New rules on company information on websites and emails

From 1st January this year there are new rules on company information which must be included on websites and emails. The changes mean that the following information must be displayed on all websites and company business emails and order forms:

1. full registered name of company
2. country of registration
3. full registered office address of company

This is an extension of the existing requirements for business letters to business emails and company websites. It is sufficient to display the information on a general website page such as the “About Us” or the “Legal Information” rather than on every website page. Many companies will already be displaying this information as there are similar requirements under the E-Commerce Regulations and the Distance Selling Regulations.

The new rules are contained in The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 available here.