What is a Tracking Pixel?
What is a tracking pixel, a Google tracking pixel, and a Meta tracking pixel? What is Google pixel tracking and is it different form Google Analytics tracking? What is pixel analytics? Read the blog to find out.
Cookie Law Explained
Almost all websites use cookies to store information in website users' browsers. As cookies collect such personal data and people are concerned about their privacy, the use of cookies on a website is strictly regulated in the EU and other countries. Read more to know about cookie law compliance.
How to Disable Cookies?
Cookies could be disabled by changing website browser settings. Depending on the device, operating system, and the internet browser, there are different ways how to disable cookies. Here you can find the answer if you should enable or disable cookies and the guides on how to disable them if you decide so.
How to Enable Cookies?
Cookies could be enabled or disabled by changing website browser settings. Depending on the device, operating system, and the internet browser, there are different ways how to enable cookies. Here you can find the answer why to enable cookies and the guides on how to enable them.
Google EU user consent policy
Google services, such as AdSense, Firebase, and Analytics, could be integrated into your website for analytical, advertising, or marketing purposes, but you must comply with Google EU consent policy if you want to use these services. In this article, we will look at how to comply with privacy laws.
Implied vs Explicit Cookie Consent Modes
To be compliant with privacy laws, you should provide your website users an opportunity to choose whether or not they want their data to be collected. Website users should have the possibility to choose between implied or explicit Cookie Consent modes for their data tracking.
What are Performance Cookies?
Many users worry that cookies might identify them online, but what performance cookies (also known as Google Analytics cookies) do is examine how visitors use the website. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor. Therefore, they are also perceived as statistics cookies.
What are Strictly Necessary Cookies?
When you think of cookies, what comes to mind is a process of collecting data through small, encrypted files that perform user tracking. However, did you know that not all cookies are the same? Especially if they are strictly necessary cookies – they are vital for websites to perform their actions and have little to do with tracking.
What are Functionality Cookies?
Functionality cookies are used to enhance the performance of websites as without them certain functions of the website may not be available. However, they are not vital for a website to run, but they allow to remember important information and user’s preferences. Information can include login data, region, language, and enhanced content.
What are Targeting Cookies?
Targeting cookies are small, encrypted files that track user actions and are used to identify visitors between different websites. Of course, if given consent to do so. Targeting cookies collect user information and use it to build a profile of visitor interests and then show personalized ads for that specific user.
IP anonymization in Google Analytics
Google Analytics monitors website visitors' activities and informs businesses about their customers. An IP address anonymization is used to collect website visitors' data without violating legal requirements, such as GDPR. IP anonymization sets the last digits of users' IP addresses to zeros, so the IP address is made anonymous.
New Cookie Banner design
New privacy regulations are coming into force every year and more requirements are made for the Cookie Banner. This requires Cookie Banner to fit more and more elements, so we decided to make a new fresh design that will show all necessary information nicely.
Third-Party Cookies Going Away: What Are the Alternatives?
Third-Party Cookies are going away in a few years and it’s better to prepare early for the future that is right upon us. In this article, CookieScript has listed some of the most popular alternatives that can be used instead of Third-Party Cookies.
What are Different Types of Web Cookies?
In this article, CookieScript will help you to understand the differences between cookies and list all the different cookies out there. If you worry about your website cookies and how to group them with just one click, you should use CookieScript’s unique Cookie Scanner that automatically scans your website cookies and updates your cookie declaration every month.
Cookieless Future: Are Cookies Going Away?
Cookieless future is right upon us. Since Google has announced that by the end of 2023 it will officially stop supporting Third-Party Cookies on the Google Chrome browser, there are some topics about cookies going away that need to be talked about. In this article CookieScript explains what is a cookieless future and what to expect from it.
What is Cookie Consent and Why Should it Matter to You?
As stricter data privacy laws are being implemented constantly, businesses must adapt quickly. In this article, you will learn everything you need to know regarding Cookie Consent, Cookie Consent definition, and the GDPR Cookie Consent law.
New EU Data Blockage Will Not Affect CookieScript
On December 1, the Wiesbaden Administrative Court in Germany issued an unprecedented decision stating that companies can’t use a cookie management provider that is relying on a service based in the United States to collect data. However, such a decision will not affect CookieScript and its customers.
Opt-In vs Opt-Out: What You Should Know
When to opt-in and opt-out? How to stay GDPR consent with your Cookie Banner? CookieScript answers all the questions on how opting in or out works and how your decision can influence the usage of your data.
What are Tracking Cookies?
What are Tracking Cookies and cross-site tracking? CookieScript explains how websites track users and use their personal information to optimize advertisements — read how you can generate a Cookie Policy for your website using a Cookie Banner from CookieScript.
Do I Need Cookie Policy for My Website?
Even on the internet, there are rules and CookieScript explains how to stick by them — read about the meaning of Cookie Policy and why your website needs it if you want to be compliant with major data privacy laws.
What is Consent Management Platform (CMP) and How Does it Work?
In this article, Cookie Script will help you understand the process of a Consent Management Platform and why you should have a CMP for your website — if you want to comply with all the latest data privacy laws.
Updates On Cookie Use & Data Protection Around The World
With data protection rules constantly changing and being updated, it’s important to keep a finger on the pulse. Here are the most notable updates and news stories on data protection from around the world.
Sharing Cookie Banners Between Accounts
Web Agencies are one of CookieScript target audiences. The most requested functionality for such customers is the possibility to share a banner with a client. This would allow agencies to still have control over all the Cookie Consent Banners and give the client the ability to either monitor statistics or adjust banner settings.
The IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF)
CookieScript is a registered Consent Management Platform at IAB. We offer full integration with the latest version of IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) 2.2.
Google Analytics Data and Privacy Regulations
It’s critical for businesses to monitor their website traffic as closely as possible and to understand the various trends that can shape their business. This, after all, is how companies can make more informed decisions.
How to Add YouTube Videos Without Cookies?
Businesses, media outlets, and bloggers commonly embed YouTube videos into their websites. However, YouTube uses Third-Party Cookies so these videos may not comply with the GDPR. Read the blog to learn how to embed YouTube video with no cookies.
Google Consent Mode
Google Consent Mode launched in September 2020 as a way for the search engine to maintain its robust digital advertisement business while attending to the growing need for consumer privacy in the wake of an increased number of data breaches.
Cookie Consent on Multilingual Website
Having a multilingual website might be challenging, especially if some parts of the website keep updating. But worry no more, CookieScript is a hassle-free automated Cookie Consent solution that is designed to take care of such challenges and supports 42 languages.
Automatic Third-Party Cookies Blocking
CookieScript now uses some advanced technologies that allow blocking any third-party scripts without editing actual third-party script codes.
How to Check Website Cookies in Chrome and Firefox
Are you curious about what cookies are running on your website? CookieScript’s Cookie Scanner is a popular cookie inspector tool. You can also perform a manual check using your favorite web browser.