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A Cookie Dialog cookie dialog helps users understand what kind of cookies you want to collect and why you want to do so. It’s a great way to comply with laws such as GDPR and CCPA, and with your organization's policies.

The Cookie Dialog cookie dialog appears when a user visits your site for the first time. The dialog won’t appear again, unless:

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  • Logged-in users can do this by clicking their avatarin the top-right corner > Cookie settings.

  • Anonymous users can do this by clicking the Cogwheel icon in the top-right corner > Cookie settings.

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Data Processing Agreement

Before setting up a Cookie Dialogcookie dialog, please request a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and return a signed copy to us. We do not accept any changes to the DPA.

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While it is technically possible to use the dialog without signing a DPA, we don’t recommend it. Signing a DPA ensures that you follow procedure from a legal perspective (for example, in relation to GDPR).

Set up a site’s

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cookie dialog

  1. Go to the Refined Administration.

  2. Click Sites in the left-hand menu.

  3. Select the site.

  4. Go to the Configuration tab.

  5. Go to the Cookie Dialogdialog section.

Dialog and privacy policy text

When you first set up your cookie dialog, a template appears that you can customize to fit your company. You can also use the extensive cookie policy and privacy policy templates below. We still recommend you to consult your own experts, as we can’t guarantee the templates follow your company’s policies or your country’s data privacy laws.

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Dialog buttons

Turn on the cookie consent option to display two buttons in the Cookie Dialogcookie dialog. By clicking the primary button, users allow all cookies. By clicking the secondary button, users allow only required cookies. You can customize the text of each button.

Turn off the cookie consent option to display one button in the Cookie Dialogcookie dialog. In this case, all cookies are collected and the user closes the dialog by clicking the button. You can customize the button’s text.

Types of cookies

Required cookies

Refined collects a handful of cookies, which are necessary for the product to function: for example to authenticate a user. Users can’t opt out of these cookies in Refined, but they may be able to opt out by changing their browser settings. However, Refined will not function as expected if users have blocked cookies.

All cookies

According to the EU's Data Protection Law (GDPR), you need users' consent to collect the Google Analytics and custom cookies.

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