EU 'Cookie' law

TNETWeather · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 2:12 pm

robynfali wrote:

I have just checked mine using this ...
As far as i can tell my site doesn't use cookies, which sounds a bit strange?

Not at all.

If you don't use something like Google Analytics and don't have any kind of login or user access abilities on your website, it is quite possible you don't generate any cookies.

For template site systems like the Saratoga system, there are no cookies used unless you use features like letting the user choose the color scheme, width or use some special packages which need to remember the state of what you are doing.

scoobs · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2012 12:51 pm

Heres a free site that gives you the code etc thinkbroandband are using it.

http://www.civicuk.com/cookie-law/index

just enter a few details and pop code into site job done might get round to doing it soon.

TNETWeather · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2012 5:07 pm

Curious... did you see if they gave you any cookies before you provided approval?

duke · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:05 am

Quote:

In a Freedom of Information request it was revealed that the ICO itself saw a 90% drop in traffic tracked by Google Analytics following its decision to ask permission to place a Google Analytics cookie. So that won't affect many online buisnesses, agencies, software vendors or users...... no worries for there then…… it can’t get worse can it?

Yes!

On the 22 June the Dutch parliament passed an even more crazy, daft or, if you prefer, tough cookie law. It require that users opt in to the placement of a cookie, it also requires that a website operator be able to prove that the cookie was accepted.

Source - Lynchpin

Duke

mcrossley · **Posted:** Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:29 am

I just used my online banking (Lloyd's group), all they are doing is providing a link to a cookie information page. This basically says "if you do not want any cookies from your site, switch them off in your browser, and by the way if you do that you can no longer use our site." !

duke · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:57 pm

I'm sure none of you guys would be "suckered in" by such an email. But I thought I would just post a copy of an email I received the other day through my contact form.

Quote:

To: Webmaster

From:
Alex
alex@newstubed.com

Message:
Hi,

My name is Alex and I am contacting websites that are not compliant with the new EU cookie law. If you're not familiar with the law, please read more about it here: http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations ... okies.aspx

Your website is currently illegal in the EU as it's not asking users to accept cookies (you can read more about cookies here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/about-cookies) and you are still tracking them through your analytics data. Even if you're not using this data it's still best to be safe and not have your site shutdown by the authorities and have a fine up to £500,000.

I am willing to make your website compliant with the new laws for a nominal fee of £50. This work will take a few hours and will mean visitors can opt in/out of cookies.

I accept Paypal and my address for payment is alex@newstubed.com. If you don't have a Paypal account it's quick and easy to do.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,
Alex

Cookie Compliance Consultant

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