Cookies
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Age verification, CAPTCHAs and cookie consent for under-16s
Below the digital age of consent, 13 to 16 depending on the country, a child's click on a cookie ban...
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Cookies
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Abandoned cart emails, cart pixels and the consent each needs
A cart reminder email can rely on the soft opt-in when the address was given at checkout, the email...
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GDPR
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Data Breach Notification Under GDPR: Articles 33 and 34 Explained for Website Owners
GDPR requires website operators to notify their supervisory authority within 72 hours of discovering...
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GDPR
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GDPR Cookie Consent Requirements: What Your Website Must Do to Stay Compliant
GDPR cookie consent requires prior, informed, and unambiguous opt-in before any non-essential cookie...
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Cookies
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What is a cookie banner, and what must it include?
A cookie banner asks for consent before non-essential cookies are set, and the EU expects Accept all...
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Cookies
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What are analytics cookies, and when do they need consent?
GA4 sets two cookies, _ga and _ga_<container-id>, and in the EU both need consent before they load....
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Cookies
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What are marketing cookies, and why do they need consent?
Marketing cookies such as _fbp, _gcl_au and IDE hold identifiers that let ad platforms target, retar...
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Guides
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Google Tag Manager and GDPR cookie consent setup
Google Tag Manager is a tool, so whether a setup is lawful depends on whether its tags wait for cons...
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Compliance
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Digital Markets Act compliance requirements for publishers
The DMA's obligations fall on the 7 designated gatekeepers, but Google and Meta pass them on through...
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