Compliance

Website accessibility, privacy and security requirements.

Explore the rules and standards that may affect your website, the work Steadwatch supports and the decisions that remain with your business. Applicability depends on your organization, customers and data practices.

ADA web accessibility

United States, federal. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

How ADA accessibility requirements relate to websites and the tasks people need to complete.

WCAG 2.2 AA

International. A voluntary standard, referenced by law and contract worldwide.

The technical accessibility criteria used to guide testing and review.

Accessibility overlays

United States and elsewhere. A product category rather than a law.

What overlay tools offer and why underlying page testing still matters.

Unruh Act (California)

California, United States. Civil Code sections 51 and 52.

California civil-rights requirements and their relationship to website accessibility claims.

European Accessibility Act

European Union. Directive (EU) 2019/882.

Accessibility requirements for covered products and services offered in the EU.

CCPA and CPRA

California, United States. CCPA as amended by the CPRA.

California privacy-law coverage, consumer rights and website-related responsibilities.

State privacy laws

United States, state level. Comprehensive consumer privacy statutes.

How state rules differ in coverage, consumer rights and opt-out requirements.

GDPR

European Union and European Economic Area. Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

When EU data-protection rules may apply and how website data practices fit into them.

Cookie consent

European Union, United Kingdom, and several US states. Rules differ by region.

How storage, tracking, consent and opt-out rules vary by region and purpose.

Data requests

California, other US states, the EU and UK. Deadlines differ.

How to recognize, record and handle requests about personal information.

Session replay and wiretapping

California and other US states with two-party consent wiretap statutes.

Questions to review before adding recording tools, chat widgets and similar tracking.

Breach notification

All fifty US states, plus the EU and UK. Requirements differ.

How incident-response and notification requirements depend on the data and jurisdiction.