definition of a cookies policy
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Cookies Policy
(1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/cookies-policy/generator/
A Cookies Policy (1) is the policy you use to inform users of your website/app about your use of cookies.
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Cookies are small files that websites place on the computers and mobile devices of people who visit those websites.
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Like a Privacy Policy that’s used to inform users about the collection and use of personal information, a Cookies Policy is where the
website owner will:
Detail more information about what cookies are being used by the
website
How these cookies are
used
What options do users have
over these cookies
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Most Privacy Policies will often include a section within it that covers Cookies.
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For EU-based companies, because of the EU Cookies Law, having fully separate Cookies Policy is a better idea.
EU
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US-based companies that do business in the EU must comply the EU Cookies Law, thus they must notify users about their websites’ use of cookies.
Currently, cookies are not explicitly separated from general privacy laws in the US as they are in the EU.
It’s very common with US businesses to use just 1 Privacy Policy that has a section called “Cookies”.
US
(2) Link to http://www.bbc.com/
(3) Link to http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/cookies/
(4) Link to http://www.bbc.com/privacy/cookies/about
This is how the EU-based BBC website (2) has a link to a separate Privacy Policy page (3) and a separate Cookies Policy page (4):
The US-based Amazon website has the information page about cookies located within the “Privacy Notice” page:
What to include in Cookies Policy
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Most Cookies Policies will include the
following:
That cookies are in use on your web site
What cookies are
What kind of cookies are in use (by you and/or third parties)
How and why you (and/or third parties) are using the cookies
How a user can opt out of having cookies placed on her device(s)
The Guardian’s Cookies Policy
?How to inform users about cookies
The EU Cookie Directive (5) requires that:
Users are informed that cookies are
used
There’s Cookies Policy
where users can find more
information about the cookies used
(5) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/eu-cookies-directive/
Top banner pop-ups
General pop-up dialogs
Download Cookies Policy Template
Go to https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-cookies-policy-template/
and download the template.
