# Do UK websites need to be GDPR compliant?

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**Category:** GDPR
**URL:** https://www.cookieyes.com/knowledge-base/gdpr/do-uk-websites-need-to-be-gdpr-compliant/

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**Yes, UK websites are required to comply with the **[**UK GDPR.**](https://www.cookieyes.com/blog/what-is-uk-gdpr/) After Brexit, the UK is no longer regulated by the EU GDPR, but instead has its own domestic version called the UK GDPR. However, due to EU GDPR’s extra-territorial scope, UK websites will need to comply with EU GDPR if they process data of EU residents. 

As the UK GDPR closely mirrors the EU GDPR with only a[ few exceptions,](https://www.cookieyes.com/knowledge-base/gdpr/is-there-a-difference-between-uk-gdpr-and-eu-gdpr/) websites in the UK have to follow similar requirements as stated in the EU GDPR. These include obtaining consent from website visitors before collecting their personal data, including [cookie consent](https://www.cookieyes.com/blog/gdpr-cookie-consent/) and maintaining an up-to-date privacy policy.