.pt layer — website compliance and accountability under Portuguese law Part of the Legal Centre · Direct Hit
Websites ComplianceCompliance & Accountability for Electronic Sites · .pt PT
Website Compliance & Accountability · .pt layer

Your website needs an owner for compliance.

Software does not answer for you — the Website Compliance Officer does. Legal and technical consultancy, advisory and audit covering your website's entire lifecycle, under Portuguese law.

The problem

Technology is outrunning compliance

Website technologies evolve faster than organisations' maturity in meeting the rules that apply to them.

~15%

of websites meet the GDPR minimum.

+20%

rise in accessibility litigation in 2025.

11.8%

of Portuguese public sites meet accessibility good practice.

Our approach

Compliance across the whole lifecycle

Compliance is a process, not a snapshot. We follow the website across the nine phases of its lifecycle.

1Concept
2Design/UX
3Build
4Go-Live
5Operation
6Changes
7Incident
8Recert.
9Decommission
Services / MVPs

A portfolio covering the full lifecycle

Phases 1-3 · Build

WC-01 · Compliance by Design

Embeds compliance requirements from concept, design and build — privacy, accessibility and security by design.

Phase 4 · Gate

WC-02 · Audit & Go-Live Gate

Multi-layer audit of the six regulatory layers, accessibility statement and a go/no-go clearance. Also a health-check for existing sites.

Phases 5-6 · Run · Core

WC-03 · Website Compliance Officer Retainer

Ongoing monitoring, regulatory watch and change management, with a single named owner.

Phase 7 · Incident

WC-04 · Incident Response

Response to complaints, supervision and data breaches under statutory deadlines (72h / 24h).

Phases 8-9 · Proof

WC-05 · Recertification, Seal & Decommissioning

Seal and annual recertification with a public accountability page, and compliant decommissioning.

Model

Land & Expand

Enter via the audit (WC-02) or by design (WC-01); value concentrates in the retainer (WC-03).

Layered occupation

Three jurisdictions, three focuses, no duplication

This is the Portuguese national layer (.pt).

LayerLegal focusTarget market
.ptLiability determinable under Portuguese law and regulationWebsite controllers in Portugal
.euEU-harmonised layer and Member-State legal ordersWebsite controllers in the European Union
.comGlobal taxonomy of regulatory models, location-independentGlobal market for website compliance services

Accountability is not bought in software.

We assume, by contract, responsibility for your website's compliance.

Talk to a Website Compliance Officer
Need to assess your website's compliance?
Talk to us — +351 213 243 750 · office@websitescompliance.pt