(c)Cookie Ribbons

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Overview

A cookie ribbon explains to the user how the site uses their data and always sits at the top of a site as a default unless dismissed by the user. (legal requirement)

Use of this pattern

• Use a cookie ribbon at the top of a site as a default to indicate to the user that data will be recorded locally on the users machine.
• Using a cookie ribbon is needed when data is taken from the users journey on a site. (for site improvements from analysis).

How it works

• A cookie ribbon always sits at the top of a site page above the header always.
• Use cookie ribbon set text 'By deault this site uses cookies to collect information and improve. To control cookies, you can adjust your browser settings.' with appropriate links.
• The ribbon should have two links placed in the copy.
• One link will direct the user to an a cookie policy explaining the use and what that means for the user.
• Another link will direct the user to an informative page of how to adjust browser settings in regards to cookies.

Research on this pattern

• https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/

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• (c)Prototype Ribbons
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