A standalone, 16-section cookie and tracking-technology notice — cookie categories, third-party and analytics cookies, AI-personalisation technologies, and how visitors can manage or withdraw consent.
Bracketed placeholders such as [Organisation Name] and [Insert Effective Date] mark the fields to complete. Download the fillable PDF (or request the source Word file) to adapt this template to your organisation before publication.
About This Template
This Cookie Policy template is designed to sit alongside (or be incorporated by reference into) an organisation's main Privacy Policy, and is applicable to websites, client portals, web applications and SaaS platforms. It defines what cookies and similar technologies are and why they are used, sets out the categories of cookies deployed (strictly necessary, functional, analytics, advertising and AI-personalisation), addresses third-party cookies and analytics/advertising technologies specifically, and gives visitors a clear path to manage cookies through the site's consent tool and browser-level controls, including the consequences of disabling them and how to withdraw consent already given.
Document Control
| Template ID | MPA-WEB-002 |
| Owner | Legal / Privacy Office |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Effective Date | [Insert Effective Date] |
| Review Date | [Insert Review Date] |
| Classification | Public |
| Applicable To | Websites, Client Portals, Web Applications, SaaS Platforms |
Contents
- Introduction
- What Are Cookies?
- Why We Use Cookies
- Categories of Cookies
- Cookies We Use
- Third-Party Cookies
- Analytics Technologies
- Advertising Technologies
- AI and Personalisation Technologies
- Managing Cookies
- Browser Controls
- Withdrawal of Consent
- Consequences of Disabling Cookies
- Data Protection
- Changes to this Policy
- Contact Information
How to Use This Template
Replace every bracketed placeholder with organisation-specific detail, delete any clause that does not apply to your processing activities, and route the completed document to your Data Protection Officer or legal counsel for sign-off before it is published or put into effect. Review on a fixed cycle (at least annually, or on any material change to processing activities) and keep a version history in the Document Control table.