{"id":1011,"date":"2026-06-04T05:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myLawTools.co.uk\/?page_id=1011"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:46:18","slug":"legal-compliance-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/legal-compliance-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Compliance Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legal Compliance Checklist<\/h1>\n

Last updated:<\/strong> 4 June 2026<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/<\/p>\n

Operator:<\/strong> myLawTools part of QMConsultancy.uk trading as My Law Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Purpose<\/h2>\n

This page is an internal\/public-facing checklist of the key legal, privacy and compliance items that should be completed before launch and reviewed regularly.<\/p>\n

You may keep this page private in WordPress if you do not want the public to see your internal checklist.<\/p>\n

2. Website legal pages<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Terms and Conditions page created and linked in footer.<\/li>\n
  • Privacy Policy \/ UK GDPR Notice page created and linked in footer.<\/li>\n
  • Cookie Policy page created and linked in footer.<\/li>\n
  • Data Processing Agreement page created and linked where business users or firms may upload personal data.<\/li>\n
  • Acceptable Use Policy page created and linked in account sign-up and footer.<\/li>\n
  • Refund, Cancellation and Subscription Policy page created and linked at checkout.<\/li>\n
  • AI, OCR, Redaction and Document Processing Disclaimer created and linked inside relevant tools.<\/li>\n
  • Legal Notice and Contact Information page created and linked in footer.<\/li>\n
  • Subprocessor List page created and kept updated.<\/li>\n
  • Website Disclaimers and User Confirmations page created or converted into tool-level warnings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    3. Business details to complete<\/h2>\n
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    • Legal business name inserted.<\/li>\n
    • Trading name inserted.<\/li>\n
    • Website URL inserted.<\/li>\n
    • Contact email inserted.<\/li>\n
    • Registered or trading address inserted.<\/li>\n
    • Company number inserted, if applicable.<\/li>\n
    • VAT number inserted, if applicable.<\/li>\n
    • Last updated date inserted on every page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      4. Cookie compliance<\/h2>\n
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      • Cookie consent banner installed.<\/li>\n
      • Users can reject optional cookies as easily as accepting them.<\/li>\n
      • Cookie settings page or panel created.<\/li>\n
      • Cookie scan completed.<\/li>\n
      • Cookie table updated with actual cookies.<\/li>\n
      • Analytics and marketing cookies blocked until consent where required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        5. Account sign-up compliance<\/h2>\n
          \n
        • Terms acceptance checkbox added.<\/li>\n
        • Privacy Policy acceptance or notice added.<\/li>\n
        • No legal advice acknowledgement added.<\/li>\n
        • Marketing consent separated from mandatory account emails.<\/li>\n
        • Professional responsibility warning added for legal users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          6. Checkout compliance<\/h2>\n
            \n
          • Subscription renewal wording added.<\/li>\n
          • Refund and cancellation policy linked.<\/li>\n
          • Immediate digital access wording added for consumers where appropriate.<\/li>\n
          • Payment failure and downgrade wording added.<\/li>\n
          • VAT position clearly displayed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            7. Tool-level warnings<\/h2>\n
              \n
            • Upload screen warning added.<\/li>\n
            • Final bundle generation confirmation added.<\/li>\n
            • Redaction export confirmation added.<\/li>\n
            • AI\/OCR warning added.<\/li>\n
            • Deadline calculator warning added.<\/li>\n
            • Export screen disclaimer added.<\/li>\n
            • Support disclaimer added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              8. Data protection controls<\/h2>\n
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              • Confirmed whether files are local-only, server-processed or mixed.<\/li>\n
              • Confirmed whether uploaded files are stored and for how long.<\/li>\n
              • Confirmed whether generated bundles are stored and for how long.<\/li>\n
              • Confirmed whether AI\/OCR uses third-party processors.<\/li>\n
              • Confirmed whether support staff can access uploaded files.<\/li>\n
              • Created subprocessor list.<\/li>\n
              • Created deletion\/export process for account users.<\/li>\n
              • Created personal data breach response process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                9. Security controls<\/h2>\n
                  \n
                • SSL enabled.<\/li>\n
                • WordPress, themes and plugins updated.<\/li>\n
                • Admin accounts protected with strong passwords and MFA where possible.<\/li>\n
                • Backups configured.<\/li>\n
                • Security plugin or firewall configured.<\/li>\n
                • Access permissions reviewed.<\/li>\n
                • Error logging reviewed so sensitive document data is not unnecessarily exposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  10. Professional-use controls<\/h2>\n
                    \n
                  • No legal advice disclaimer visible.<\/li>\n
                  • Court compliance disclaimer visible.<\/li>\n
                  • Deadline verification warning visible.<\/li>\n
                  • Redaction verification warning visible.<\/li>\n
                  • Human review requirement visible for AI\/OCR outputs.<\/li>\n
                  • Users required to accept responsibility before high-risk exports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    11. Review cycle<\/h2>\n

                    Review these pages whenever you change subscriptions, payment providers, hosting, analytics, AI\/OCR providers, document storage, file upload behaviour, user roles, team accounts, security systems or major product features.<\/p>\n

                    You should also have these pages reviewed by a qualified solicitor before public launch and after any major business or technical change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Legal Compliance Checklist Last updated: 4 June 2026 Website: https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/ Operator: myLawTools part of QMConsultancy.uk trading as My Law Tools 1. Purpose This page is an internal\/public-facing checklist of the key legal, privacy and compliance items that should be completed before launch and reviewed regularly. You may keep this page private in WordPress if you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1011","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1028,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mylawtools.co.uk\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}