cookies & GDPR

Websites should always present good original content which respects copyright of authors and creators as well as site visitors and their privacy. By law, every website is required to be transparent about data handling (via a privacy policy) and state clearly which settings are in place as well as asking for explicit consent to set cookies.

applicable UK laws

• Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
  [Copyright under the laws of England and Wales]
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  [starting from 25^th May 2018]

Automattic (the people behind WordPress) have now included recommendations and suggestions for a privacy policy page. This will be a good start for you :)

Cookie Notice setup

how-to summary

1. write / edit privacy policy page and publish
2. install and activate plugin: Cookie Notice
3. edit all settings as fitting, including all text
4. check cookie setup on website