Cookies
Learn how website cookies work, the different types of cookies, and how to manage them effectively to stay compliant with privacy regulations. Discover the difference between first-party and third-party cookies, understand session vs persistent cookies, and find out which cookies require explicit user consent under current data protection laws.
Scheduled Cookie Scans: Why a One-Off Audit Is Never Enough
A single cookie scan tells you what your site sets right now. Scheduled scans tell you what changed since last time - new third-party scripts, miscategorised trackers, or consent gaps that appeared after a plugin update. For any site that adds content, embeds tools, or installs integrations, automated recurring scans are the only reliable way to keep cookie declarations accurate and stay on the right side of GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and CCPA.
CCPA Data Classification: The 11 Categories of Personal Information Your Website Might Collect
California's CCPA classifies personal information into 11 distinct categories, from direct identifiers like names and IP addresses to inferences drawn from browsing behaviour. Understanding which categories your website collects through cookies and tracking scripts is the first step toward compliance.
What Are Google Ads Cookies? How They Work, Which Ones Your Site Sets, and How to Stay Compliant
Google Ads relies on a handful of first-party and third-party cookies to track conversions, build remarketing audiences, and measure campaign performance. Every one of these cookies falls under advertising or analytics categories, which means consent is required before they fire in the EU, UK, and most other jurisdictions with cookie laws.
How to Comply with Google's EU User Consent Policy: A Step-by-Step Guide
Google now enforces its EU User Consent Policy through Consent Mode v2, disabling conversion tracking, remarketing, and audience building for non-compliant websites. This guide explains what the policy requires, how enforcement works since July 2025, and the practical steps to bring your site into compliance.
Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI): What Website Owners Need to Know
Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) governs how businesses collect, use, and transfer the personal data of individuals in Japan. Unlike the GDPR, APPI does not treat cookies as personal information by default - but recent amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act now regulate how cookie data is transmitted to third parties.
Google Gemini Cookies Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter
Google Gemini relies on a stack of Google cookies for authentication, analytics, preferences, and advertising. This guide breaks down each cookie type, explains the privacy implications under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, and shows you how to handle Gemini-related cookies on your own website.
Claude Code Cookies Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter
Claude.ai and Claude Code set over 30 cookies across necessary, analytics, and marketing categories. This guide breaks down every cookie Anthropic places, explains why Claude Code relies on session cookies for authentication, and covers what website owners embedding Claude-related scripts need to know about consent.
ChatGPT Cookies Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter
OpenAI uses three categories of cookies on ChatGPT: necessary, analytics, and marketing. Some are required to keep you logged in, while others track ad campaign performance across platforms like Google and LinkedIn. If your business integrates ChatGPT, understanding which cookies apply - and when consent is needed - matters more than you might expect.
Why Auto-Translated Cookie Banners Improve UX (and Help You Stay Compliant)
A cookie banner your visitors cannot read is a cookie banner that fails. Auto-translated banners detect browser language and display consent notices in the visitor's own language, improving both the user experience and the legal validity of the consent collected.