andy_b_1502 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Hi everyone, There is a new law in the UK which everyone has to adhere to, this is to inform user's on websites for the use of cookies. I now need a simple pop area/box to show the user a little bit of information about this with "yes" and "no" buttons for them to use, making the popup disappear once one button has been selected. It's just needs to be simple and functional, i'm asking you guys to help me with this as i'm worried about any infringement i may cause by not having this, please help, many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoseley Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 What's the law, exactly? Are you sure you can't just put it in your privacy policy / terms of use agreement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_b_1502 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 well, i was just surfing, in fact it was a local aquatics website near me: www.marineaquatics.co.uk, i noticed that a new pop came up, explaining about this new law... I looked into it and it seems that all websites are required to inform user's, the method is hazy but it does seem that i will get fined if i fail to do this so i'm NOT taking any chances. Therefore as iv'e just seen a pop version of the new law, i'm trying source my own pop up to use.. Currently reading up on a script to copy/paste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoseley Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Found this: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57442294-93/what-britons-need-to-know-about-u.k-cookie-law/ Seems you're right... you need explicit permission. What are you using cookies for? Why not just use session storage? Doesn't seem to be any law against that. Persistent login (with a checkbox) shouldn't be an issue, either, as the user explicitly accepts that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_b_1502 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 I am using sessions to log in users, this whole new law is slightly confusing, i just want to make absolutely sure that i'm "covered". There's in one set up now on the site just in case. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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