What's the definition of a "Cookies Policy". Do you need this kind of policy for your website and/or mobile app?

1. TermsFeed
Cookies
Policy

2. (1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/cookies-policy/generator/
A Cookies Policy (1) is the
policy you use to inform
users of your website/app
about your use of cookies.
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3. Cookies are small files
that websites place on
the computers and
mobile devices of people
who visit those websites.
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4. Like a Privacy Policy that’s used to inform users about the collection
and use of personal information, a Cookies Policy is where the
website owner will:
Detail more
information about
what cookies are
being used by the
website
How these
cookies are
used
What options
do users have
over these
cookies

5. TermsFeed
Most Privacy Policies will often include a section
within it that covers Cookies.

6. TermsFeed
For EU-based companies,
because of the
EU Cookies Law,
having fully separate
Cookies Policy is a
better idea.
EU

7. TermsFeed
US-based companies that do
business in the EU must comply
the EU Cookies Law, thus they
must notify users about their
websites’ use of cookies.
Currently, cookies are not explicitly
separated from general privacy laws in
the US as they are in the EU.
It’s very common with US businesses
to use just 1 Privacy Policy that has a
section called “Cookies”.
US

8. (2) Link to http://www.bbc.com/
(3) Link to http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/cookies/
(4) Link to http://www.bbc.com/privacy/cookies/about
This is how the EU-based BBC website (2) has a link to a separate
Privacy Policy page (3) and a separate Cookies Policy page (4):

9. The US-based Amazon website has the information page about
cookies located within the “Privacy Notice” page:

10. What to include
in Cookies Policy
?

11. Most Cookies Policies
will include the
following:
That cookies are in use on
your web site
What cookies are
What kind of cookies are in use
(by you and/or third parties)
How and why you (and/or third
parties) are using the cookies
How a user can opt out of having
cookies placed on her device(s)

12. The Guardian’s
Cookies Policy

13. ?
How to inform
users about cookies

14. The EU Cookie Directive (5) requires that:
Users are
informed that
cookies are
used
There’s
Cookies Policy
where users
can find more
information about
the cookies used
(5) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/eu-cookies-directive/

15. Top banner pop-ups

18. General pop-up dialogs

20. Download Cookies Policy Template
Go to
https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-cookies-policy-template/
and download the template.