Recite only use cookies for a handful of things, which includes:
- Access tokens - these are a form of session-ID that is used for API requests to validate users, there is no data transferred other than a true or false value
- Preferences - UI preferences are normally saved on our server but may be stored in a cookie as a fall back if this process fails.
- Activate Persistance - We use cookies to activate persistence, so once a user has activated the Recite Me Toolbar it will remain open as a user continues their visit throughout your website viewing multiple pages.
None of our cookie data is linked to personal information, and this all falls within the following legislative exemptions:
Some cookies can be exempted from informed consent under certain conditions if they are not used for additional purposes. These cookies include cookies used to keep track of a user’s input when filling online forms or as a shopping cart, also known as session-ID cookies, multimedia player session cookies and user interface customisation cookies, e.g. language preference cookies to remember the language selected by the user.
There is an exception to the requirement to provide information about cookies and obtain consent where the use of the cookie is:
(a) for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network; or ;
(b) where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber or user.
Source -The Information Commisioner's Office (UK ICO).
