About Consentik GDPR/CCPA Cookie Banner
GDPR Setup Checklist
Base on GDPR document, our app recommends you setup options below to comply GDPR: Show a "Decline" button Customers have a right to refuse your website tracking, so you should put a "Decline" button on your cookie banner. You can put it on cookie bar or on preferences poup or both On cookie bar: On Preferences popup: (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/838Popular🍪 Welcome to Consentik GDPR/CCPA Cookie Banner
Consentik GDPR/CCPA Cookie Banner (or Consentik Cookie Banner for short) is the easiest way for merchants to stay compliant with local regulation, without having to invest time or effort into it. The app aims to help you design the banner and set up its content in the shortest time possible. On top of that, since it was designed as a tool to help merchants stay compliant with data regulations effortlessly, the app also came with other functions such as manage cookies, manage requests and eFew readers💸 Pricing
There are 4 plan options: FREE, PLUS, ADVANCED and UNLIMITED. With the free one, you can design a functioning cookie banner on your website, but with the paid one, you can effortlessly manage cookie consent and stay 100% compliant with local regulation. On top of that, you can accumulate some statistics regarding your cookies, for the purpose of analytics. Upgrade from FREE to Paid plans anytimFew readers
Settings
🔧 How the app function
In order to ensure the best customer experience on your store, while truly stick to what the law say, we do provide a range of toggles, so you can config the app to your preference. The explanation to the toggles are as followed: Banner's cookie icon: The appearance of a cookie icon on your cookie banner. This may help non-native speakers recognize that the banner is for cookie consent purpose. YouSome readers🎨 Design the banner
Set up cookie banner using templates To save your time as much as possible, we have prepared template designs for you, so you can set up your banner as quick as possible, maybe under 1 minute. Manually design your banner You can edit the coloring of your cookie banner in Banner design section. The componentsPopular🖊️ Edit text on the banner
Similar to color editing, you can also change the texts in Text customization. The parts in the cookie banner where you can edit texts are as followed: To make the banner more visually aesthetic, you can edit your text size as well. The link to privacy policy can be added in the Link of your Privacy Policy's pageSome readers🧑⚖️ Privacy policy page generating
If you don't already have a privacy policy page, you can use our tool to generate one. Simply enter the name you wish the page should have, then click on the regulation you want to sample and click Create. The page will be created and visible in Shopify Admin/Online Store/Pages. The URL of that page will be automatically pasted in the Link of your Privacy Policy's page in this section and Text customizatSome readers⬆️ Positioning your banner
How your banner will appear on your website can both affect regulation compliant and customers' online shopping experience. Change your cookie consent banner's positioning in Positioning section. By default, the app's layout will be popup. Choose where the popup will be placed in the Position of banner part. Full layout: The banner will be placed in the middle of the screen. You can choose to have it appeared on the bottom or the top. On top of that, move the banner further into theSome readers🙅♂️ Restrict banner for specific regions only
The part called "Display restriction" is where you can select who to show the banner to. For some countries, a cookie banner is strictly required, though some aren't. For this section, you have 2 choices: Enable for all countries: No matter who they are, where they are visiting from, the cookie banner will always appear. Enable for specific regions only: Only the people who access yoSome readers🧠 Browser cookies lifetime
Basically, it means how long will the cookie consent still remain valid and after which they will expire and consent needs to be given again. You can find this in Settings/Advanced Setting. If you're on the Basic plan, this value is fixed at 7 days. If you're on a Pro plan, you can change it to the number of day you want. If the value is set to 0, customers will be asked every time they access the websitSome readers⚒️ Advanced Settings
Blacklist pages This feature provides a simple text area within the app's admin interface where merchants can list the URLs of the pages they wish to exclude from displaying the cookie banner. In the provided text area, enter the URLs of the pages (like /pages/policy or /account/login ) on which the cookie banner should not be displayed. Each URL should be on a separate line to ensure correct parsing by the app. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8383e5404a31c000/iSome readersTranslations
Introduction This feature enhances the Omega Cookie Banner functionality by allowing merchants to manually translate the text within their cookie banner, categories, and individual cookie descriptions. It provides a comprehensive approach to customizing the user experience for a global audience. Translation Detection Methods The system offers four methods to determine the appropriate language for displaying the cookie banner, categories, and descriptions: *Store URL SuffixFew readersLanguage Selector on Banner
The Consentik Cookie Banner app introduces the Language Selector on Banner feature, enabling a seamless and inclusive user experience by allowing visitors to select their preferred language directly on the cookie consent banner. This feature is essential for online stores with a diverse international audience, ensuring that the cookie consent message is accessible and understandable to all users. (httSome readers🔄 Re-opener Configuration
Consentik Cookie for Shopify provides a flexible Re-opener feature, allowing your website visitors to easily revisit and manage their cookie preferences at any time. This article will guide you through the different re-opener options and how to customize their appearance and behavior to best fit your store. What is the Re-opener? The Re-opener is a button or link that lets your users re-access the cookie consent banner or privacy settings after their initial choice. This helpsFew readers😎 Glass Effect
The Glass Effect Setting feature in the Consentik Cookie Banner app allows you to customize the appearance of your cookie banner to match the modern and sleek design of your online store. This feature lets you create a frosted glass effect for the banner, where you can adjust the level of blur and opacity to achieve the desired look. The Glass Effect Setting enhances the visual appeal of your cookie baSome readers🔢 Banner Button Position
The Consentik Cookie Banner app offers a flexible and user-friendly interface to position buttons on the cookie consent banner. This feature allows you to customize the placement of buttons such as 'Accept', 'Decline', or 'More Info' to optimize user interaction and compliance visibility. Functionality: Drag-and-Drop Interface: Easily adjust the position of buttons on the banner throSome readers🏁 Show category options on banner
The Quick Categories Selector feature in the Consentik Cookie Banner app has been updated to enhance its integration and functionality specifically for certain banner layouts. This feature now exclusively supports the 'Float Banner' and 'Center Banner' layouts, ensuring a seamless and effective user experience tailored to these designs. This update focuses on providing users with immediate access to cookie category preferences in a visually appealing and non-intrusive manner. (https://stoSome readers❌ Decline Button Customization
Consentik Cookie for Shopify gives you full control over the Decline button’s appearance and behavior, ensuring your store’s cookie banner and privacy experience are both user-friendly and compliant. What is the Decline Button? The Decline button allows your website visitors to refuse non-essential cookies. Customizing how this button works helps you respect user preferences, maintain compliance, and deliver a smooth experience. Decline Button Visibility Options You can choose wherFew readers🛠️ Preferences popup config
1. Show/Hide Cookie Information Table on Preferences Popup The Consentik Cookie Banner includes a flexible feature allowing merchants to either show or hide a detailed cookie information table within the preferences popup. This feature gives merchants the ability to customize the user experience by providing more or less detail about the cookies in use, according to their compliance strategy and user engagement preferences. Key Benefits Customizable User Experience: Merchants caSome readers🚫 Block User Interaction Until Consent
Consentik Cookie for Shopify offers a powerful feature called Block User Interaction Until Consent, allowing you to display an overlay that prevents users from interacting with your store’s content un What is Block User Interaction Until Consent? When enabled, this feature places a customizable overlay behind your cookie banner and over your store’s content. Visitors cannot interact with your website—such as clicking links, scrolling, or filling out forms—until they accept or decline yoFew readers🇺🇸 Data Sale Opt-Out Feature
Consentik Cookie for Shopify includes a dedicated Data Sale Opt-Out feature, helping your store comply with privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and similar US laws. What Does the Data Sale Opt-Out Feature Do? With this feature enabled, your store can display a “Do Not Sell/Share My Data” checkbox with a customizable label. This checkbox can be added to either the cookie banner or the preferences popup, depending on your chosen privacy flow and desiFew readers
Manage cookies and categories
📘 Managing cookies
To categorize, publish and unpublish, change name and/or description of the cookies, go to Cookie section on the navigation. Click on the image to expand Upon opening, you should see a table with the following columns: No: The row number. Title: The name of the cookie, usually the id of that cookie. Description: The detail of that cookie. This information is usually blank. ThSome readers📗 Managing categories
Managing categories, their name, description and organization is just as important as managing the cookies themselves as the information regarding the categories is asked by a number of regulations to be as clear and easy to understand as possible. Start managing categories by click on Categories in the navigation. Upon opening the tab, you will see a table which lists the current categories. You can addSome readers🔎 Cookie Auto-Scanner and Auto-Transfer
The Consentik Cookie Banner app offers a robust Cookie Auto-Scanner and Auto-Transfer feature that automatically scans your online store for cookies and categorizes them accordingly. This feature is designed to simplify the management of cookies and ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations by keeping track of all cookies used on your site. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/hSome readers↕️ Import & Export Cookies
The "Import and Export Cookies via Excel" feature in Consentik Cookie Banner provides an efficient way for merchants to manage their website's cookies by using CSV template files. This feature simplifies the process of adding or updating multiple cookie details simultaneously and allows for easy backup or analysis by exporting existing cookie data. Key Benefits Bulk Management: Easily manage large numbers of cookies by importing and exporting them in bulk, saving time and reducing mSome readers📄 Consent log
Consent log table Consent log is where customers' consent is recorded. This can either be giving or denying consent to data collection. The table here will display information regarding the times when customers interact with your cookie banner. Their basic information will be recorded such as their email, IP address, the timing of the consent, their consent preferences and which cookie category theySome readers📈 Consent Response Statistics Page
The "Consent Response Statistics Page" feature in the Consentik Cookie Banner provides a comprehensive analysis of user interactions with the cookie consent banner. This dashboard offers various Access this page: Consent logs -Statistics Key Metrics Consent Rate: Calculates the rate of acceptance over the total number of accept and decline responses. Opt-In Rate: Measures the rate of acceptances over the total number of banner impressions. ResponSome readers
Data Request Management
🔥 Setup Data Request Management
The Data Request Management feature in the Consentik app helps businesses efficiently handle customer data requests. This tool is vital for complying with legal standards, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. It allows customers to view, edit, or delete their personal data, while businesses can manage these requests transparently. Why Use Data Request Management for GDPR Compliance GDPR protects the privacy and personal data of individuals inSome readers📧 Email Template Configuration
The Email Template section of the Data Request Management feature allows merchants to set up personalized communication for handling customer data requests. This section is essential for maintaining consistent branding and ensuring clear, professional communication with both customers and the merchant themselves. Below are detailed instructions and options available within the Email Template configuration. Enabling/Disabling the Feature Merchants have the option to enable or disable the emSome readers⚙️ Data Rights Page Configuration
The Data Rights Page is a customizable web page that merchants can generate and integrate into their website. This page allows customers to submit data requests directly, ensuring a seamless and transparent process for managing data privacy rights. Overview of the Data Rights Page The Data Rights Page serves as a dedicated area where customers can learn about their data rights and submit requests regarding their personal information. The merchant can define several aspects of this page, inPopular📑 Data Request Log
The Data Request Log is an essential component of the Data Request Management feature. It provides merchants with an organized view of all the data requests submitted by customers, enabling them to track and manage these requests efficiently. Log Overview The Data Request Log is displayed as a table with several columns that provide key information about each request: Customers: This column shPopular🌈 Tips for Effective Use and Compliance
To help merchants make the most of the Data Request Management feature and stay compliant with data protection laws, here are some useful tips: Understand the Regulations: Familiarize yourself with the GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant data protection laws to understand the rights and obligations regarding data requests. Clear Communication: Use simple, clear language in your Data Rights Page and email templates to ensure that customers understand their rights and the data requestSome readers
Integrations
Guide to Complying with Google’s Consent Management Requirements
Introduction In an era of increasingly stringent privacy regulations, particularly in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, Google has implemented strict consent management requirements to ensure compliance with laws such as GDPR and the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). These requirements apply to partners using Google’s publishing products, such as Google AdSense, Ad Manager, and AdMob, when serving ads in these regions. This document providFew readers🇪🇺 IAB TCF 2.2 Compliance
What Is IAB TCF? The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) is a widely adopted system for managing user data and privacy preferences. Created with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in mind, the TCF provides a standardized approach for: Explaining to users how their data is collected and processed. Allowing individuals to easily grant or withdraw consent. Sharing consent signals between publishers (such as website owners) aFew readers✨ Google Consent Mode V2 Integrated
The Google Consent Mode Integration feature within the app provides a seamless way for merchants to implement Google's Consent Mode on their e-commerce platform. This feature allows merchants to respect user consent for cookies, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations while still enabling the collection of critical analytics and ad performance data. Merchants can configure Google Consent Mode directly from app's admin: Settings/Integration/ Google consent mode by following thesPopular✨ Microsoft Universal Event Tracking Consent Mode Integrated
The Microsoft Universal Event Tracking (UET) Consent Mode Integration feature within the app provides a seamless way for merchants to implement Microsoft Universal Event Tracking Consent Mode on their e-commerce platform. This feature allows merchants to respect user consent for cookies, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations while still enabling the collection of critical analytics and ad performance data. Merchants can configure Microsoft UET Consent Mode directly from app's admSome readers✨ Sklik Retargeting Consent Integrated
The Sklik Retargeting Consent Integration feature within the app provides a seamless way for merchants to implement Sklik Retargeting Consent on their e-commerce platform. This feature allows merchants to respect user consent for cookies, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations while still enabling the collection of critical analytics and ad performance data. Merchants can configure Sklik Retargeting Consent directly from app's admin: Settings/Integration/ Sklik Retargeting bySome readers⛔ Auto-blocker tracking scripts
The Auto-Blocker feature in the app provides merchants with the ability to control the activation of various tracking services on their store, such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and TikTok Pixel. This feature ensures that tracking scripts are only executed after users have explicitly consented to being tracked, aligning with privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA. The Auto-Blocker feature allows for selective blocking of tracking services until consent is granted by tSome readers📶 Global Privacy Control (GPC) Signal
The GPC Signal feature in the Consentik Cookie Banner app helps you further enhance your compliance with privacy regulations. When this feature is enabled, the app automatically sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal whenever it detects that a user is accessing your online store using a browser that supports this signal. The GPC signal is a mechanism designed to communicate a user's privacy prefeSome readers✅ Checkout Banner Block
The Consentik Cookie Banner app introduces the Checkout Banner Block feature, specifically designed for Shopify Plus merchants. This advanced feature allows the display of a cookie consent banner directly on the checkout page, a critical touchpoint for capturing customer consent in compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations. Functionality: Exclusive to Shopify Plus: This feaSome readers🕹️ Headless Store Integration
Consentik Cookie now supports seamless integration with headless Shopify stores built using Hydrogen. This powerful feature enables you to deliver a fully customized cookie consent experience What is a Headless Store? A headless store separates your website’s front-end (what customers see) from the back-end (where your data and store logic live). With Shopify’s Hydrogen framework, you can build fast, dynamic, React-based storefronts while still using Shopify for e-commerce managemFew readers