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Why does e-commerce matter?
The digital sector is one of the United Kingdoms (UK) most important sectors. It has a substantial economic value and has the potential to increase growth and innovation. The UK’s government has continued to improve policy and prepare legislation, that acknowledges the benefits of an open and thriving digital sector. In the UK’s non-financial sector e-commerce […]
What must your online business do to protect its service?
As a business that operates online what obligations do you have to guarantee to protect the security of any internet transactions. The Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations 2003, The Network and Information Systems Regulations (NIS) 2018, and the Communications Act 2003 impose obligations on providers of public electronic networks, to have adequate and sufficient, technical […]
What legislation controls e-commerce?
There is a lot of legislation that governs a business operating on the internet. Some of which is based on European Union (EU) legislation. The following is a list of some important legislation that controls e-commerce: The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 – Among other things it states the information that must be given […]
What is an information society service?
Other articles have often mentioned information society services (ISS) so this article will discuss in more detail what an ISS is. The E-Commerce Directive aimed to provide free movement of ISS and to regulate providers of ISS across the European Union (EU). The E-Commerce Regulations 2002 defines ISS by reference to the E-Commerce Directive. It […]
What is an intermediation service?
Another article has discussed what e-commerce activities would and would not be classed as an information society service (ISS), in relation to the E-Commerce Directive and the E-Commerce Regulations 2002. It pointed out that intermediation services that form part of other overall services would not be an ISS, but what is an intermediation service. First, […]
A brief note about e-commerce financial services after Brexit.
The United Kingdom (UK) is in the transition/implementation period which currently ends on the 31 December 2020. During this period, the UK is mostly treated as if it were still a European Union (EU) Member State. During the transition period trade negotiations are taking place, but what happens to e-commerce and financial services if the […]
The emerging market of digital advertisements.
The first thing to note is that in general digital advertising is subject to the same controls applicable to offline advertising. It is also no surprise that the use of online advertisements has increased over the years. The House of Lords’ 2018 report titled, ‘UK advertising in a digital age’ stated that digital advertising amounted […]
Your obligations if you are a digital advertiser!
Online advertisers must provide certain information about themselves on their website. The adverts themselves must include certain information about the advertiser and their products. These obligations apply to information society service providers and they originate from the E-Commerce Regulations which applied the E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC). The Directive states that ‘information society services’ include offering ‘commercial […]
All you need to know about online Competition law!
Competition law interacts with the online sector in several ways. This includes the European Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy and the related e-commerce sector inquiry. There are few ongoing competition concerns regarding the online sector which include platform bans, geo-blocking, and resale price maintenance (RPM). It has been questioned whether the current competition regulatory framework […]
What is geo-blocking?
Geo-blocking is technology that restricts access to internet content based upon the user’s geographical location. The Geo-blocking Regulation (EU) 2018/302 was adopted on 28 February 2018. It applies in all European Union (EU) Member States from the 3 December 2018. The regulation prohibits discrimination based on a customers’ place of residence, nationality, or place of […]