So you've been told that you need to have a cookie banner on your website - but what does it actually need to include to be GDPR compliant? Let us break it down for you in 4 categories:
1. Information it should include
Information about what the cookies are, and what each button does
The purposes (categories of the purposes) of cookies that are set
A list of all the services that set cookies
Information about the services - Address of the services (to inform the user if they are inside or outside the EU) - Names of the services - Website URL - Link to your privacy policy
State which types of personal data are collected by the services
A list of the cookies that the services set on the website - The purposes of the cookies - The lifetime/expiry date of the listed cookies
2. Functionalities it should have
A button to accept all cookies
A button to reject all cookies
A button to “learn more” about the cookies that are set
The ability to block cookies before giving consent
Proof of consent i.e. the data controller should be able to demonstrate that the data subject has given consent to the processing operation
Obligation to inform the user (GDPR Art. 13) e.g. where their data was collected; what it is used for; if a transfer to a third country or IO happening; who the processor(s) are; and most importantly: if data is used for profiling, their right to object for further data processing
4. Nice and definitely advantageous to have
To have a function of scanning a website to determine the cookies it sets
To provide access to the opt-in statistics on your website or app
On top of all the necessary information and functionalities that a cookie banner should include, the TRUENDO CMP automatically scans your website once a month to ensure that you're compliant; it's designed according to the WCAG 2.0 accessibility framework so that people with a wider range of abilities can exercise their right to privacy; it has an auto-block feature and a statistics dashboard - Insights, to make GDPR compliance easier than ever. Interested to know more? You can check out the full list of features here.
