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New consent form - UPDATE: Link to FAQs here

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NotAGran55 Fri 14-Aug-20 16:46:06

How do we get back to the original firm please ? I clicked thinking it was the usual cookie button .

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BlueBelle Fri 14-Aug-20 16:43:20

I just said no to everything ?

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Bluebellwould Fri 14-Aug-20 16:17:38

How do you access the form? I clicked on something this morning without checking as I presumed it was just a repeat of all the other access forms I have agreed to previously. I would like to check what I’m liable for.

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 14-Aug-20 16:16:15

Unfortunately a lot of that is dictated by the IAB so is out of our hands. However, hopefully they'll get similar feedback across the board so some more user-friendly tweaks may be forthcoming (we'll give you advance notice next time!)

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Chewbacca Fri 14-Aug-20 16:11:32

Agreed Puzzler, it's a long winded and unclear process. And some of them give no option to opt out.

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Elegran Fri 14-Aug-20 16:10:25

That is true, Puzzler It is not clear whether blue means consent and grey refusal, or the other way round. I took it that grey meant the same as greyed-out does - not available, or not consented to - but it could equally be the opposite.

"Yes I agree" or "No thank you" would be far better.

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Puzzler61 Fri 14-Aug-20 16:04:19

Lara, thank you for explaining,
however it is not the most user- friendly form if you don’t mind me saying.

Especially on gransnet, it would be very helpful if each option had a clear YES and NO box and we could type YES or NO and feel we knew what we had subscribed to.

Also an “Are you sure” option and each person could review what they had chosen before pressing CONFIRM.

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 14-Aug-20 15:55:12

Hi all,

As of this afternoon many of you will have noticed a new consent form pop up. Apologies for the late notice - we'd hoped to get a post up earlier to give you advance warning but our resources were focused on getting it up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible.

As a responsible publisher we follow the recommendations of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB UK) - here's a bit more information about them.

The IAB asks that we allow users to say if you consent to your data being used or not. We've been doing this for quite a while now and this is the pop-up you would have previously seen when you came to Gransnet.

What's happened is that as of tomorrow the IAB is brining in a new standard that publishers have to comply with. The new standard gives the user even more choice over the data that can be collected and used - which is why you are now seeing a new pop-up with far more privacy options.
Whilst it may look a bit OTT it's actually been designed by the IAB to make it better for users and give you more control.

So please don't be worried about this new pop-up - it will in fact give you more information and choice over your privacy.

Hope this helps smile
GNHQ

UPDATE: FAQs page here

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