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Sep 21 2018 07:02pm
Hey guys!

I just wonder if it is a must for website to have that annoying pop-up asking you to accept the privacy policy & that a website is writing cookies?

I've seen some sites have this, but others without it... Shouldn't a clear link in the footer be enough?

And what kind of punishment could there be if you don't have a popup for this?

(playing three dumb questions in a row ;))

As always, thanks for the help. You are the best :thumbsup:
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Sep 22 2018 06:36am
For EU, the popup for accepting privacy policies etc. isn't actually valid.

You need to make sure you notify the website uses cookies though.
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Sep 22 2018 07:26am
Quote (Klexmoo @ Sep 23 2018 01:36am)
For EU, the popup for accepting privacy policies etc. isn't actually valid.

You need to make sure you notify the website uses cookies though.


not valid, as in not legal? :)

So the cookie thing is necessary to pop-up? Or is it enough to just have it as a link in the footer
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Sep 22 2018 01:21pm
Quote (ium @ 22 Sep 2018 15:26)
not valid, as in not legal? :)

So the cookie thing is necessary to pop-up? Or is it enough to just have it as a link in the footer


It's enough to have a small bar you can click away at the bottom of the window.

"accept our privacy policy" popup boxes are not legal in the EU, as in you cannot enforce any rules people agree to with those types of popups.
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Sep 24 2018 12:49pm
Quote (Klexmoo @ Sep 23 2018 08:21am)
It's enough to have a small bar you can click away at the bottom of the window.

"accept our privacy policy" popup boxes are not legal in the EU, as in you cannot enforce any rules people agree to with those types of popups.


awesome! I hate those big & stupid popups :)

Imo just having information about privacy in the ToS should be enough...
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Sep 25 2018 05:07am
hi mate :)

I just wonder if it is a must for website to have that annoying pop-up asking you to accept the privacy policy & that a website is writing cookies?

--> It is mandatory under GDPR law that IF you store data allowing to identify a visitor on your website (throught cookie, localstorage or anything else), HE MUST EXPLICITLY AGREE IT (that popu-up is not even enough regarding GDPR, some serious website don't allow user to access the website without accepting their policies)
you must also state in your privacy policy which cookie use you and for which purpose.


I've seen some sites have this, but others without it... Shouldn't a clear link in the footer be enough?
--> nope ^_^

And what kind of punishment could there be if you don't have a popup for this?
--> to be honest, unless you run a company that handle users personnal data like their personal location, names & other info
you don't really care thoughts, if you just have a forum or non commercial website that should be fine (also if you don't have ads on the website)



more info here
wikipedia page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
GDPR law (organized by chapter, non official website with latest updates):https://gdpr-info.eu/
same site above, section about penalities: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-84-gdpr/
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Sep 26 2018 12:31pm
Quote (minuteMed95 @ Sep 25 2018 06:07am)
hi mate :)

I just wonder if it is a must for website to have that annoying pop-up asking you to accept the privacy policy & that a website is writing cookies?
--> It is mandatory under GDPR law that IF you store data allowing to identify a visitor on your website (throught cookie, localstorage or anything else), HE MUST EXPLICITLY AGREE IT (that popu-up is not even enough regarding GDPR, some serious website don't allow user to access the website without accepting their policies)
you must also state in your privacy policy which cookie use you and for which purpose.


I've seen some sites have this, but others without it... Shouldn't a clear link in the footer be enough?
--> nope ^_^

And what kind of punishment could there be if you don't have a popup for this?
--> to be honest, unless you run a company that handle users personnal data like their personal location, names & other info
you don't really care thoughts, if you just have a forum or non commercial website that should be fine (also if you don't have ads on the website)



more info here
wikipedia page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
GDPR law (organized by chapter, non official website with latest updates):https://gdpr-info.eu/
same site above, section about penalities: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-84-gdpr/


GDPR is for the EU. It may or may not be not be applicable.
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Sep 26 2018 02:26pm
Quote (minuteMed95 @ Sep 26 2018 12:07am)
hi mate :)

I just wonder if it is a must for website to have that annoying pop-up asking you to accept the privacy policy & that a website is writing cookies?
--> It is mandatory under GDPR law that IF you store data allowing to identify a visitor on your website (throught cookie, localstorage or anything else), HE MUST EXPLICITLY AGREE IT (that popu-up is not even enough regarding GDPR, some serious website don't allow user to access the website without accepting their policies)
you must also state in your privacy policy which cookie use you and for which purpose.


I've seen some sites have this, but others without it... Shouldn't a clear link in the footer be enough?
--> nope ^_^

And what kind of punishment could there be if you don't have a popup for this?
--> to be honest, unless you run a company that handle users personnal data like their personal location, names & other info
you don't really care thoughts, if you just have a forum or non commercial website that should be fine (also if you don't have ads on the website)



more info here
wikipedia page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
GDPR law (organized by chapter, non official website with latest updates):https://gdpr-info.eu/
same site above, section about penalities: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-84-gdpr/


Thanks a lot for the answer mate!

In my opinion a site-block popup like that ruins for business, it is very unfair when you compete internationally and really stupid. We have all read about it and seen it ourselves that people leave a website after just a few seconds if it is not fast enough. If GDPR requires that people sacrifice their customers then I must say that something is very wrong.

Once again EU is writing laws in a stupid way. GDPR is a good law and a step towards the right path in the modern world, but does anybody actually care enough about it that they want to hustle around with stupid popups on their cellphone+computer?

There must be some better way, more efficient way to have a running website in a legal way!


If we talk about the punishments for breaking the gdpr law by having a neat little bar instead of a big site-block, it sounds like it pays off very much to break it.

I can not understand how the world can approve this? Somehow an opinion about this should be given to the founders of this specific law...
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