EUROPEAN websites must follow the Commission’s guidelines on privacy and data protection and inform users that cookies are not being used to gather information unnecessarily.
The ePrivacy directive – more specifically Article 5(3) – requires prior informed consent for storage or for access to information stored on a user’s terminal equipment. In other words, you must ask users if they agree to most cookies and similar technologies before the site starts to use them.
For consent to be valid, it must be informed, specific, freely given and must constitute a real indication of the individual’s wishes.
WP Cookies Enabler is an easy and lightweight solution to preventively block third-party cookies installed by js and to comply with the EU cookie law.
Features:
- Display notice banner out of the box
- Fully customizable aspect
- Works on script tags, iframes, and asynchronous scripts
- Lighweight: only load styles when the banner is displayed
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