My personal favorites

• “only one person to shout at” not much point shouting at a reseller if the sites down as they have access to the same information you have.
• “We can give you free hosting” Great the reseller has paid a reseller for space, because they say its free you have no comeback if anything goes wrong.
• “no need to worry its free” well i guess thats correct until you find out your domain is now owned by the new reseller and he want 20 pounds to renew it.

Computers and other network devices on the Internet use an IP address to route your request to the site you’re trying to reach. This is similar to dialing a phone number to connect to the person you’re trying to call. Thanks to DNS, though, you don’t have to keep your own address book of IP addresses. Instead, you just connect through a domain name server, also called a DNS server or name server, which manages a massive database that maps domain names to IP addresses.

Whether you’re accessing a Web site or sending e-mail, your computer uses a DNS server to look up the domain name you’re trying to access. The proper term for this process is DNS name resolution, and you would say that the DNS server resolves the domain name to the IP address. Without DNS servers, the Internet would shut down very quickly.

• 1. You’ll See Unwanted Advertisements
• 2. You’ll Get Very Limited Disk Space
• 3. You May Not A Unique Domain For Your Business
• 4. You May Not Get Any Email Accounts
• 5. You’ll Get Very Limited Bandwidth
• 6. You Won’t Get Any Guaranteed Uptime
• 7. You Won’t Get Scripting Support
• 8. Your Website Will Be Constantly Down
• 9. Your Host Shares Space With Spammy Websites
• 10. You Won’t Get Customer Support
• 11. Your Site Won’t Be Able To Handle The Traffic
• 12. You Won’t Get Any Upgrades

Things you may end up with:

• 1, High Domain Renewal Fees
• 2, Loss Of Domain Name
• 3, Minimize Search Traffic
• 4, IOC
• 5, You Don’t Own Your Data.

Would you get a free haircut if you had no idea who the stylist was?

Your visitors rights

• You have the right to see information held about you online, and to get it corrected if it is wrong, in the same way as you do for information held in more traditional ways.
• You also have the right to stop organisations using your information to send you direct marketing. You should get the opportunity to opt in or opt out of receiving such marketing at the point you give your personal details. You should also have the opportunity to change your preference later if you change your mind.
• If you would like to see or correct personal information that is held about you, or if you think there is a problem with how your personal information has been collected online, or how it is being used, responsible for collecting the information.
• The provider of the service or website you gave the information to should give details of how you can contact those responsible – often this information is in the privacy notice on its website.

If you complain to an organisation about the collection or use of your personal information and are the Information Commissioner.
For more information about your rights and how
to access your personal information, please visit the http://www.ico.gov.uk/ or contact our helpline
on 0303 123 1113.

25 May 2011
ICO gives website owners one year to comply with cookies law
Organisations and businesses that run websites aimed at UK consumers are being given up to 12 months to ‘get their house in order’ before enforcement of the new EU cookies law begins, Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham said today.
The UK government has revised the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, which come into force in the UK on 26 May, to address new EU requirements. The Regulations make clear that UK businesses and organisations running websites in the UK need to get consent from visitors to their websites in order to store cookies on users’ computers.
One common technique of storing information is widely known as a cookie. This is a small file that a website puts on a user’s computer so that it can remember something, for example the user’s preferences, at a later time. The majority of businesses and organisations in the UK currently use cookies for a wide variety of reasons – from analysing consumer browsing habits to remembering a user’s payment details when buying products online.
As the independent arbiter of information rights, the Information Commissioner has been charged with regulating the new rules for websites aimed at UK consumers.

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The ICO has today published guidance on its approach to enforcing the new rules – as well as guidance on other new powers coming into force as part of the revised Regulations.
This includes:
• Guidance on how the ICO will enforce the new rules including cookies
• Information for consumers on what the new rules will mean for
them and how to complain to us
• Information on what the ICO itself is doing to comply with the new
rules in respect of its own website;
Speaking today at the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers’ briefing on cookies, privacy and consumers, Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said:
“I have said all along that the new EU rules on cookies are challenging. It would obviously ruin some users’ browsing experience if they needed to negotiate endless pop ups – and I am not saying that businesses have to go down that road. Equally, I have to remember that this law has been brought in to give consumers more choice about what companies know about them. That’s why I’m taking a common sense approach that takes both views into account.
“Browser settings giving individuals more control over cookies will be an important contributor to a solution. But the necessary changes to the technology aren’t there yet. In the meantime, although there isn’t a formal transitional period in the Regulations, the government has said they don’t expect the ICO to enforce this new rule straight away. So we’re giving businesses and organisations up to one year to get their house in order. This does not let everyone off the hook. Those who choose to do

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nothing will have their lack of action taken into account when we begin formal enforcement of the rules.
“As the regulator, I’m conscious that my own website will be looked at for a model of how to comply. We’ve decided to place a header bar on our website giving users information about the cookies we use and choices about how to manage them. I am not saying that other websites should necessarily do the same. Every website is different and prescriptive and universal ‘to do’ lists would only hinder rather than help businesses to find a solution that works best for them and their customers. The initial advice that we issued earlier this month will continue to be supplemented with real-life examples as they come in.”
Commenting on the ICO’s approach, Stephen Robertson, Director General of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said:
“Retailers recognise the challenge of legislating in the changing online environment – which is why the BRC has worked closely with the ICO to help ensure a balanced approach to regulation that helps UK
business maintain its position as world leader in e-commerce while also providing clarity on important consumer rights.
“The retail sector supports the advice produced, especially the suggested approach that allows a ‘lead in’ period for businesses. We’ll continue to maintain close engagement with the ICO to support policy development that is clear, consistent and supportive of businesses and consumers shopping online.”

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On the other new powers granted to the ICO as part of the Regulations, Christopher Graham, added:
“Let’s not forget that the revised Regulations grant the ICO other significant new powers. Along with the power to impose financial penalties on telecoms and internet companies who fail to notify us about their data breaches, we will also have stronger powers to investigate the businesses behind nuisance marketing calls and spam texts. Tackling the businesses that make money from this is a challenge, but these new powers will give us access to more of the information we need to do the job.”
ENDS
If you need more information, please contact the ICO press office on 0303 123 9070 or visit the website at: www.ico.gov.uk.
Notes to Editors
1. GuidanceonhowtheICOwillenforcethenewrulesoncookiesisavailableonthe ICO website here: http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/library/Privacy_and_electronic/Practical_ application/enforcing_the_revised_privacy_and_electronic_communication_regulation s_v1.pdf
2. Informationforconsumersonwhatthenewruleswillmeanforthemandhowto complain to us is available on the ICO website here: http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/current_topics/new_pecr_rules.aspx
3. InformationonwhattheICOitselfisdoingtocomplywiththenewrulesisavailable here: http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/current_topics/website_changes_pecr.aspx
4. DCMShasalsotodayissuedanewsreleaseonthecookiesrules.Goto www.culture.gov.uk for more information.
5. TheInformationCommissioner’sOfficeupholdsinformationrightsinthepublic interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
6. TheICOhasspecificresponsibilitiessetoutintheDataProtectionAct1998,the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
7. TheICOisonTwitter,FacebookandLinkedIn,andproducesamonthlye-newsletter. Our For the media page provides more information for journalists.
8. Anyonewhoprocessespersonalinformationmustcomplywitheightprinciplesofthe Data Protection Act, which make sure that personal information is:

• Fairly and lawfully processed
• Processed for limited purposes
• Adequate, relevant and not excessive
• Accurate and up to date
• Not kept for longer than is necessary
• Processed in line with your rights
• Secure
• Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection