NEW EU COOKIE LAW MODULE

(E-PRIVACY DIRECTIVE, MAY 2011)

V 1.0 (BETA)

INSTALLATION & USAGE MANUALV 1.0, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

TAUROS MEDIA NEDERLAND B.V. POSTBUS 75035, 1077 AA AMSTERDAMINFO@TAUROSMEDIA.COM

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1. INDEX

1 Index --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

2 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

3 Package ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34 Requirements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

5 Installation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

6 Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5

7 Example ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6

8 Change log ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

9 FAQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7

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2. INTRODUCTION

The Cookie Law is a new privacy legislation that requires websites/webshops to obtain consent from visitors to store or retrieve any information on a computer or any other web connected device, like a smartphone or tablet.It has been designed to protect online privacy, by making consumers aware of how information about them is collected by websites, and enable them to choose whether or not they want to allow it to take place.It started as an EU Directive that was adopted by all EU countries on May 26th 2011. There was a one year grace period, which ran out in May 2012. Each EU member state has already implemented or trying to implement the law. Although they all have their own approach and interpretation, the basic requirements of the directive remain the same.

Tauros Media’s EU cookie law module is developed for webshop owners who have a Magento webshop and want to comply with this new EU cookie law (ePrivacy directive, effective May 2012)

You can read more about the new cookie law at:http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies.aspx

Our cookie module once implemented on your webshop will make it compatible with the new law.The module is simple to install and use. It is highly customizable to suit your design and theme requirements. You can fully customize the message, text color, size, bar color, height etc.You can also put links in the layover-bar to cms pages where you want to display more information elaborately.

3. PACKAGE

The package contains:

3.1. EU cookie law module.3.2. Module installation & usage manual.

4. REQUIREMENTS

4.1. Magento webshop.4.2. Working knowledge of Magento backend.4.3. Cpanel/ftp server access.4.4. An Up-to-date Test environment (separate from but exact copy of your Live setup)*.

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* As suggested by Magento, do not install extensions/modules directly on your Live setup, try it on a Test setup first. Also, it is a good practice to make backups of both Magento files and the database before installing any extension.

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5. INSTALLATION

5.1. Download and unzip the EU-cookie-law-module directory.

5.2. Open the /EU-cookie-law-module folder, here you can see the /app and /js folders. These folders contain the module.

5.3. Upload the ‘app’ and ‘js’ folders to your Magento shop directory using your favorite FTP client.This will not overwrite any files from your folders.

On some systems if you get a prompt asking whether to overwrite the folder, please select merge instead

5.4. Now log in to your Magento backend.Go to System > Cache management

5.5. Click ‘Select All’. Select ‘Refresh all’ from the ‘Actions’ drop-down menu and click ‘Submit’.

Refresh the ‘Cache’ irrespective of them being enabled or disabled.

5.6. Log out of the admin panel and login again.

Now all you have to do is configure the module as per your webshop’s theme and styling.

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6. CONFIGURATION

6.1. Go to Admin panel > System > Configuration

6.2. Once on this page, look out for ‘TAUROS COOKIE BAR > Cookie Bar configuration’ section in the left column. Clicking on it will open the configuration section which will look like this:

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6.3. Field description:

Cookie content – You can enter your own custom message/content in this field. This message will be displayed in the cookie layover bar on the frontend. You can use html to insert links to cms pages.

Cookie box style css – In this field you can customize how the cookie bar looks. You can use css to make it match your webshop’s theme & color pallete.

Accept text – Here you can enter words like I agree, I Accept, Close, Continue etc. This is displayed in the right side of the cookie lay-over bar on frontend.

Accept text css – You can customize how the ‘Accept text’ looks on the frontend from this field.

7. EXAMPLE

Here is an example of how you can fill the configuration fields and customize it as per your webshop’s theme/color-scheme.

Configuration field Sample content

Cookie content You can put links to <a href="www.yourdomainname.com/index.php/your-page-url-key" target="_blank">Privacy policy</a> page and other pages like <a href=" www.yourdomainname.com/index.php/your-page-url-key target="_blank">How to manage your cookies</a>.<br />You can also display general messages like "We use cookies to provide you with best browsing and shopping experience.View our cookie policy to know more about things we store. If you use our site, we assume that you agree."

Cookie box style css color: #eee; border-color: #000; background-color: #000; padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; height: 40px;

Accept Text I Agree X

Accept Text CSS font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer;position: fixed; right: 10px; color: #fff;

The result on your webshop frontend will look something like this:

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8. CHANGE LOG

V 1.0. * Module launched, Manual created

9. FAQ

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are files that almost all websites/webshops use as a kind of memory. They are stored in a visitor’s browser and enable a site to 'remember' information between pages or visits. Cookies are mostly used to make the web experience better, like automatically logging you in to a site on return visits, or remembering things like products in your cart etc.Most websites (including Magento) also use some kind of visitor tracking, like Google Analytics, to measure site performance, and this will also use cookies in most cases.However some cookies are used to collect across websites you have visited and display content and advertising based on this data. This use of 'third party tracking' cookies in particular is what the EU wants to raise awareness of with the new law. By requiring websites to inform and obtain explicit consent for cookies it aims to give web users more control over their online privacy.

2. DO I REALLY NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS NEW LAW?

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Absolutely. Almost all websites/webshops use cookies and similar technologies. Especially company websites, e-commerce sites, and any sites that carry advertising.If your business has a website, you will almost certainly need to make changes to it to comply with the law. If you don't you risk enforcement action from local authorities responsible for the cookies law. The regulatory authority have powers which can include a fine of up to half a million pounds. Although they won't issue fines except in serious cases, they can still force you to change your website to comply with the law.

3. I INSTALLED THE MODULE AND TRY TO GO TO THE CONFIGURATION SECTION BUT GET AN ERROR PAGE.

Refresh your Magento cache, log out of the admin, login and try again. It will now display the configuration section in backend.

4. I INSTALLED THE MODULE AND FILLED IN MY CUSTOM VALUES IN THE CONFIGURATION FIELDS. THE MESSAGE SHOWN ON FRONTEND IS SOMETHING ELSE.

The content that you see is default content set in the module. Check the html and css values in the fields. This happens only if there there is a mistake in your html/css. Please contact us or a professional if you do not know html or css.

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