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814	margin-right: 70px;
815}
816.cn-cookie-type-item::after{
817	clear: both;
818	content: '';
819	display: block;
820}
821.toggle-wrapper .toggle-dot{
822	border-radius: 50%;
823	display: inline-block;
824	height: 23px;
825	left: 15px;
826	position: absolute;
827	top: 2px;
828	transition: 0.2s all ease;
829	width: 23px;
830}
831.toggle-wrapper .toggle-text::after{
832	content: 'Enabled';
833	width: 70px;
834	margin-left: 47px;
835	font-size: 14px;
836}
837.toggle-wrapper.active{
838	cursor: pointer;
839}
840
841.toggle-wrapper.enabled .toggle-dot{
842	left: 15px;
843}
844.toggle-wrapper.enabled .toggle-text::after{
845	content: 'Enabled';
846}
847
848.toggle-wrapper.disabled .toggle-dot{
849	left: 2px;
850}
851.toggle-wrapper.disabled .toggle-text::after{
852	content: 'Disabled';
853}
854
855.cookie-notice-trigger{
856	cursor: pointer;
857}
858
859
860
861
862/* ==================================================================================== */
863/* VIEWPORT */
864@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px){
865	/* Mobiles in landscape */
866	body{ }
867	
868
869	.cookie-notice-wrapper .inner-width{
870		width: calc(100% - 20px);
871		margin: 0px auto;
872	}
873
874}
875
876
877
878/* ==================================================================================== */
879/* VIEWPORT */
880@media only screen and (max-width: 850px){
881	/* Mobiles in landscape */
882	body{ }
883	
884	.cn-preferences-wrapper.active {
885	    bottom: 0px;
886	    max-height: 500px;
887	    overflow: hidden;
888	    overflow-y: scroll;
889	}
890
891}
892
893
894
895
896/* ==================================================================================== */
897/* VIEWPORT */
898@media only screen and (max-width: 660px){
899
900	.cookie-notice-wrapper{
901		left: 0px;
902		width: calc(100% - 60px);
903	}
904}
905	
906	
907/* ==================================================================================== */
908/* VIEWPORT */
909@media only screen and (max-width: 850px){
910	/* Mobiles in landscape */
911	body{ }
912	
913	.cn-button-wrapper span{
914		margin-right: 0px;
915		margin-left: 0px;
916		margin-top: 10px;
917		display: block;
918	}
919
920}
921
922</style>
923
924<script>
925	$(document).ready(function() {
926
927		$(document).on('click', '.cookie-notice-trigger', function(){
928			$('.cookie-notice-wrapper:not(.cn-preferences-wrapper)').addClass('active')
929			$('.cookie-notice-overlay').addClass('active')
930		});
931
932
933		$(document).on('click', '.cn-preferences', function(){
934			$('.cn-preferences-wrapper').addClass('active')
935		});
936
937
938		$(document).on('click', '.toggle-wrapper.active.disabled', function(){
939			$this = $(this);
940			$this.addClass('enabled');
941			$this.removeClass('disabled');
942			$this.parent().parent().attr('data-cookie', 'on');
943		});
944
945
946		$(document).on('click', '.toggle-wrapper.active.enabled', function(){
947			$this = $(this);
948			$this.removeClass('enabled');
949			$this.addClass('disabled');
950			$this.parent().parent().attr('data-cookie', 'off');
951		});
952
953
954		$(document).on('click', '.cn-cookie-type-title-trigger', function(){
955			$this = $(this);
956			if( $this.parent().parent().hasClass('open') ){
957				$this.parent().parent().removeClass('open');
958			}
959			else{
960				$this.parent().parent().addClass('open');
961			}
962		});
963
964
965		$(document).on('click', '.cn-accept-all', function(){
966
967			$.ajax({
968				type 		: 'POST',
969				url 		: global_sitepath + 'components/block_cookieprompt.php',
970				data		: {
971					action		: 'accept-all-cookies',
972				},
973				success : function(data){
974					//console.log( data );
975					$('.cookie-notice-overlay').removeClass('active');
976
977					var cookie_type = "analytical_cookies";
978					if(data.indexOf(cookie_type) != -1){
979
980						// GA4:
981						gtag('consent', 'update', {
982							'analytics_storage': 'granted'
983						});
984
985					}
986
987				}
988			});
989
990		});
991
992
993		$(document).on('click', '.cn-submit-preferences', function(){
994
995			var preferences = '';
996			$('.cn-cookie-type-item').each( function (){
997				var prefix = $(this).attr('data-prefix');
998				preferences += ' ' + prefix + '-' + $(this).attr('data-cookie');
999			});
1000
1001			preferences = preferences.substring(1);
1002
1003			$.ajax({
1004				type 		: 'POST',
1005				url 		: global_sitepath + 'components/block_cookieprompt.php',
1006				data		: {
1007					action				: 'accept-cookie-preferences',
1008					preferences 	: preferences,
1009				},
1010				success : function(data){
1011
1012					var cookie_type = "analytical";
1013					if(data.indexOf(cookie_type) != -1){
1014						// GA4:
1015						gtag('consent', 'update', {
1016							'analytics_storage': 'granted'
1017						});
1018					}
1019
1020					$('.cookie-notice-overlay').removeClass('active');
1021				}
1022			});
1023
1024		});
1025
1026
1027	});
1028</script>
1028
1029</body>
1030</html>

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