Zac Spitzer wrote: > I'm looking for some information regarding EU law and the internet, > with regards to user agreements, privacy and what is legal and what > isn't, in plain english or better from a developer point of view
There is no binding law in the EU. There are directives from the EU, but they only give a minimum implementation of the legal framework, not the actual and complete law. > for example how binding is a purchase "contact" for when i buy something > online The specifics would depend on the implementation of the so-called ecommerce directive and consumer protection directive. About 8 countries have already implemented it in their national legislation, the rest hasn't. But as long as you are buying as a consumer, and not b2b, the rule of the thumb is that you can cancel the purchase for 7 days after buying. YMMV Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
