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Cookie banner

A bar asking the user to consent to cookies and tracking.

A cookie banner is the strip (usually at the bottom of a website) that explains the site uses cookies and asks the user to accept, reject, or customize. Required by privacy laws like GDPR.

Make Reject as easy as Accept — burying it behind two clicks is now considered a dark pattern. Keep the banner small and dismissable so it does not dominate the page on every visit.

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