threepwood

= Threepwood

Allows cookies to be set and unset with simple command. To comply with EU law, users must explictly accept cookies before any cookies are placed on their devise. By including Threepwood, you block all cookie until you explicitly accept them. It currently only works with rails >=3 projects.

== Installation

gem install threepwood

== Usage

In your gemfile: gem 'threepwood' Create a partial saying that your site will use cookies %p This site uses cookies. = link_to 'I accept cookies.', '/cookies_accept', :method => :put = link_to 'I decline cookies.', '/cookies_deny', :method => :put Set up routes: put "cookies_accept" => your_controller#cookies_accept put "cookies_deny" => your_controller#cookies_deny set up controller actions:
class YourController < ApplicationController def cookies_accept accept_cookies #this calls the threepwood method to allow cookies redirect_to home_path end def cookies_deny reject_cookies # this calls the threepwood method to remove the fact that the user has accepted cookies redirect_to home_path end end

On your page (assume HAML): = render :partial => 'your_message_about_cookies' unless @accepted_cookies

Alternatively add a static html page that proceeds your web app and call accept_cookies in a before filter on application_controller OR add a message to your terms and conditions and add accept_cookies to your login action

== Disclaimer

Whereas every effort has been made to make this gem compliant with the EU cookie law, it does not guarantee that this approach is 100% compliant. You should check with your legal team and ensure that you have correct coverage.

== License

Copyright (c) 2012 AHC

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.