Here's an excerpt taken from the EU Internet Handbook [0]: Cookies clearly exempt from consent according to the EU advisory body on data protection- WP29 [1] i

Here's an excerpt taken from the EU Internet Handbook [0]: Cookies clearly exempt from consent according to the EU advisory body on data protection- WP29 [1] include: - user‑input cookies (session-id) such as first‑party cookies to keep track of the user's input when filling online forms, shopping carts, etc., for the duration of a session or persistent cookies limited to a few hours in some cases - authentication cookies, to identify the user once he has logged in, for the duration of a session - user‑centric security cookies, used to detect authentication abuses, for a limited persistent duration - multimedia content player cookies, used to store technical data to play back video or audio content, for the duration of a session - load‑balancing cookies, for the duration of session - user‑interface customisation cookies such as language or font preferences, for the duration of a session (or slightly longer) - third‑party social plug‑in content‑sharing cookies, for logged‑in members of a social network. [0] http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm [1] http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion-recommendation/files/2012/wp194_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/docum...