What is a cookie banner?

Usually displayed upon a user’s initial visit to a website, a cookie banner notifies users and provides the necessary privacy controls required to comply with an ever growing body of privacy rules and regulations.

A typical cookie banner:

• Alerts users to the use of cookies
• Requests user permission to store cookies on user devices
• Informs users about the different cookies in use by website owner
• Informs users about consumer rights re. cookies
• Links to the website owner’s cookie policy and a cookie preference controls