Online success depends on cookies and trackers

For some, it’s the ability to be able to use a shopping cart. For the other, analytics data and retargeting must be available. And somewhere we also have to comply with cookie laws and regulations.

  1. Cookies the basics
  2. GA4 and high opt-in rates
  3. Cookie banner based on your corporate identity
  4. Legal statement, that’s how you’re in order with GDPR
  5. Cookie checklist – do I really need a cookie banner?
  6. Everything arranged in 1 solution
  7. Support to make the most of your cookie banner

Want to be compliant in the use of cookies (other than necessary cookies) on your website,
then a cookie notice and a cookie statement is mandatory.

Even if the 3rd party cookie disappears and we move toward 1st party cookies, consent will continue to underlie all future developments such as server side tagging and first-party data. As soon as you collect or compile personal information, you will need to seek consent. A Consent Management Platform (CMP) helps with this.

Inform

The cookie notice informs about the use of cookies and trackers on the website and allows the website visitor to choose which category of cookies will be accepted.

The cookie statement is a detailed overview of the cookies and trackers present on a website. Name, description, purpose and supplier shall be given.

30% of a website’s cookies and trackers change monthly.

Most common mistakes

  • Only an “ok” button.
  • Showing a cookie notification while cookies are already loaded in the background.
  • Pre-ticked check boxes
  • No possibility of modifying or revoking the consent given.
  • Social shares, embedded content or YouTube ‘no cookie’ that also set cookies and trackers.
  • A static cookie statement (PDF), while 30% of cookies change monthly.

Requesting permission

Asking permission to place cookies and trackers is a basic principle of GDPR. Important in this is that cookies and trackers are placed only after consent is given. Unfortunately, this is not well regulated on many websites. It does have a cookie notification, but cookies are loaded “before” consent is given.

This can be overcome with a Consent Management Platform (CMP).

Opportunities!

  • Respecting privacy is appreciated by website visitors.
  • Accepting marketing and statistical cookies contributes to your online goals.
Accept cookies

If you do not accept cookies, the relevant functionality will not work.

2. GA4 and High opt-in rates.

Consent opt-in cookie banner - CookieInfo
Opt-in percentages cookie notification.

GA4

You can use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze your website traffic. By default, GA4 anonymizes ip addresses. If you use GA4 without sharing data with other Google products such as Google Ads or Signals, then you do not need permission to set analytics cookies.

However, if you do not anonymize IP addresses and use other Google products, you will have to ask permission for your GA4 cookies to be set. You do this in the cookie banner.

Tips

High opt-in rates on analytics/marketing cookies by embedding video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) on key landing pages.

You can also achieve this by working with social share functionality of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat etc.

Use of Google Consent Mode: Google tags help ensure that conversions match user consent (consent) for statistical and advertising cookies.

Cookies are important to your online goals. Achieve high opt-in rates (up to 95%) with CookieInfo custom cookie banners.

You can try the custom cookie banner designs during the trial period.

Colors, logo and text can be customized to match the look and feel of your website.

cookie banner design example
CookieInfo custom banner examples.

4. Legally in order

Legal consulting firm Legal ICT has reviewed the CookieInfo Custom Banner designs and, on that basis, has issued a legal statement* that the cookie regulations can be met with this solution.

*Available as a download on the CookieInfo website.

Cookie blocking

Cookie consent in compliance with GDPR. Automatic cookie blocking: in a few clicks, your website is GDPR-compliant for the use of cookies.

Automatic cookie blocking will block all cookies, except “necessary” cookies, until a user has given their consent.

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Cookie checklist

Cookie management on your website on autopilot by implementing 2 scripts.

(Also in combination with Google Tag Manager or WordPress plugin, for example).

  1. Create a Cookiebot account
    You can try the Cookiebot solution free of charge for 30 days.
  2. Enter your website URL
    The cookie scanner now goes to work scanning your website for cookies.
  3. Cookie notification and cookie statement
    An overview of cookies found, automatically categorized (necessary, functional, statistical and marketing) available in the cookie banner and cookie statement. Settings are managed in the cookie manager.
  4. Implement in your website
    Share 2 scripts with your web administrator. By implementing these 2 scripts, your website will have a cookie solution on autopilot.

Custom banner Cookiebot

Script 1

Added to the html header of your website template to enable the cookie permission banner. (directly in the HTML, or with Google Tag Manager or a plugin such as WordPress, Hubspot, etc).

Script 2

Is inserted into the html of the page where your cookie statement should be displayed.

7. Support

First line support to help you implement the cookie banner, cookie declaration and consent options. We have an extensive  knowledge base with articles that help you with your cookie banner implementation. Stuck? Feel free to contact us to support you 🙂.

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