Firstly, let’s make a quick recap: in order to comply with the EU Cookie Law, if your website can be visited by European users and it installs any non-technical cookies, you have to:
Most importantly, you have to give visitors the opportunity to provide, withdraw or refuse consent. Prior to consent, no cookies – except for exempt cookies – can be installed.
That said, let’s answer the main question:
Basically, United Kingdom and EU member states, I know:
💡 To learn more about which EU cookie consent rules apply on a per-country basis, check out our Cookie Consent Cheatsheet here .
Now, let’s see which countries don’t require consent for cookies.
Outside of the EU, cookie laws are not as strict. For example, the United States and Australia are among the countries that don’t require consent for cookies.
Essentially, the US does not require consent for cookies.
Our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution allows you to manage all aspects of the Cookie Law, in particular: