Cookies Policy
What's a Cookies Policy
A Cookies Policy is a policy that provides users with detailed
information about the types of cookies a website uses, how these cookies are used, and how
users can control cookies placement through limiting or forbidding a website to place
cookies on his/her electronic device.
A Privacy Policy will often include a section within it that covers Cookies. However, in the
EU, having a fully separate Cookies Policy is required.
In this case, any information about cookies can also be placed in the Privacy Policy but
then referenced in the separate Cookies Policy.
What to Include in Your Cookies Policy
- That cookies are in use on your website
- 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 a device
All Cookies Policies will include the same basic information:
Let's look at some examples of Cookies Policy clauses that address the above information.
Top banner pop-ups
They pop up the first time a user visits a website, and are right in the main line of sight. These banners are a great way to quickly inform a user that cookies are in use on your website, provide a link to your Cookie Policy, and request consent to place cookies by including something such as a clickable "Continue" link, or language that lets a user know that by continuing to use the website, consent will be assumed.
- That cookies are in use on your website
- 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 a device
All Cookies Policies will include the same basic information:
Let's look at some examples of Cookies Policy clauses that address the above information.
How Users Can Opt Out of Cookies Use
When it comes to disabling or turning off cookies, you must provide information on how to do this to your users, whether the information is specific to your website, or general. NTT Data informs users that they can set preferences regarding cookies by clicking a link on the bottom of every page of the website.