Introduction:

• Overview of the “Cookie Law”

• Practical steps to compliance

• Potential consequences of non-compliance

• Summary of next steps for defining your own strategy for compliance

• US perspective

Overview of the "Cookie Law"

The law -

• Originates from Article 5.3 of the E-Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended by the Citizen’s Rights Directive 2009/136/EC)

• UK implementation Regulation 6 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended in 2011)

• In essence the law requires that you:

.. tell users about the cookies used on your website;

.. explain what the cookies are doing; and

.. obtain consent to store cookies on their device....