{"id":11550,"date":"2012-06-06T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=11550"},"modified":"2022-11-24T08:11:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:11:19","slug":"do-you-have-cookie-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/do-you-have-cookie-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have Cookie Control?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cookie.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cookie\" width=\"300\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11556\" \/>Unless you are an affiliate who can afford to pay a fine of about \u00c2\u00a3500,000 ($616,173 US at time of writing), you should read this. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The EU ePrivacy Directive passed last year went into effect on May 26th, 2012. Sites that are not in compliance are subject to the fine &#8212; and that doesn't just affect affiliates in EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>A site in the U.S. that targets U.K. consumers will also have to comply with the new policy.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, that means:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Users must be given the option to opt-in if your site uses cookies.<\/li>\n<li>You must inform visitors of the type of information the cookie captures and how long that information is kept. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How to comply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will need to run javascript or install a WordPress plugin specifically for this purpose. Currently, there are 3 sources that I can recommend:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/cookie-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cookie Control Plugin<\/a> a mechanism for obtaining a user's explicit consent for the use of cookies on their computer for WordPress from CivicUK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/cookillian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cookillian<\/a> Provides extensible support for EU\/UK compliance of the EC Cookie Directive (2009\/136\/EC), based on a visitor's location.<\/li>\n<li>EPrivacy Plug-in for Publishers from Affiliate Window (more complex than the other 2)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I was running Cookie Control on this website for purposes of example (see graphic below) and will HAVE to run it on my book sales site ASAP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cookie-control.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"cookie-control\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" style=\"float: center; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" border=\"0\" ><\/p>\n<p>Although these directives are not currently mandated in North America and other regions, doesn't mean that you should consider implementing the practice. <\/p>\n<p>Visit the ICO website for more information about the ePrivacy Directive and the new rules on cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you are an affiliate who can afford to pay a fine of about \u00c2\u00a3500,000 ($616,173 US at time of writing), you should read this. \ud83d\ude42 The EU ePrivacy Directive passed last year went into effect on May 26th, 2012. 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