Simplify privacy compliance for your website

Cookie consent is the permission a visitor gives before your website places non-essential cookies on their device. Most privacy laws, including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and CCPA, require you to ask for and record this permission before tracking begins.

A cookie consent banner is the notification on your website that asks visitors to accept, reject, or customize the cookies you can use. It's what collects the permission described above, and what keeps your site compliant with cookie laws.

Collecting valid consent by hand doesn't scale as your site and the regulations evolve. A CMP like Cookiebot™ automates detection, categorization, banner display, and signal handling so you stay privacy-compliant with less manual work.

Cookie consent management involves the process of obtaining, recording, and managing user consent preferences regarding the use of cookies and trackers on a website, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations and providing transparency to users about their cookie preferences.

The easiest way is with a CMP. With Cookiebot™: sign up for a free account, scan your site so we know what's on it, customize the banner to match your brand, and paste one line of code into your site's header. You'll have a privacy-compliant, live banner in minutes.

Yes, and they have to be able to. Most privacy laws require you to make revoking consent as easy as giving it. The Cookiebot™ banner includes a "Change consent" button that visitors can access any time to update or withdraw their preferences.

Yes. Under GDPR and most similar laws, you need to be able to prove that a visitor gave consent, when they gave it, what for, and what version of the banner they saw. Cookiebot™ stores these consent records automatically so you have documentation if a regulator asks.

GDPR cookie consent is the form of permission required under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. To be valid, consent must be freely given, specific, informed, unambiguous, and given through a clear affirmative action, like clicking Accept. Pre-ticked boxes and implied consent from continued browsing don't count.

Under GDPR, valid consent must be freely given (no service denial for declining), specific (per purpose or cookie category), informed (visitors know what they're agreeing to), and unambiguous (an active choice, not a default). You also need to store proof of consent, allow easy revocation, and only place non-essential cookies after consent is given.

Your website's cookie text tells visitors what cookies you use, why, and what happens to their data. It's how you meet the "informed" requirement of most privacy laws, and it gives visitors the context they need to make a real choice.

Use plain language, not legalese. Categorize cookies by purpose (necessary, preferences, statistics, marketing) and explain each briefly. Offer clear Accept, Reject, and Customize options with equal visual weight. Link to your full cookie policy for people who want the detail. Cookiebot™ generates all of this automatically from your scan results.

A cookie policy should list the cookies you use, categorize them by purpose, name the third parties involved, explain how long each cookie lasts, and tell visitors how to withdraw consent. Cookiebot™ generates a customizable cookie policy from your scan results so it stays accurate as your site changes.

Automate it. Cookiebot™ scans your site monthly and updates your cookie policy and banner declarations automatically when new cookies or trackers appear. You'll get an email summary of any changes.

Cookiebot™ is the pioneer of cookie consent management, used by 2.4M websites today. Key benefits: automatic site scanning, a 13,000+ entry cookie repository, banners in 47+ languages, Consent Mode support across Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, and 99%+ customer retention.

For each visitor consent, Cookiebot™ logs an anonymized identifier, the consent state (which categories were accepted), the URL and IP-based country where consent was given, and a timestamp. We keep proof of consent without identifying individual users personally.

Very. Sign up, add one script tag to your site's header, and Cookiebot™ handles the rest: scanning, blocking, banner display, and consent logging. Direct integrations for WordPress, Wix, Shopify, and Google Tag Manager make setup even simpler.

Install the free Cookiebot plugin from the WordPress plugin directory, connect your Cookiebot account, and choose your banner settings. Full step-by-step instructions and video walkthroughs are on our WordPress plugin page.

Install the Cookiebot app from the Wix App Market, connect your Cookiebot account, and pick your banner settings. Full setup instructions are on our Wix app page.

Cookiebot™ is a Google Gold Tier certified CMP partner, and Consent Mode v2 activates automatically once the Cookiebot™ script is on your site. No manual tagging or extra setup required. Google Ads, Google Analytics, and other Google products will receive the right consent signals from day one.

Microsoft UET Consent Mode is Microsoft's framework for signaling visitor consent to its advertising and analytics products, including Microsoft Advertising and the Universal Event Tracking pixel. It lets you send visitor consent choices to Microsoft so campaigns respect visitor preferences and stay compliant.

Cookiebot™ supports both Microsoft UET Consent Mode and Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode. Once the Cookiebot™ script is on your site, both activate automatically. Visitor consent is passed to Microsoft's advertising and analytics products with no extra configuration.

Amazon Consent Signal is Amazon Ads' framework for passing visitor consent choices to Amazon's advertising products. Cookiebot™ integrates with it directly, so visitor consent flows to your Amazon Ads campaigns automatically once the Cookiebot™ script is on your site.

Your Cookiebot™ admin gives you access to the cookie scanner, consent statistics, Consent Mode configuration for Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, and Cookiebot™ add-ons like Audience Survey. All from one login.

Right now, we have Cookiebot Audience Survey. It captures first-party attribution from your visitors, including channels analytics can't see, like podcasts, referrals, and word of mouth. More add-ons are on the way.

Because add-ons run on the Cookiebot™ script already on your site, there's nothing new to install and no extra vendor to onboard. One dashboard, one billing relationship, one consent record for capabilities that would otherwise take three or four separate tools.

No. Add-ons activate from the Add-ons tab in your existing admin. Your cookie banner, consent settings, and script all stay unchanged.

Add-ons are included in your current plan during the launch period. Pricing for add-ons activates in Q4 2026, and early users will have their access locked in.

Yes. If your business outgrows the Core plan (multi-domain setups, dedicated support, custom privacy compliance needs, and similar), you can upgrade to Usercentrics Advanced. Contact our sales team to discuss what your setup would look like on Advanced.