{"id":6390,"date":"2020-10-29T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edorteam.com\/the-new-cookie-regulations-come-into-force-on-october-31-have-you-already-adapted-your-website\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:28:17","slug":"the-new-cookie-regulations-come-into-force-on-october-31-have-you-already-adapted-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nova.edorteam.com\/en\/the-new-cookie-regulations-come-into-force-on-october-31-have-you-already-adapted-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"The new cookie regulations come into force on October 31, have you already adapted your website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 28, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) updated the Cookies Guide, giving a period of three months to adjust<\/strong> to the new regulations (until October 31, 2020).<\/p>\n

This modification is a response to the new guidelines of the European Data Protection Committee (CEPD), it implies that companies have to modify the cookie notice on all your websites<\/strong> , as well as its operation, implementing a cookie management tool.<\/p>\n

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What changes does the new cookie regulations entail?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Eliminate the option to obtain consent through the option \"continue browsing\"<\/strong>
    The CEPD has considered that the option to \"continue browsing\" does not constitute in any case a valid form of consent<\/strong> , since such action can cause confusion to the user, so it is difficult to understand that consent is being given unequivocally (free and informed).<\/li>\n
  2. The prohibition of the use of cookie walls<\/em> if no alternative to consent is offered<\/strong>
    From now on, it will be forbidden limit access<\/strong> to certain sites or web content to which users who reject the use of cookies<\/strong> . For consent to be considered freely granted, access to the service and its functionalities must not be conditioned on consent to the use of cookies (unless these are technically necessary).
    However, the cookie walls<\/em> or cookie walls under these conditions:\n