{"id":650,"date":"2023-07-31T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/?page_id=650"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:53:28","slug":"coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/","title":{"rendered":"LIKE COOKIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8000\" height=\"5333\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 200vw, (max-width: 8000px) 100vw, 8000px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-925 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271.jpeg 8000w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-300x200.jpeg 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wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:100px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">LIKE COOKIES?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">DOESN&#8217;T EVERYONE?<\/p>\n<cite>well no &#8230; what you need to know is that a huge number of websites internet relies heavily on 2 revenue streams to function:<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Personal data (e.g. patterns of website use, relationships and purchases) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Advertising (e.g. on platforms, including messaging apps)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The two are inextricably linked and self 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Essential for functionality and analytics, but can be used to track use across websites and potentially snooping on your internet activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-1024x657.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-921 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-1024x657.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-768x493.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-1536x985.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-2048x1313.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_100889833-1568x1006.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element tw-height-full has-green-background-color has-background tw-stack-md\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-922 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_144957791-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a5a3820db9bceb25222ee801ab696869\" style=\"background-color:#108e89\"><strong>Why declare cookies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a website owner it is a transparency requirement under privacy laws the world over. You should list every cookie\u2019s purpose, provider and lifespan. It helps users make informed choices and builds trust in data handling. Giving users opt in rather than opting out is regarded as good practice. Do not rely on users making informed decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element tw-height-full has-green-background-color has-background tw-stack-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-h-2-font-size wp-elements-0fe6ab1b33c363178489f2f955007ebf\" style=\"background-color:#108e89\"><strong><strong>Is consent needed?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For non-strictly-necessary cookies\u2014e.g., analytics, advertising or social-media e.g. widget feeds \u2014you must obtain prior, recorded user consent and an opt out. You will keep logs as proof of opt-in status.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-923 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_221035498-1568x1568.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element tw-height-full has-green-background-color has-background tw-stack-md\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-924 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_222272289-1568x1568.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-670bcd77bb2b2939abe1a898fb54df45\" style=\"background-color:#108e89\"><strong><strong><strong>Legitimate Interest?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If cookies are strictly necessary for your service\u2014like load-balancing or a shopping cart\u2014and pose no privacy risk, you may process such data without explicit consent, esp. if the cookie is very transient &#8211; a session cookie that expires in an hour or two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However on some websites (not ours) some vendors are not asking for consent, but using your personal data on the basis of their legitimate interest, opted in unless you opt out. You still have the right to object, but it puts too much burden on the user raking through hundreds of vendors who you do not want data shared with.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element tw-height-full has-green-background-color has-background tw-stack-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f1965c61038aee68e0d400e421d6aa78\" style=\"background-color:#108e89\"><strong>Lite policy exception<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical blog with comments off, no adverts, no public login, only strictly-necessary cookies are likely to apply. No consent banner or extensive records are required\u2014just a brief disclosure. If you are gathering stats, have a third party integration (esp. maps, youtube, socials etc) you cannot rely on legitimate interest and will need a fullish policy developed, but no need to go overboard if you are running a small website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-925 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/files\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_473122271-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"5a10b779-9d30-4e8b-bb1a-94d570360d4f\">Industry surveys show that well over 80 percent of active sites load at least one third-party ad network or tracker in order to monetize their pages. For example, Ghostery\u2019s 2023 Tracker Report finds that roughly 87 percent of the average site\u2019s page-loads include advertising-related trackers (ad networks, real-time bidding scripts, etc.). <a href=\"#5a10b779-9d30-4e8b-bb1a-94d570360d4f-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"225e07ad-6758-45ba-8578-dc20d1ea1873\">In parallel, large-scale audits of the top 100 and top 1 million sites reveal that around 70\u201375 percent of websites share personal (or behavioral) data with third parties\u2014even after users try to opt out. TechRadar reports that about 75 percent of the most visited sites in the US and Europe transmit personal data to external ad\/analytics partners without full consent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/cyber-security\/over-70-percent-of-websites-share-your-personal-data-even-if-you-dont-consent?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TechRadar<\/a>; ConsumerAffairs\u2019 analysis of the top 100 U.S. sites similarly found 75 percent continued sharing data post-opt-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/news\/75-of-biggest-websites-shared-personal-information-without-consent-in-2024-report-says-111424.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ConsumerAffairs<\/a>. <a href=\"#225e07ad-6758-45ba-8578-dc20d1ea1873-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookie Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-style-tw-posts-card wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/2025\/05\/do-you-consent\/\">Do you consent?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cookie Blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"tw-no-header-footer.php","meta":{"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"Industry surveys show that well over 80 percent of active sites load at least one third-party ad network or tracker in order to monetize their pages. For example, Ghostery\u2019s 2023 Tracker Report finds that roughly 87 percent of the average site\u2019s page-loads include advertising-related trackers (ad networks, real-time bidding scripts, etc.).\",\"id\":\"5a10b779-9d30-4e8b-bb1a-94d570360d4f\"},{\"content\":\"In parallel, large-scale audits of the top 100 and top 1 million sites reveal that around 70\u201375 percent of websites share personal (or behavioral) data with third parties\u2014even after users try to opt out. TechRadar reports that about 75 percent of the most visited sites in the US and Europe transmit personal data to external ad\/analytics partners without full consent <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/cyber-security\/over-70-percent-of-websites-share-your-personal-data-even-if-you-dont-consent?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\">TechRadar<\/a>; ConsumerAffairs\u2019 analysis of the top 100 U.S. sites similarly found 75 percent continued sharing data post-opt-out <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/news\/75-of-biggest-websites-shared-personal-information-without-consent-in-2024-report-says-111424.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\">ConsumerAffairs<\/a>.\",\"id\":\"225e07ad-6758-45ba-8578-dc20d1ea1873\"}]"},"class_list":["post-650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":973,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/650\/revisions\/973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/likecookies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}