Website Rules for Salons & Beauty Businesses
Before/after photos, online booking, Instagram embeds and newsletter signups. Salon websites touch more legal requirements than most owners realize.
Common issues for hair & beauty salons
Before/after photos need consent
Photos of clients require written consent under GDPR, especially if treatments could reveal health information.
Booking data is personal data
Appointment booking systems collect names, contact info, and sometimes treatment details. This is personal data under GDPR.
Instagram embeds track visitors
Embedded Instagram feeds load Meta tracking scripts. These need cookie consent before loading.
Portfolio images may be unlicensed
Stock photos mixed with your own work can trigger copyright claims if not properly licensed.
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Real-world enforcement
In 2023, the Spanish AEPD fined a beauty salon €5,000 for posting before/after photos of clients on Instagram without explicit written consent. Under GDPR Article 9, photos that reveal health information (such as skin treatments or dental work) require special category consent — a higher standard than regular GDPR consent.
Official resources
We run the same complete check on every website. The guides below highlight which issues come up most often for each type of business.
Guides for hair & beauty salons
Cookie Banner Requirements 2026: What Actually Counts
Most cookie banners fail basic GDPR requirements. Here is what yours actually needs: reject buttons, no dark patterns, real consent.
EAA for Belgian SMBs: Website Rules from June 2025
Practical EAA guide for Belgian SMBs under the Wet van 5 november 2023. Microenterprise exemption, KBO/BCE number, WCAG 2.1 AA explained.
GDPR Compliance Checklist for Belgian Businesses (2026)
35-point GDPR checklist for Belgian businesses. APD/GBA enforcement, Wet 30 juli 2018, KBO/BCE number, cookie consent rules, Brussels bilingual obligations.
AI-Built Website and GBA Complaint: Who Pays in Belgium?
Your builder used Cursor or Lovable. The cookie banner does not work. The GBA fines you, not OpenAI. What changes 9 December 2026.
AI-Generated Code and Open-Source Licences (Belgium)
Copilot or Cursor wrote GPL code into your site. The site owner distributes it, not the AI. What Doe v. GitHub decided and what you can do.
AI-Generated Images on Your Belgian Website (2026)
AI Act Article 50(4) takes effect 2 August 2026. The four risk layers for Belgian SMBs publishing AI images on their website, with the Getty ruling.
Product Liability Directive 2024/2853 in Belgium
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 makes software and AI 'products' for strict liability on 9 December 2026. What changes for your Belgian SMB.
The EU AI Act for Belgian Website Owners: 2 August 2026
Article 50 of the AI Act takes effect 2 August 2026. APD/GBA and BIPT supervise. What Belgian SMB sites really must label and what they need not.
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