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This is a guide on how to install the CookieScript Cookie Consent banner on a WordPress website. Read it to know how to create, configure, and install your Cookie Banner.

The guide explains how to create, configure, and install your Cookie Banner with CookieScript.

The GDPR in the EU, the CCPA in the US, and other privacy laws regulate how website owners must obtain and store Cookie Consent from website users. Read more about cookie control and how to manage cookies.

Many websites use cookies. To use them in a privacy laws-compliant way, you have to deliver a proper cookie text, or cookie message, in the Cookie Consent banner. Read more about the necessary details and the best practices for a cookie text.

What is personally identifiable information (PII) under the GDPR and how to protect it? Read the article to find out.

If you have an e-commerce store and collect customers' personal data, your e-commerce store must have a Privacy Policy. Read the article to learn about how to create a Privacy Policy, and what should it include.

What is the best Cookie Consent tool? How to choose the right Consent Management Platform (CMP), that has a user-friendly interface and helps to comply with all major privacy laws? Find out here.

New Data Privacy Regulations are evolving, companies are investing heavily in privacy technologies, and users are becoming more aware of their rights regarding personal data... Find out the top data privacy trends in 2023.

On 13 December, the European Commission initiated the process of the adoption of an adequacy decision for the data transfers with the US. Read more about Data Privacy Framework.

Google must remove search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is inaccurate – the EU’s Court of Justice announced on December 8, 2022.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Facebook parent Meta a €265 million fine on 28 November 2022, for breaching GDPR rules.

On 10 November 2022, the French data protection authority CNIL imposed a fine of €800,000 against Discord Inc., for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

On July 20, 2022, Google introduced new requirements for Google Play Store apps concerning Privacy Policy and disclosure. Find out more.

The use of Google Analytics was outlawed by data protection authorities of Austria, France, Italy, and Denmark for not complying with the GDPR. Read more about the reasons and the possible solution for using GA.

Google Signals is a Google product, integrated with Google Analytics 4, that enables cross-device tracking and remarketing. It uses aggregate data, so this feature is GDPR compliant. Read more about Google Signals.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a proposed standard to create a global technical specification that allows users to control their privacy. The main purpose of the GPC is to inform websites not to sell or share user personal data.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a data privacy law that regulates the collection and processing of the personal information of California residents. Read the CCPA compliance checklist to be CCPA compliant.

What are session cookies and how do they differ from other website cookies? Read the article to learn about the session cookies, how they work, and if they are GDPR compliant.

A Cookie Consent notice informs a user about the use and types of cookies, and the user must make a choice whether he allows the collection and processing of his personal data. Read more about the cookie notice and whether is it required to have a cookie notice.

You may have noticed that cookie banners are different. Some Cookie Banner errors violate the GDPR. Read more about what are the most common GDPR Cookie Banner mistakes and how to avoid them.

One common way that websites handle the use of cookies is through the use of a cookie popup. A cookie popup is a notification that appears on a website , typically when a user first visits the site, informing them about the website's use of cookies and asking for their consent to store them on their device .

Google has a complex relationship regarding its products' compliance with the GDPR and was fined huge fines. On October 14, 2020, Google released Google Analytics 4, due to replace Universal Analytics and to solve GDPR privacy issues.

In January 2022 the German Court has declared that Google Fonts is not GDPR/DSGVO- compliant. Read more about Google Fonts regarding GDPR compliance.

In a blog post published on 27 July 2022, Google announced that it is delaying again phasing out Chrome’s use of Third-Party Cookies, now to the second half of 2024.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the first and the strictest privacy law in the world. Because the GDPR is extensive, there is often confusion around the details of the regulation. Read the GDPR checklist to prepare for your website’s compliance.

You may often come across cookie banners on websites, where you are asked to accept or decline cookies. Thus, it is important to know what website cookies are, the types of cookies, how they function, and how website cookies affect your privacy.

California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are the first consumer privacy regulations in the US and the EU, accordingly. While both laws protect users' privacy rights and regulate personal data processing, there are many differences between them. Read the article to know the differences between CCPA and GDPR.

You can view cookies, and enable or disable them through your browser settings. If you are using the Chrome browser, you could manage cookies through your Chrome settings. Read more about how to get cookies.

cookie compliance is the process of ensuring the use of cookies on a website only in ways allowed by privacy laws. There are different requirements for cookie compliance, but in a wide sense, most laws regulate users' privacy, personal data processing, and cookie usage.

A tracking pixel or a marketing pixel is a 1x1 pixel graphic, which is usually transparent, hidden, or embedded in the background of a website or email. It is a tiny pixel-sized image, present in the websites, Cookie Banner ads, or emails, and invisible to the user.