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var ph = createPlaceholder("video", uid); if (video.parentElement) { if (!/(absolute|relative|fixed)/.test(video.parentElement.style.position)) video.parentElement.style.position = "relative"; video.parentElement.appendChild(ph); video.setAttribute("data-placeholder-id", ph.id); } } function restoreBlockedVideos() { document.querySelectorAll("video.optanon-blocked-video").forEach(function (video) { if (!hasConsent((video.getAttribute("data-consent-required") || "").split(","))) return; var phId = video.getAttribute("data-placeholder-id"); if (phId) { var ph = document.getElementById(phId); if (ph) ph.remove(); } video.parentElement && video.parentElement.querySelectorAll(".optanon-video-placeholder").forEach(function (p) { p.remove(); }); var bSrc = video.getAttribute("data-blocked-src"); if (bSrc) { video.src = bSrc; video.removeAttribute("data-blocked-src"); } var bSources = video.getAttribute("data-blocked-sources"); if (bSources) { try { JSON.parse(bSources).forEach(function (sd) { var s = document.createElement("source"); s.src = sd.src; if (sd.type) s.type = sd.type; if (sd.media) s.media = sd.media; video.appendChild(s); }); } catch (e) { console.error("Error parsing video sources:", e); } video.removeAttribute("data-blocked-sources"); } video.setAttribute("controls", "true"); ["data-blocked","data-consent-required","data-placeholder-id","data-video-unique-id"].forEach(function (a) { video.removeAttribute(a); }); video.classList.remove("optanon-blocked-video"); Object.assign(video.style, { backgroundColor: "", minHeight: "", minWidth: "", position: "" }); video.load(); }); document.querySelectorAll(".optanon-video-placeholder").forEach(function (ph) { var uid = ph.id.replace("optanon-placeholder-", ""); var vid = document.querySelector('[data-video-unique-id="' + uid + '"]'); if (!vid || !vid.hasAttribute("data-blocked")) ph.remove(); }); } // --- Block / restore iframes --- function blockIframe(iframe) { var src = iframe.getAttribute("src") || iframe.getAttribute("data-src") || ""; var rule = matchRule(src, IFRAME_RULES); if (!rule || hasConsent(rule.groups)) return; if (iframe.src) { iframe.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", iframe.src); iframe.removeAttribute("src"); } iframe.setAttribute("data-consent-required", rule.groups.join(",")); iframe.classList.add("optanon-blocked-iframe"); iframe.style.cssText += "background-color:#f0f0f0;min-height:" + (iframe.style.minHeight || "315px") + ";"; var ph = createPlaceholder("video"); if (iframe.parentElement) { if (!/(absolute|relative)/.test(iframe.parentElement.style.position)) iframe.parentElement.style.position = "relative"; iframe.parentElement.appendChild(ph); iframe.setAttribute("data-placeholder-id", ph.className); } } function restoreBlockedIframes() { document.querySelectorAll("iframe.optanon-blocked-iframe").forEach(function (iframe) { var bSrc = iframe.getAttribute("data-blocked-src"); if (!bSrc || !hasConsent((iframe.getAttribute("data-consent-required") || "").split(","))) return; var ph = iframe.parentElement && iframe.parentElement.querySelector(".optanon-video-placeholder"); if (ph) ph.remove(); iframe.src = bSrc; ["data-blocked-src","data-consent-required"].forEach(function (a) { iframe.removeAttribute(a); }); iframe.classList.remove("optanon-blocked-iframe"); iframe.style.backgroundColor = ""; iframe.style.minHeight = ""; }); } // --- Dynamic iframe src interception --- var _origCreateElement = document.createElement; document.createElement = function (tag) { var el = _origCreateElement.call(document, tag); if (tag.toLowerCase() === "iframe") { var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(el, "src") || Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLIFrameElement.prototype, "src"); Object.defineProperty(el, "src", { get: function () { return this.getAttribute("src"); }, set: function (v) { var rule = matchRule(v, IFRAME_RULES); if (rule && !hasConsent(rule.groups)) { this.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", v); this.classList.add("optanon-blocked-iframe"); this.setAttribute("data-consent-required", rule.groups.join(",")); } else { desc.set.call(this, v); } }, configurable: true, }); } return el; }; // --- DOM insertion hooks --- ["appendChild", "insertBefore", "replaceChild"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = Node.prototype[m]; Node.prototype[m] = function (child) { if (child) { if (child.tagName === "IFRAME") { try { blockIframe(child); } catch (e) {} } else if (child.tagName === "VIDEO") { try { blockVideo(child); } catch (e) {} } } var result = orig.apply(this, arguments); if (child) { if (child.tagName === "IFRAME") setTimeout(function () { blockIframe(child); }, 0); else if (child.tagName === "VIDEO") setTimeout(function () { blockVideo(child); }, 0); } return result; }; }); // MutationObserver for innerHTML insertions var mediaObserver = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) { mutations.forEach(function (mutation) { mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function (node) { if (node.tagName === "IFRAME") blockIframe(node); else if (node.tagName === "VIDEO") blockVideo(node); if (node.querySelectorAll) { node.querySelectorAll("iframe").forEach(blockIframe); node.querySelectorAll("video").forEach(blockVideo); } }); }); }); function startObserving() { mediaObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); blockExistingMedia(); } function blockExistingMedia() { document.querySelectorAll("iframe").forEach(blockIframe); document.querySelectorAll("video").forEach(blockVideo); } document.body ? startObserving() : document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", startObserving); // --- Tracking pixel blocking --- var PIXEL_DOMAINS = /bizible\.com|bizibly\.com|adobedc\.net/; function blockPixel(img) { var src = img.src || img.getAttribute("src") || ""; if (PIXEL_DOMAINS.test(src) && !hasConsent(["C0004"])) { img.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", src); img.removeAttribute("src"); img.style.display = "none"; } } var pixelObserver = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) { mutations.forEach(function (mutation) { mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function (node) { if (node.tagName === "IMG") blockPixel(node); }); }); }); if (document.body) { pixelObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); document.querySelectorAll("img").forEach(blockPixel); } // --- Custom video click-to-load interception --- function interceptVideoButtons() { document.querySelectorAll(".js-video[data-video-url], .video[data-video-url]").forEach(function (container) { var videoUrl = container.getAttribute("data-video-url"); if (!videoUrl) return; var groups = /youtube\.com|youtu\.be/.test(videoUrl) ? ["C0003"] : /vimeo\.com/.test(videoUrl) ? ["C0003"] : null; if (!groups || hasConsent(groups)) return; var btn = container.querySelector('.js-videoPlay, button[type="button"]'); if (!btn || btn.getAttribute("data-consent-required")) return; var origOnclick = btn.onclick; btn.setAttribute("data-consent-required", groups.join(",")); btn.onclick = function (e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); if (hasConsent(groups)) { if (origOnclick) origOnclick.call(this, e); } else showVideoConsentModal(container, groups); return false; }; var _origAEL = btn.addEventListener; btn.addEventListener = function (type, listener, opts) { _origAEL.call(this, type, type !== "click" ? listener : function (e) { if (!hasConsent(groups)) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); showVideoConsentModal(container, groups); return false; } return listener.call(this, e); }, opts); }; }); } function showVideoConsentModal(container, groups) { var existing = container.querySelector(".optanon-video-consent-modal"); if (existing) { existing.style.display = "block"; return; } var modal = document.createElement("div"); modal.className = "optanon-video-consent-modal"; modal.style.cssText = "position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:1000;"; modal.innerHTML = '<div style="background:white;padding:30px;border-radius:8px;text-align:center;max-width:400px;margin:10% auto;">' + '<h3 style="margin:0 0 15px 0;color:#111;">Video consent required</h3>' + '<p style="margin:0 0 20px 0;color:#111;">This video requires your consent to load content from third-party providers.</p>' + '<button onclick="window.OneTrust.ToggleInfoDisplay()" style="padding:12px 24px;background:#E4173F;color:white;border:none;border-radius:24px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;margin-right:10px;">Manage preferences</button>' + '<button onclick="this.closest(\'.optanon-video-consent-modal\').style.display=\'none\'" style="padding:12px 24px;background:#F7F7F7;color:#111;border:none;border-radius:24px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;">Cancel</button>' + '</div>'; container.style.position = "relative"; container.appendChild(modal); } function recheckVideoButtons() { document.querySelectorAll("[data-consent-required]").forEach(function (btn) { if (hasConsent((btn.getAttribute("data-consent-required") || "").split(","))) { var container = btn.closest(".js-video, .video"); if (container) { var m = container.querySelector(".optanon-video-consent-modal"); if (m) m.remove(); } } }); } document.readyState === "loading" ? document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { setTimeout(interceptVideoButtons, 100); }) : setTimeout(interceptVideoButtons, 100); setInterval(interceptVideoButtons, 2000); // --- Script blocking via DOM insertion hooks --- function handleScript(node) { var src = node.getAttribute("src") || ""; var rule = matchRule(src); if (!rule || hasConsent(rule.groups)) return; node.setAttribute("data-gated-src", src); node.type = "text/plain"; node.classList.add("optanon-blocked"); } ["appendChild", "insertBefore"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = Node.prototype[m]; Node.prototype[m] = function (child) { if (child && child.tagName === "SCRIPT") { try { handleScript(child); } catch (e) {} } return orig.apply(this, arguments); }; }); // --- Patch document.write / writeln --- function gateHtml(html) { return String(html).replace( /<script\b([^>]*?)\bsrc\s*=\s*(['"])([^'"]+)\2([^>]*)>(?:<\/script>)?/gi, function (_m, pre, q, src, post) { var rule = matchRule(src || ""); if (!rule || hasConsent(rule.groups)) return _m; var attrs = ((pre || "") + " src=" + q + src + q + (post || "")).replace(/\btype\s*=\s*(['"])[^'"]*\1/gi, ""); attrs += ' type="text/plain" class="optanon-blocked" data-gated-src="' + src.replace(/"/g, "&quot;") + '"'; return "\<script " + attrs + "\>\<\/script\>"; } ); } ["write", "writeln"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = document[m]; document[m] = function () { return orig.call(document, gateHtml(Array.prototype.join.call(arguments, ""))); }; }); // --- Cookie blocking --- var _origCookie = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Document.prototype, "cookie"); var _origPostMessage = window.postMessage; window.postMessage = function (msg, origin) { if (origin && origin.includes("youtube.com") && !hasConsent(["C0003"])) return; return _origPostMessage.apply(this, arguments); }; Object.defineProperty(Document.prototype, "cookie", { get: function () { return _origCookie.get.call(this); }, set: function (value) { var name = value.split("=")[0].trim(); if (name.startsWith("OptAnon")) return _origCookie.set.call(this, value); if (name === "__cf_bm" || name === "_cf_bm") return _origCookie.set.call(this, value); // Allow VWO cookies — consent managed by VWO's built-in feature if (name.startsWith("_vis_opt") || name.startsWith("_vwo")) return _origCookie.set.call(this, value); for (var cat in cookiePatterns) { if (!hasConsent([cat])) { for (var i = 0; i < cookiePatterns[cat].length; i++) if (cookiePatterns[cat][i].test(name)) return; } } return _origCookie.set.call(this, value); }, configurable: true, }); // --- Storylane consent notify --- function notifyStorylaneConsent() { if (!hasConsent(["C0003"])) return; document.querySelectorAll("iframe[name='sl-embed']").forEach(function (sl) { try { sl.contentWindow && sl.contentWindow.postMessage({ message: "storylane-cookie-consent" }, "*"); } catch (e) {} }); } // --- Consent change handler --- window.addEventListener("OneTrustGroupsUpdated", function () { restoreAllEligible(); restoreBlockedIframes(); restoreBlockedVideos(); recheckVideoButtons(); notifyStorylaneConsent(); }); document.querySelectorAll("script[src]").forEach(function (n) { try { handleScript(n); } catch (e) {} }); restoreAllEligible(); notifyStorylaneConsent(); // --- Munchkin stub --- if (!window.Munchkin) { var MK = function () {}; MK.__otStub = true; MK.__q = []; MK.init = function () { MK.__q.push(["init", Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)]); }; window.Munchkin = MK; } })(); function OptanonWrapper() { } </script> <!-- OneTrust Cookies Consent Notice end for lightyear.cloud --> Kasturi Banerjee
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