Cookie policy template
Law-firm cookie policy template · Laniková Group
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Informácie o používaní súborov cookies
- Čo sú cookies?
- Na čo používame cookies?
- Aké sú druhy cookies?
- Ako získavame cookies?
- Ako odvolať súhlas so spracúvaním cookies?
- Ako dlho cookies spracúvame?
A cookie policy explains which cookies and similar technologies the website uses, what they are for, how long they are stored and how a visitor can change their settings.
The key distinction is between cookies strictly necessary for the website to work and the rest, that is analytics, marketing and profiling cookies. No consent is required for the strictly necessary ones. For the rest, demonstrable consent given before they are stored is required.
Who needs this document
- Websites using analytics, for example Google Analytics
- Websites with advertising or remarketing scripts
- Websites with embedded third party content such as videos or maps
- Online shops tracking visitor behaviour
What the document must contain
- A list of the cookies used, broken down by purpose
- A distinction between strictly necessary cookies and the rest
- The storage period of each cookie
- Information on third party cookies and on who sets them
- How consent can be withdrawn or the settings changed
Legal basis
Zákon č. 452/2021 Z. z. o elektronických komunikáciách
Governs the storing of data in a user's terminal equipment.
Nariadenie (EÚ) 2016/679 (GDPR)
Applies where cookies process personal data.
Most common mistakes
Scripts fire before consent is given
The most common and the most serious mistake. If analytics or an advertising script loads as soon as the page opens, consent came too late and means nothing.
A banner with no way to refuse
If the visitor's only option is “I agree”, the consent is not freely given. Refusing has to be as easy as agreeing.
Pre-ticked boxes
Consent has to be an active expression of will. Categories switched on by default do not meet that standard.
A cookie banner on a website that has no cookies
The opposite extreme. If the website uses no cookies beyond the strictly necessary ones, the banner solves nothing and only makes the experience worse.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a cookie banner?
Only if the website stores something on the visitor's device beyond strictly necessary cookies, for example analytics or advertising scripts. If the website uses strictly necessary cookies alone, no consent is required.
Is Google Analytics a strictly necessary cookie?
No. Analytics is a statistical purpose, not a necessity for the website to work, so it requires consent given before the script runs.
Is a cookie policy enough on its own, without a banner?
If the website uses cookies that require consent, an information document on its own is not enough. Consent has to be obtained and it has to be demonstrable.
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