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Website Officer · .eu layer

The Website Officer for your website — end to end.

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

The problem

Organisations’ pains and transformation needs

Organisations face recurring website pains — regulatory risk, slowness and insecurity, poor findability, stale content and, above all, no one accountable. The Website Officer solves them.

~15%

of websites meet the GDPR minimum.

+20%

rise in accessibility litigation in 2025.

~11%

of organisations considered themselves EAA-compliant at entry into force.

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

Solutions for your pains and transformation

Diagnosis

WO-01 · 360.º Website Diagnosis

Multi-dimensional assessment — compliance, performance, security, SEO, UX, content — with a pain-prioritised transformation plan.

Stewardship · Core

WO-02 · Website Officer Retainer

A single named owner for the ongoing stewardship of your website as an asset: governance, compliance, performance and evolution.

Compliance

WCO specialisation

The compliance and accountability strand embedded as a module of the integral role.

Training

WO-03 · Academy & Certification

Training and certification of the Website Officer profession.

Strategy

WO-04 · Governance & Roadmap

The website as an asset: KPIs, budget, evolution roadmap and informed decisions.

Value ladder

From pain to stewardship

360.º diagnosis → stewardship retainer → certification, with compliance (WCO) as a component.

Layered occupation

Three jurisdictions, three focuses, no duplication

This is the European layer (.eu) — the harmonised framework and Member-State legal orders.

LayerLegal focusTarget market
.ptLiability determinable across the European Union 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@websiteofficer.eu