> If I visit your site, it's not because I want to participate in some kind of A/B testing Nobody wants to be part of the A/B testing; everyone wants the polis

> If I visit your site, it's not because I want to participate in some kind of A/B testing Nobody wants to be part of the A/B testing; everyone wants the polished product that's the result of A/B testing. > And if your site only works if I happen to have hardware X installed, you don't need analytics to tell you that your site is broken. What? Yes you do, or something similar. > If cookies are needed for the correct operation of the site, then there's no need to beg or bug. Strictly needed. Suppose I have a dark theme slider, or a language selector, for users who don't want me to follow their OS's settings (or can't or don't know how to change their OS's settings). That's a nonessential cookie which requires the banner. And if you disagree, your opinion is not worth a lawsuit; the only way to be sure that your use of cookies is limited to those strictly necessary is hire a very expensive european consultant.