There are two main types of website cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary and only last for the duration of the user being on the website. Persistent cookies, however, are stored on the user's computer or browser for a much longer period of time.

The most common type of session cookie is the 'add to cart' option used on almost every single ecommerce platform. It's through this session cookie that users are able to browse ecommerce websites and add or remove items from their cart. The cookie stores the information required to maintain the cart for the duration of the user's stay on the ecommerce site, then automatically deleting once the session is over.

The most popular persistent cookie is the Google Analytics cookie. This cookie collects data on the user's behaviour on a website over a long period of time. Google Analytics is able to show website behavioural statistics through this persistent cookie.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has made it mandatory for websites to give users control over which cookies they want running while they're browsing websites. No matter which cookies you're running, it's important to have a cookie banner to comply with GDPR rules and regulations.

With Serviceform's Cookie banner, you give the freedom to your web visitors to select which cookies they want to disable and which cookies they don't mind keeping active. Instead of just saying 'accept all' or 'reject all', Serviceform's cookie banner gives your web visitor 100% control over privacy preferences.

Creating and installing a Serviceform Cookie banner onto your website is easy and only takes a few minutes. Just sign up for a free Serviceform account and create a cookie banner using our easy, no-code builder. When done, then copy the pixel code from your Serviceform account and paste it into the head tag of your website. You've now installed a free cookie banner onto your website without having to write a single line of code!