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ARTICLE · 12 OCTOBER 2026

Five Website Compliance Risks Your Organisation Can’t Afford To Ignore

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Websites are increasingly subject to legal and regulatory scrutiny around data protection, accessibility, and transparency. Many organisations overlook critical compliance requirements that can emerge gradually over time, creating risks that extend beyond legal obligations to affect reputation, customer trust, and user experience.

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Selina Hinchliffe
Selina Hinchliffe
Charlotte Cassells
Charlotte Cassells

Most organisations invest considerable time and money into their website – tracking traffic, optimising user journeys and refining content to improve engagement. However, one area that is often overlooked is website compliance.

As websites become increasingly central to how organisations communicate, market their services and collect information, they’re also becoming subject to greater legal and regulatory scrutiny.

Requirements around data protection, accessibility, consumer information and transparency continue to evolve, whilst many websites change without anyone stepping back to assess whether they still meet those expectations.

The result is that compliance gaps can emerge gradually over time, often without anyone realising.

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