Guides
The rules behind the reports
Long-form explainers that stay useful after the scan: what EU law actually requires of a website, in plain English, with the sources.
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Cookies and consent
How to read a cookie scan report
A scan report is a list of evidence, not a verdict. What each part means, which findings matter most under EU law, and what to fix first.
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Consent design
The consent banner designs European regulators object to
Data protection authorities have converged on a short list of banner designs they treat as unlawful. Most come down to one test: is saying no as easy as saying yes?
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E-commerce
Your website’s legal checklist before selling in another EU country
Selling across an EU border means meeting EU-wide rules plus the mandatory consumer law of your customer’s country. This is the list we would work through first.
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Enforcement
GDPR fines for websites: what regulators actually enforce
Headline fines are rare and mostly hit very large companies. For an ordinary website, enforcement looks different, and it is more predictable than the headlines suggest.
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Accessibility
The European Accessibility Act and your website
Since 28 June 2025, many websites that sell to consumers in the EU must be accessible by law. Who is covered, what ‘accessible’ means in practice, and what an automated check can and cannot tell you.