# SiteVisibility to fundraise for NSPCC with EU cookies education

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/05/15/sitevisibility-fundraise-nspcc-eu-cookies-education/
- Published: 2012-05-15T10:12:48+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Search and social media company SiteVisibility is planning to raise funds for NSPCC
while educating local businesses about the EU cookies Directive which is about to
be enforced later this month.

On 25 May the agency will be baking a variety of cookies for local businesses as
it aims to raise awareness of the new EU guidelines governing the use of cookies
on websites. The objective of the new law is to protect the privacy of internet 
users, and the Directive will now require websites to obtain permission from users
before certain types of cookies are used.

The agency’s staff will be offering a selection of chocolate chip, oatmeal and sugar
cookies at six for £10 and 12 for £15. They expect to raise £1,600 for the charity.

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## About cookies

Cookies are used to analyse consumer browsing habits and trends. On 26 May [new laws come into place](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and.../cookies.aspx)
which govern the way websites use cookies to track this online behaviour. In fact
the law came into effect a year ago, but the Government has given website owners
one year in which to become compliant.

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