What is the cookie law?
The cookie law is a government regulation concerning the placement of cookies by websites. The cookie law states that visitors must be clearly and fully informed by means of a cookie notification about which cookies are placed and their purpose.
Why do cookies exist?
Cookies are there to make visiting websites more user-friendly. Through a cookie, your shopping cart remembers its contents or you do not have to re-enter your password every time. Websites can also better tune their offerings to your wishes (click behavior) as a visitor. Cookies are there to improve website visits and to learn from click behavior.