New website now live!

We have just finished building the new http://www.barensonengineering.co.uk/ website.
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New EU Website Cookie Law, what's this all about

Cookies are small files which are stored on your computer after you visit a website.  These files contain a small amount of data about your time on the website which is then carried over to your next visit to customise your experience. 

Often user's actions are stored as cookies without the user's consent; however previously website's were able to argue that when visitors use a website they give their implied consent.  In response to this, you may have noticed that websites have started asking for permission to use and store your cookies?  Here are a summary of the new laws and regulations below. 

As of May 2012 Information Commissioners Office (ICO) have set out the changes in the law regarding cookies, so when we're building e-commerce and CMS websites, we must be careful to consider these rules:

·         Implied consent can be used by websites however website users must understand that their actions will result in cookie files being stored. 

·         Websites must make it obvious that cookies are being stored without having to rely on user's reading the privacy policy.

·         When websites are collecting  personal sensitive data, they must gain explicit consent from the user. 

According to EU regulation, cookies or any other files stored on the user's terminal equipment (Including mobile websites created for mobile devices),  must not be used by service providers unless:

·         The user is informed about what the cookies are to be used for and how it will be stored.

·         The user has given their consent for the cookies to be stored and used.

The EU state that some websites do not need consent in certain circumstance if the data is used for a sole purpose e.g. Search queries that go into search engines.

In compliance with UK law and the Data Protection Act 1998, if cookies process personal data service providers must only store data which is needed and used for its purpose.  Therefore like traditional bricks and mortar businesses storing information about you, websites must now only store and keep necessary information with your consent. 

We hope you find this useful, Media Orb team

What's Going On - Welcome to our blog!

Welcome to Media Orb's blog!

There is always something going on here at Media Orb, when we are not too busy creating great looking websites or getting the tills ringing on our customers online shops we like to kick back and have a little fun. From inter office football tournaments and poker nights to giving a little back by getting involved in local community projects and sponsorship fundraising events, we are a pretty busy bunch.

You can keep up with all the goings on by checking out our Facebook page and following us on Twitter, so if you want to know about the latest websites and e-commerce shops that we have been working on or if you want the hottest tips and tricks for effective search engine optimisation then “like” or “follow” us and find out.

Also if you are a charitable or community project and think that our skills in website design, website development or search engine optimisation could help you in your good work then get in touch and we’ll see if we can help.

The New Media Orb website!

Our New Website!

After weeks of hard work we have finally managed to get the new Media Orb website online; over the next few weeks we will be rebranding all our print with our fresh new style!

We have also started offering an exciting new service! We now offer print for companies in Bridgwater and Taunton

Please leave your comments about our new website below, we'd love to hear what you think!