These rules apply to issues related to the processing of personal data through the web services owned by the European Commission and executive agencies within the europa.eu domain.
There are several intellectual property rights considerations that must be taken into account for websites. The European Commission has a websites and intellectual property checklist to help you navigate through this legal obligation.
Appropriate disclaimers and notices must be inserted in precise terms on websites on the Europa domain.
The EU institution must adequately inform users and obtain their consent before setting cookies and any other technology falling within the scope of Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy directive. By default, none of those cookies must be set.
Webmasters must apply the following criteria to reduce the risk of sensitive information being made widely available on Europa websites.
Some websites owners allow users to add content. Irrespective of the nature of the content added by users, moderation is a means to identify and delete unsuitable content as fast as possible to protect the European Commission’s reputation.
Email obfuscation is a method used to render email addresses unreadable to malicious spam bots, thereby protecting against spam, phishing, malware, and other online threats.