https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/New-Website-Legal-Requirements-as-of-May26th/m-p/26037#M13222 <P><STRONG>A quick reminder to all webmasters here that as of May 26th 2011 all websites operating inside the EU <FONT color="#FF0000">MUST</FONT> gain explicit consent from all human visitors before placing a cookie into thier web browser.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>This also includes websites containing third party advertising such as Google Adsense and most forms of visitor analytics. Failure to comply could result in a substantial fine.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>*explicit consent means the visitor will be required to interact with consent form before they enter a site , you cannot just bury a line on the page saying <EM>BTW we use cookies&nbsp; continued browsing constitutes acceptance&nbsp;</EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><EM><BR /></EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 23 May 2011 13:47:32 GMT Sogo7 2011-05-23T13:47:32Z https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/New-Website-Legal-Requirements-as-of-May26th/m-p/26037#M13222 <P><STRONG>A quick reminder to all webmasters here that as of May 26th 2011 all websites operating inside the EU <FONT color="#FF0000">MUST</FONT> gain explicit consent from all human visitors before placing a cookie into thier web browser.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>This also includes websites containing third party advertising such as Google Adsense and most forms of visitor analytics. Failure to comply could result in a substantial fine.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>*explicit consent means the visitor will be required to interact with consent form before they enter a site , you cannot just bury a line on the page saying <EM>BTW we use cookies&nbsp; continued browsing constitutes acceptance&nbsp;</EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><EM><BR /></EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 23 May 2011 13:47:32 GMT https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/New-Website-Legal-Requirements-as-of-May26th/m-p/26037#M13222 Sogo7 2011-05-23T13:47:32Z