Encyclopedia
Laws and standards
This department
The laws, regulations and guidelines that govern websites: accessibility, privacy, email, copyright and payments.
Entries
1 of 12 planned entries are published. New entries are added in batches, and every one is checked against its sources before it goes live.
- Americans with Disabilities Act and websites (coming soon): Title II, Title III and websites
- Section 508 (coming soon): US federal accessibility rules
- WCAG: The accessibility guidelines, 1.0 to 2.2
- GDPR (coming soon): EU data protection and what it changed for sites
- ePrivacy Directive (coming soon): The EU cookie rule behind consent banners
- CCPA and CPRA (coming soon): California's privacy laws
- CAN-SPAM Act (coming soon): US email marketing rules
- COPPA (coming soon): Children's privacy online
- DMCA (coming soon): Copyright takedowns and safe harbor
- Section 230 (coming soon): Liability for user content
- PCI DSS (coming soon): Card-payment security for online stores
- European Accessibility Act (coming soon): EU accessibility rules in force since June 2025