Privacy-friendly tools for your website in 2025
In a statement by the founder of WPBeginner, the average website utilizes around 30 plugins for functions such as analytics, SEO, and payment processing. As website owners increasingly rely on online tools and plugins, ensuring compliance with data protection laws has become more challenging. Since the introduction of the GDPR, fines within the EU have surged by…
Digital Accessibility in Germany: Requirements for Websites and Apps
Digital accessibility has already been introduced in Germany through regulations such as the Accessibility in Information Technology Ordinance 2.0 (BITV 2.0) and the Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities (BGG). Federal agencies, in particular, were obliged to make their websites and apps accessible to all users. The introduction of the Accessibility Reinforcement Act…
Polish Electronic Communications Law: Obligations for Companies
The new Polish Electronic Communications Law (ECL) came into force on November 10, 2024. Since then, it has replaced the previous 2004 Telecommunications Law in Poland. The most important difference from the previous Telecommunications Law is its scope of application, which now also affects companies providing online communication services. It aligns the Polish legal framework…
Cookie Audit for Websites: Manually or with a Cookie Scanner
As a website owner, you are responsible for your users’ information that is collected and stored by cookies on your website. Any cookie active on your site can potentially cause privacy issues, especially if it is not used for its intended purpose or, more critically, if it is stored in your users’ browsers without their…
European Accessibility Act 2025: Ensure your Cookie Banner is compliant
The European Accessibility Act 2025 (EAA 2025) will soon come into force. Companies in the EU must ensure that their websites or online shops are accessible by the implementation deadline of 28 June 2025. This also applies to the first point of contact, the cookie banner, which must also be accessible for people with disabilities.…
2025 Guide to a GDPR-compliant cookie banner
Since the GDPR came into force in 2018, cookie banners have become an integral part of the digital user experience. Users now encounter these pop-ups almost everywhere, be it on websites, in apps or even on smart TVs. Accordingly, compliance with the GDPR on online platforms is being monitored more and more strictly. The fines…