Cookie banners on websites can often confuse or frustrate users and undermine their privacy by not being clear or non-obtrusive.Cookies are small pieces of data stored by websites on user devices to personalize experiences.Websites use cookies for tracking, analytics, authentication, personalization, and affiliate marketing.Accepting cookies can lead to an improved user experience, better online shopping, faster logins, enhanced performance, and security.A cookie policy is required by data privacy laws to explain cookie usage and data collection practices.Cookie policies should detail cookie types, usage purposes, data collection, sharing with third parties, and how users can manage preferences.Cookie banners should be displayed clearly as horizontal banners or box overlay banners to enhance user consent rates.Users interact with cookie banners based on privacy preferences ranging from privacy-conscious to indifferent clickers.Deceptive cookie consent practices can invade privacy, affect user psychology, and erode trust.Designing transparent, user-controlled, and non-deceptive cookie consent experiences can improve user trust and compliance with data privacy laws.