Cookies, including first-party ones, that are not "strictly necessary in order to provide an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber

Cookies, including first-party ones, that are not "strictly necessary in order to provide an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user" still require banners under the ePrivacy Directive [1]. Ex: if you're counting unique visitors with a first-party cookie, you need to gather consent. [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32002L0058&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL... (Not a lawyer)