Legal Matters: Beware of the Cookie Monster
Analyzing the EU Cookie Directive and its impact on U.S. internet sellers
User Consent Isn't Required for Certain Types of Cookies
It should be noted that the EU Directive contains an exception from any consent requirement for cookies that are "strictly necessary." In order for cookies to meet this definition, "such storage of or access to information should be essential rather than reasonably necessary … to provide the service requested by the user." The exception doesn't apply when the cookie is only "'important' rather than 'strictly necessary.'"
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