Automatic cookie notice setup was added to Full Picture’s cookie notice in version 4.4
Cookie requirements in many countries are vague and leave place for interpretation. That is why automatic cookie notice setup available in Full Picture’s cookie notice has 2 modes of work. Strict and lax.
The strict mode uses the most strict settings that are required in any jurisdiction, while the lax one uses the minimal.
The information below has been based on the data from:
- TermsFeed
- Legalit Group
- Securiti
- and information found online (sources are written in the table below)
| Behaviour | Strict mode | Lax mode |
|---|---|---|
| Opt-in | All countries of the European Union | All countries of the European Union |
| Norway | Norway | |
| Canada (source) | ||
| The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| South Korea | South Korea | |
| Mexico | ||
| South Africa | South Africa | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | |
| Argentina | Argentina | |
| Australia | Australia | |
| Brazil | Brazil | |
| Japan | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Turkey | Turkey | |
| India | ||
| Singapore (source) | ||
| Cyprus | Cyprus | |
| Iceland | Iceland | |
| Hong Kong | ||
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | |
| French Guiana | French Guiana | |
| Martinique | Martinique | |
| Mayotte | Mayotte | |
| Morocco | Morocco | |
| Réunion | Réunion | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Saint Martin (French part) | |
| China (sourse) | China (source) | |
| Colombia | Colombia | |
| Canary Islands | Canary Islands | |
| Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| Russia | Russia | |
| Opt-out | California, USA (only this state) | California, USA (only this state) |
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Canada | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Hong Kong | ||
| Singapore (source) | ||
| India | ||
| Japan | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Inform only | All the rest | |
| the Philippines | ||
| Canada (source) | ||
| Kazachstan | ||
| No notice | – | All the rest |
Contradictory information
Information provided in some of the sources mentioned above proved contradictory. The most important and serious contradictions have been listed below. Other contradictions resulted in different setups (strict or lax) of the cookie notice.
- New Zealand – according to this article cookie notice is not required in New Zealand. However it was mentioned as “opt-in required” in the document by Securiti (link above). After further research, the reasoning and arguments provided in the first source proved accurate.
- the Philippines – according to this article, it is sufficient to notify visitors from the Philippines about the use of cookies. However, in the document by Securiti (link above) it was marked as “Opt-in required”. After some research, information provided by the first source proved accurate.