cookie-cat

WordPress cookie catalog

cookie-cat WordPress cookie catalog
This site uses cookies. What a surprise
  • Home
  • About
    • What is the UK cookie law?
    • ICC UK Cookie Guide
    • Cookie categories – TOOL TIPS
    • Cookie Audit
    • WordPress plugins for the UK cookie law / EU cookie directive
    • Privacy notice
    • Design of the cookie cat plugin – a cookie predictor for WordPress?
      • cookie-cat design – Part I – the cookie-cat plugin
      • cookie-cat design – Part II – the website
      • cookie-cat design – Part III – the cc_mapping feed
      • cookie-cat design Part Ia – cookie-cat v1.1
    • Disclaimer
    • Resources used
  • Cookies
  • Plugins
  • Mapping
  • Download
  • Blog
  • Contact

Two steps to compliance with the UK cookie law

May 28, 2012 by vsgloik

There now appear to be only TWO steps to compliance with the UK cookie law:

  1. Have a Privacy Policy page
  2. List the cookies in use


As published in the Guardian on 26th May the UK cookie law has been relaxed.

This is our interpretation…

It is no longer necessary to request consent to store cookies. But you do still need to perform a cookie audit.

ICO Cookies Guidance v3

Here is an extract from page 17 of v3 of the cookies guide.

An audit of cookies could involve the following steps and considerations:

  1. Identify which cookies are operating on or through your website
  2. Confirm the purpose(s) of each of these cookies
  3. Confirm whether you link cookies to other information held about users – such as usernames
  4. Identify what data each cookie holds
  5. Confirm the type of cookie ? session or persistent
  6. If it is a persistent cookie how long is its lifespan?
  7. Is it a first or third party cookie? If it is a third party cookie who is setting it?
  8. Double check that your privacy policy provides accurate and clear information about each cookie.

The intention(*) of this website and the associated plugin ( cookie-cat ) is to help you perform the audit automatically. If you use cookie-cat in conjunction with the oik-privacy-policy plugin your life could be even easier.

 

(*) Long term goal

Filed Under: News Tagged With: implied consent

Cookie categories

  1. Strictly necessary cookies - these cookies enable services you have specifically asked for

  2. Performance cookies - these cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited

  3. Functionality cookies - these cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience

  4. Targeting cookies or advertising cookies - these cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests.

blog posts

  • 1 – Strictly necessary
  • 2 – Performance cookies
  • 3 – Functionality cookies
  • News
  • plugin
  • WordPress

Information

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Design
  • Privacy
  • Sitemap

© Copyright cookie-cat 2012-2022. All rights reserved.
Site:  www.cookie-cat.co.uk