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Changed observation about the GDPR to use the GDPR’s own terminology.
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Big Al
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I want to know if I need a cookie notice on my personal, non-commercial, USA-based website. My site requires people to register if they want to see all of the site’s content. I use cookies so that returning users don’t need to log in each time they visit. The info they are required to submit when they register is name, email address, city and country. More than half of my users are in Europe (although not necessarily in the EU).

By “non-commercial” I mean (1) the site is completely free to visitors, (2) there are no ads, and (3) I receive no revenue whatsoever.

I did read the GDPR a few years ago (before cookie notices were a thing) and it is very clear that it does not pertains only to commercialpersonal sites. But I know nothing about cookie-notices, not even by whom they are mandated.

I want to know if I need a cookie notice on my personal, non-commercial, USA-based website. My site requires people to register if they want to see all of the site’s content. I use cookies so that returning users don’t need to log in each time they visit. The info they are required to submit when they register is name, email address, city and country. More than half of my users are in Europe (although not necessarily in the EU).

By “non-commercial” I mean (1) the site is completely free to visitors, (2) there are no ads, and (3) I receive no revenue whatsoever.

I did read the GDPR a few years ago (before cookie notices were a thing) and it is very clear that it pertains only to commercial sites. But I know nothing about cookie-notices, not even by whom they are mandated.

I want to know if I need a cookie notice on my personal, non-commercial, USA-based website. My site requires people to register if they want to see all of the site’s content. I use cookies so that returning users don’t need to log in each time they visit. The info they are required to submit when they register is name, email address, city and country. More than half of my users are in Europe (although not necessarily in the EU).

By “non-commercial” I mean (1) the site is completely free to visitors, (2) there are no ads, and (3) I receive no revenue whatsoever.

I did read the GDPR a few years ago (before cookie notices were a thing) and it is very clear that it does not pertains to personal sites. But I know nothing about cookie-notices, not even by whom they are mandated.

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Big Al
Big Al
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Is a cookie notice required on a personal web site that uses cookies?

I want to know if I need a cookie notice on my personal, non-commercial, USA-based website. My site requires people to register if they want to see all of the site’s content. I use cookies so that returning users don’t need to log in each time they visit. The info they are required to submit when they register is name, email address, city and country. More than half of my users are in Europe (although not necessarily in the EU).

By “non-commercial” I mean (1) the site is completely free to visitors, (2) there are no ads, and (3) I receive no revenue whatsoever.

I did read the GDPR a few years ago (before cookie notices were a thing) and it is very clear that it pertains only to commercial sites. But I know nothing about cookie-notices, not even by whom they are mandated.