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App Corp
Full-service software engineering
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The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) sit alongside UK GDPR as the specific rules governing electronic communications in the UK. They cover cookies and similar tracking technologies, marketing calls, emails and texts, and the security of public electronic communications services. While GDPR sets the general framework for data protection, PECR adds specific requirements for how organisations may use electronic communications to interact with individuals. For any application with marketing features, cookie-based tracking, or user notifications, PECR compliance is as important as GDPR compliance.
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) sit alongside UK GDPR as the specific rules governing electronic communications in the UK. They cover cookies and similar tracking technologies, marketing calls, emails and texts, and the security of public electronic communications services. While GDPR sets the general framework for data protection, PECR adds specific requirements for how organisations may use electronic communications to interact with individuals. For any application with marketing features, cookie-based tracking, or user notifications, PECR compliance is as important as GDPR compliance.
Informed, unambiguous consent before placing any non-essential cookies or tracking scripts — implied consent is not sufficient.
Prior consent for electronic marketing communications to individuals, with clear opt-out mechanisms in every message and no disguised sender information.
Clear and comprehensive information about each cookie's purpose, duration, and whether it is first-party or third-party.
Restrictions on processing traffic and location data, with defined retention periods and destruction requirements after billing disputes are resolved.
Mandatory notification to the ICO of security breaches affecting personal data in electronic communications networks and services.
PECR compliance affects nearly every web application we build, and we treat cookie consent as a first-class UX concern — not a legal afterthought. We implement granular consent management platforms that categorise cookies by purpose (strictly necessary, functional, analytics, marketing), provide clear information about each script's behaviour, and honour user preferences consistently across sessions and devices. Our marketing-focused applications include consent-aware analytics that respect opt-out choices at the data collection layer, not just the presentation layer.
Explore other compliance standards we engineer for.
The United Kingdom's post-Brexit data protection framework — nearly identical to EU GDPR but independently enforced by the ICO.
Learn moreThe European Union's landmark data protection regulation — the most influential privacy framework in the world, setting the global standard.
Learn moreCalifornia's landmark consumer privacy law granting residents control over their personal data — now the de facto US privacy standard.
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We have shipped 200+ projects for clients across fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and enterprise — many requiring multi-framework compliance.