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491	background-color: #fff;
492}
493.toggle-wrapper .toggle-text::after{
494	color: #222;;
495}
496.toggle-wrapper.inactive{
497	background-color: #959595;
498}
499.toggle-wrapper.inactive .toggle-dot{
500	background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
501}
502.toggle-wrapper.enabled{
503	background-color: #50a661;
504}
505.toggle-wrapper.enabled .toggle-text::after{
506	color: #fff;
507}
508.toggle-wrapper.disabled{
509	background-color: #660303;
510}
511.toggle-wrapper.disabled .toggle-text::after{
512	color: #660303;
513}
514
515
516
517
518.cookie-notice-overlay{
519	position: fixed;
520	top: 0px;
521	z-index: 9999;
522	width: 100%;
523	height: 100%;
524	padding: 0px;
525	text-align: center;
526	transition: 0.2s all ease;
527	display: none;
528}
529.cookie-notice-overlay.active{
530	display: block;
531}
532
533.cookie-notice-wrapper{
534	position: fixed;
535	top: 20%;
536	left: calc(50% - 330px);
537	z-index: 9998;
538	width: 600px;
539	max-width: calc(100% - 60px);
540	padding: 30px;
541	text-align: center;
542	transition: 0.2s all ease;
543	display: none;
544}
545.cookie-notice-wrapper.active{
546	display: block;
547}
548
549.cn-preferences-wrapper{
550	text-align: left;
551	transition: 0.2s all ease;
552	display: none;
553}
554.cn-preferences-wrapper.active{
555	display: block;
556}
557
558.cookie-notice-wrapper .inner-width{
559	width: 100%;
560	margin: 0px auto;
561}
562.cookie-notice-wrapper .cn-general-wrapper{
563	max-width: 550px;
564	margin: 0px auto;
565}
566.cookie-notice-wrapper p{
567	padding: 0px;
568}
569.cn-header{
570	font-size: 20px;
571}
572.cn-button-wrapper{
573	padding: 20px 0px;
574}
575.cn-button-wrapper span{
576	display: inline-block;
577	vertical-align: top;
578	padding: 10px 20px;
579	margin: 0px 10px;
580}
581.cn-preferences{
582	transition: 0.2s all ease;
583	cursor: pointer;
584	text-decoration: none;
585	font-size: 16px;
586}
587.cn-preferences:hover{
588	text-decoration: none;
589}
590.cn-accept-all{
591	transition: 0.2s all ease;
592	cursor: pointer;
593	font-size: 16px;
594}
595.cn-submit-preferences{
596	transition: 0.2s all ease;
597	cursor: pointer;
598	margin-left: 0px!important;
599	font-size: 16px;
600}
601.cn-cookie-type-title{
602	font-size: 16px;
603	line-height: 18px;
604}
605
606p.cn-intro{
607	padding: 10px 0px 20px 0px;
608	font-size: 16px;
609}
610.cookie-notice-wrapper a{
611	text-decoration: none;
612}
613.cn-cookie-type-wrapper{
614	max-height: 100%;
615	overflow: hidden;
616	/*overflow-x: scroll;*/
617}
618.cn-cookie-type-item{
619	padding: 5px 0px;
620}
621.cn-cookie-type-title-trigger{
622	background-image: url(https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/furniture/icon-arrow-right-cookie.png);
623	background-repeat: no-repeat;
624	background-size: 10px;
625	background-position: top 4px right;
626	/*height: 20px;*/
627	display: inline-block;
628	vertical-align: middle;
629	padding-right: 30px;
630	cursor: pointer;
631	max-width: calc(100% - 155px);
632	height: 25px;
633}
634.cn-cookie-type-item.open .cn-cookie-type-title-trigger{
635	background-image: url(https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/furniture/icon-arrow-down-cookie.png);
636	background-size: 16px;
637}
638.cn-cookie-type-item .cn-cookie-type-text{
639	height: 0px;
640	max-height: 0px;
641	overflow: hidden;
642	transition: 0.2s all ease;
643	font-size: 16px;
644}
645.cn-cookie-type-item.open .cn-cookie-type-text{
646	height: auto;
647	max-height: 300px;
648	padding: 5px 0px 10px 0px;
649}
650
651.toggle-wrapper{
652	border-radius: 50px;
653	display: inline-block;
654	height: 27px;
655	position: relative;
656	transition: 0.2s all ease;
657	vertical-align: middle;
658	width: 40px;
659	float: right;
660	margin-right: 70px;
661}
662.cn-cookie-type-item::after{
663	clear: both;
664	content: '';
665	display: block;
666}
667.toggle-wrapper .toggle-dot{
668	border-radius: 50%;
669	display: inline-block;
670	height: 23px;
671	left: 15px;
672	position: absolute;
673	top: 2px;
674	transition: 0.2s all ease;
675	width: 23px;
676}
677.toggle-wrapper .toggle-text::after{
678	content: 'Enabled';
679	width: 70px;
680	margin-left: 47px;
681	font-size: 14px;
682}
683.toggle-wrapper.active{
684	cursor: pointer;
685}
686
687.toggle-wrapper.enabled .toggle-dot{
688	left: 15px;
689}
690.toggle-wrapper.enabled .toggle-text::after{
691	content: 'Enabled';
692}
693
694.toggle-wrapper.disabled .toggle-dot{
695	left: 2px;
696}
697.toggle-wrapper.disabled .toggle-text::after{
698	content: 'Disabled';
699}
700
701.cookie-notice-trigger{
702	cursor: pointer;
703}
704
705
706
707
708/* ==================================================================================== */
709/* VIEWPORT */
710@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px){
711	/* Mobiles in landscape */
712	body{ }
713	
714
715	.cookie-notice-wrapper .inner-width{
716		width: calc(100% - 20px);
717		margin: 0px auto;
718	}
719
720}
721
722
723
724/* ==================================================================================== */
725/* VIEWPORT */
726@media only screen and (max-width: 850px){
727	/* Mobiles in landscape */
728	body{ }
729	
730	.cn-preferences-wrapper.active {
731	    bottom: 0px;
732	    max-height: 500px;
733	    overflow: hidden;
734	    overflow-y: scroll;
735	}
736
737}
738
739
740
741
742/* ==================================================================================== */
743/* VIEWPORT */
744@media only screen and (max-width: 660px){
745
746	.cookie-notice-wrapper{
747		left: 0px;
748		width: calc(100% - 60px);
749	}
750}
751	
752	
753/* ==================================================================================== */
754/* VIEWPORT */
755@media only screen and (max-width: 850px){
756	/* Mobiles in landscape */
757	body{ }
758	
759	.cn-button-wrapper span{
760		margin-right: 0px;
761		margin-left: 0px;
762		margin-top: 10px;
763		display: block;
764	}
765
766}
767
768</style>
769
770<script>
771	$(document).ready(function() {
772
773		$(document).on('click', '.cookie-notice-trigger', function(){
774			$('.cookie-notice-wrapper:not(.cn-preferences-wrapper)').addClass('active')
775			$('.cookie-notice-overlay').addClass('active')
776		});
777
778
779		$(document).on('click', '.cn-preferences', function(){
780			$('.cn-preferences-wrapper').addClass('active')
781		});
782
783
784		$(document).on('click', '.toggle-wrapper.active.disabled', function(){
785			$this = $(this);
786			$this.addClass('enabled');
787			$this.removeClass('disabled');
788			$this.parent().parent().attr('data-cookie', 'on');
789		});
790
791
792		$(document).on('click', '.toggle-wrapper.active.enabled', function(){
793			$this = $(this);
794			$this.removeClass('enabled');
795			$this.addClass('disabled');
796			$this.parent().parent().attr('data-cookie', 'off');
797		});
798
799
800		$(document).on('click', '.cn-cookie-type-title-trigger', function(){
801			$this = $(this);
802			if( $this.parent().parent().hasClass('open') ){
803				$this.parent().parent().removeClass('open');
804			}
805			else{
806				$this.parent().parent().addClass('open');
807			}
808		});
809
810
811		$(document).on('click', '.cn-accept-all', function(){
812
813			$.ajax({
814				type 		: 'POST',
815				url 		: global_sitepath + 'components/block_cookieprompt.php',
816				data		: {
817					action		: 'accept-all-cookies',
818				},
819				success : function(data){
820					//console.log( data );
821					$('.cookie-notice-overlay').removeClass('active');
822
823					var cookie_type = "analytical_cookies";
824					if(data.indexOf(cookie_type) != -1){
825
826						// GA4:
827						gtag('consent', 'update', {
828							'analytics_storage': 'granted'
829						});
830
831					}
832
833				}
834			});
835
836		});
837
838
839		$(document).on('click', '.cn-submit-preferences', function(){
840
841			var preferences = '';
842			$('.cn-cookie-type-item').each( function (){
843				var prefix = $(this).attr('data-prefix');
844				preferences += ' ' + prefix + '-' + $(this).attr('data-cookie');
845			});
846
847			preferences = preferences.substring(1);
848
849			$.ajax({
850				type 		: 'POST',
851				url 		: global_sitepath + 'components/block_cookieprompt.php',
852				data		: {
853					action				: 'accept-cookie-preferences',
854					preferences 	: preferences,
855				},
856				success : function(data){
857
858					var cookie_type = "analytical";
859					if(data.indexOf(cookie_type) != -1){
860						// GA4:
861						gtag('consent', 'update', {
862							'analytics_storage': 'granted'
863						});
864					}
865
866					$('.cookie-notice-overlay').removeClass('active');
867				}
868			});
869
870		});
871
872
873	});
874</script>
874
875</body>
876</html>

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