Law is amended privacy legislation that requires websites to obtain informed consent from visitors before any information is stored or retrieved about the visitor by any web connected device.

On the 26th May 2012 the initial 12 months grace period comes to an end!

It is important to understand that this new law refers to ALL data collection and storage methods... not just cookies!

So, as a site owner, what does this mean for you?

Well first you need to understand cookies, what they do and how they're used. If you have a small simple static website, your site might not even use them!

We have prepared a 'plain speaking' information sheet that explains the main issues and actions you should consider. To download it, simply click here.