UK's Cookie Nightmare

[admin]

The UK Cookie Law which effects your access to this website is enforceable from May 26th:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17745938

Its a nightmare but we shall do the best we can to comply. As a first step I have re-written our Privacy Policy thus:

Sydenham Town Website

We do not use cookies. We do not store any information about you or your computer for others to access. Your IP address and file requests used to access the website are logged on our servers. This information is normally kept for 12 months.

The third party Ads displayed are provided by Google using their Adsense programme. These may or may not use cookies. These are beyond our control and we do not access or record them. For further information on Google Cookies go «here». If you wish to ensure Google place no cookies please disable cookies in your web browser. Most modern browsers have this facility. Otherwise please do not use this website

Sydenham Town Forum

The above applies to users who have not registered or logged on to the forum.

If you register or post on the forum certain cookies are set to enable the smooth running of your session by the phpBB forum software. There is a link at the bottom of the index page to delete all cookies at the end of your session. We do not access or record any of them.

Your registration information is kept private except for your chosen username and location. Moderators of the forum have access to your email address and IPs from which you have posted solely to enable us to control abuse. These are kept as long as you remain registered or posts remain.

http://www.sydenham.org.uk/usage.html

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We have to put annoying notices up to make you aware of this so cookies are placed with your consent. This, we believe, is no benefit for you or us but it is a nonsensical law and we have to do our best to comply with it.

Your forbearance will be appreciated.

Admin

[richpickings]

I work for an advertising agency, we have been advised by our lawyers that this law is unenforceable

[admin]

My view is that the authorities will take their time and possibly stage a test case against a well armed website to establish what, if any, practical measures are enforceable. There is also much 'playing for time' when browser suppliers will provide an option for accepting cookies that can be construed as compliant with the law.

This is a good idea very stupidly legislated by europe and the UK doesn't really want to know. The question is why the UK and other tech-savvy nations didn't strangle this legislation at birth ...

Admin