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How to comply with the Cookies and RGPD law on your website?
Currently, any self-respecting website must comply with the cookie law and the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). If you haven’t already, it’s time to get down to business. Nowadays, it is essential to protect the information of our users to avoid possible sanctions.In this post we explain what cookies are and how you must comply with the cookie law on your website. In addition, we tell you how to adapt your website to the RGPD to protect the information of your users. Do not miss it!
The RGPD (General Data Protection Regulation) is a European regulation that came into force on May 25, 2018 and aims to protect the privacy of European citizens on the Internet. The purpose of the Cookies Law is to guarantee the right to privacy of users and to protect their personal information, for which all websites are obliged to comply with it.
How can you comply with the Cookies law and the RGPD on your website?
We explain how! What is the Cookie Law? The cookie law regulates all those websites that use cookies to store user information. Have you seen that pop-up window that appears in your browser asking you for permission to use cookies? Well, you are seeing an example of how the Cookies law has to be shown. What are cookies? Cookies are files that are stored on the user’s computer and contain information about him, such as the pages he has visited or his IP address. What data should you include in the popup? The pop-up window must include the name of the website, the URL address, a description of the cookies and the purpose for which they are used. How can I know if my website is complying with the Cookies law? Very easy! You can use the free plugin Cookie Compliance Checker to check if your website is complying with the cookie law. How can I implement the GDPR on my website? The RGPD is a more complicated regulation than the Cookies law, so if you have no idea how to implement it on your website, we recommend that you hire the services of a data protection expert.
If you want to be sure that your website complies with the Cookies law and the RGPD
You can hire the services of a consultant specialized in digital law. They can help you ensure compliance with the law on your website and guarantee that users can exercise their right to access, rectify, port and cancel their data.
In the Cookies law it is said that we must inform our users of the use we give to cookies on our website. In addition, we ask for your consent to install them in your browser.
But, what are the cookies that we request and what do we ask the user? Well, that depends on the type of cookie we are installing in your browser. Let’s see it:
Technical cookie: we ask you to allow it to be installed. It is the most basic cookie and is the one used for the proper functioning of the website.
Analytical cookie:
we ask for your consent to use it. They are more advanced cookies, since they allow the owner of the website to know the behavior of users on the page and thus improve their experience.
Advertising cookie: we ask for both your consent and we inform you about the use that we will give to the cookie. These cookies allow it to show you personalized ads based on what you have previously viewed or searched for.
Social cookie: we ask for your consent. They allow personalized advertisements to appear to you based on what you and your friends like, as well as allow you to share content on social networks as well as request information to get to know you better.
As we can see, the use of cookies is important to offer a good browsing experience to our users. For this reason, we ask you to allow us to install the technical cookie and we inform you of this as it will help you make the experience better. On the other hand, we ask for your consent to install analytical cookies and we inform you of the use that we will give them. Advertising cookies are optional and we ask for your consent to install them. Finally, we inform you that we will use social cookies but we ask for your consent to do so.
Therefore, if you comply with all the requirements established in the Cookies Law, your website will be in accordance with it. However, if you have not already done so, we recommend that you comply with all the requirements to avoid penalties.
In summary:
– The Cookies Law obliges users to be informed about the use given to cookies on our website.
– We ask for your consent to install the technical cookie (which is essential for the proper functioning of the website).
– We ask for your consent to install analytical cookies. However, we inform you of how we will use you.
