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The Cookie Law

March 29th, 2012, by Chris Ward

On 26th May 2012 a new law concerning EU websites comes into force. It’s being dubbed ‘The cookie law’ and is a is a piece of European Union legislation that has been adopted in the UK. This article provides a summary of the cookie law and how it affects customers of BF Internet.

What’s a cookie?

“Some websites store small amounts of data on your computer called ‘cookies’ to remember if you’ve been to the website before. They also enable you to use online services more easily.” www.direct.gov.uk/managingcookies

Does my website use cookies?

Probably, yes. If you use ecommerce, or your website has some sort of log-in area (a members area or account area) your website will use cookies to remember when a user has logged in. If you use Google Analytics to track visitor trends you will use cookies too. If your website is a brochure website without any online transactions you probably don’t use cookies.

What’s the law?

In simple terms, a website can’t store cookies in the browser unless the user is provided with clear information about the purpose of the cookies and has given his or her consent. The full version of the law can be found in this PDF on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website, on page 7. Read the rest of this entry »

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Latest Additions to our portfolio

February 14th, 2012, by Paul Zanelli

Hawkshead Relish produce an award winning range of mouth watering relishes handmade with passion in the English Lake District using only the finest ingredients.

 

Lakeland Hampers are proud to supply a superb range of hamper baskets across the UK. Using locally sourced produce from Cumbria and the Lake District, we have taken the very best our area has to offer and made food hampers.

 

Cake Craft Shop are the one-stop shop for all your cake decorating supplies. With a huge selection of cake decorations, cake making equipment and packaging you should be able to find everything you need at great prices.

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Taking Payments Online: The Options

February 10th, 2012, by Chris Ward

In the early years, BF Internet offered clients the option of taking credit card payments via through PGP encrypted emails. This allowed shoppers to submit their credit card details through a secure encrypted form to be processed in-store and offered reduced operating costs, whilst not requiring an internet merchant account.

The card payment industry has changed massively in recent years, with greater focus on online security and fraud prevention through the introduction of CV2 numbers, 3D-secure authentication and additional layers of fraud checking. These advances have meant that other payment processing options (e.g. PayPal, Sage Pay..) have become far superior to PGP, offering improved PCI-compliant fraud protection for the merchant whilst widespread implementation has minimised costs.

This article looks at 3 options available to you, to allow payments to be taken online:

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Tags: credit card, online, payment, pgp, secure
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Google Product Search: Mandatory feed update required

August 11th, 2011, by Paul Zanelli

Google Product Search is changing; as of 15/08/2011 a new feed specification will start to come into effect. Merchants who fail to comply will find their products removed from Google Product Search.

What is Google Product search?

If you’re not familiar with the name, Google Product Search gives online businesses the opportunity to have a presence in Google’s shopping results. Earlier this year we ran a blog piece talking about this service, if you missed it you can read it here.
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Tags: google shopping
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A Look at Social Media Management

July 22nd, 2011, by Paul Zanelli

It is a well-known fact that social media is fast becoming one of the most popular ways for people to communicate, socialise and network online. Businesses around the world are embracing social media and using these platforms to help reach out to their client bases.

Social Media Management can be an effective way to help your company spread news and information about your business, product or services. There are a wide range of solutions to choose from such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and soon Google Plus. We will look at a few of the most popular networks below.

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Tags: facebook, search engine optimisation, seo, social media managment, twitter
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