Cookie policy - note to admin

SamD

Every time we log in now, we must accept the 'Cookie policy'. What is the point in asking the question? If you click the X, you don't get to log in. So why would I go to Balipod then refuse to accept the 'policy'? Get rid of it, it is just annoying. I am sure nobody is going to sue Balipod because it loaded cookies on their PC without them knowing. While you are at it, get rid of the question that asks if you are sure you want to log out. If I didn't want to log out, I wouldn't have clicked the 'log out' button, would I? If I am stupid enough to click it by mistake, well I can just log in again. Simplify your life.

geedee

SamD wroteEvery time we log in now, we must accept the 'Cookie policy'. What is the point in asking the question? If you click the X, you don't get to log in. So why would I go to Balipod then refuse to accept the 'policy'? Get rid of it, it is just annoying. I am sure nobody is going to sue Balipod because it loaded cookies on their PC without them knowing. While you are at it, get rid of the question that asks if you are sure you want to log out. If I didn't want to log out, I wouldn't have clicked the 'log out' button, would I? If I am stupid enough to click it by mistake, well I can just log in again. Simplify your life.

Good call its so very very annoying

Normy

I only had the cookie policy 'balloon' appear once. I must have clicked the 'tick'. I did wade through the privacy statements. Perhaps I agreed to something in that. Anyway its never reappeared.

Markit

What he says and SamD don't bother to log out and next time you won't have to log in either..?

balibule

Cookie policy is required by many countries. Not having one can cause issues. Having said that, I think the balloon is to intrusive. There are other less intrusive cookie alerts. https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ The Cookie Law Explained The Cookie Law is a piece of privacy legislation that requires websites to get consent from visitors to store or retrieve any information on a computer, smartphone or tablet. It was designed to protect online privacy, by making consumers aware of how information about them is collected and used online, and give them a choice to allow it or not.

bp-admin

So are you saying even though you agree one time you have to keep clicking it each time you visit the forum? This is just something I was testing. I am happy though that there are people that are concerned with what happens on the forum.

SamD

Cookie policy is required by many countries. Not having one can cause issues. Having said that, I think the balloon is to intrusive. There are other less intrusive cookie alerts. https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ The Cookie Law Explained The Cookie Law is a piece of privacy legislation that requires websites to get consent from visitors to store or retrieve any information on a computer, smartphone or tablet. It was designed to protect online privacy, by making consumers aware of how information about them is collected and used online, and give them a choice to allow it or not.

Yes, I knew it was dreamed up by lawyers, that is why I hate this sort of rubbish. When I become the supreme leader of the world, lawyers will be rounded up and made to spend the rest of their lives reading product disclosure statements and privacy policies, while endlessly ticking 'I accept' boxes and listening to a recorded voice saying "this conversation is being recorded". The only exception will be lady lawyers between the ages of 18 and 35 who look good in a tight black skirt, of course.

SamD

Yes, I click the "agree" button but it doesn't disappear. It reappears every time I connect to Balipod. I am using Mozilla Firefox on a PC Linux platform.

Markit

I saw it once and then never again - Windows machine with FireFox also.

BestofBali

I only ever clicked it once on chrome and it has never popped up again.

Billt4SF

Once and only once on a MacBook with Chrome. however, I cannot post any questions, that's my real problem. Let's see if it will let me post this response! - Bill

Markit

Billt4SF wroteOnce and only once on a MacBook with Chrome however, I cannot post any questions, that's my real problem.

Bill you've posted hundred and hundreds of questions.

Billt4SF

Markit wroteBill you've posted hundred and hundreds of questions.

Yes (within a few orders of magnitude) but I cannot post new threads for some reason. Hoping the admins will see this and help. - Bill

bp-admin

What kind of trouble are you having and do you get an error message or something?

bp-admin

Billt4SF wroteYes (within a few orders of magnitude) but I cannot post new threads for some reason. Hoping the admins will see this and help. - Bill

I just discovered there was a problem, which I have now fixed.

Billt4SF

Seems to work now thanks! - Bill