Global Privacy Control (GPC) integration
The Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a privacy standard designed to give users more control over their personal information online. It allows users to signal their privacy preferences to websites and online services automatically.
With GPC, users can set their preferences once through their web browser or other tools, indicating whether they want their data to be collected, shared, or sold. Websites and services that adhere to the GPC standard are obligated to respect these preferences, providing users with a more consistent and streamlined experience across different platforms.
The Global Privacy Control can be integrated with Consentmo either automatically or manually.
Note: The automatic integration is available only for the Paid plans users (Standard, Plus and Enterprise).
Navigate to Consentmo's settings and click on the Integrations tab in the left menu.
Go to Services Tracking and then click on the Global Privacy Control integration from the list.
After opening the Global Privacy Control integration page, set the Enable Global Privacy Control option from Disable to Enable.
Save the changes
Open Shopify Admin > click on Online Store tab in the left menu bar.
Click on the Actions dropdown button and select Edit Code from there.
A new page will open with a list of files on the left side of the screen. Create a new liquid file in the Snippets section of the theme files, called gpc-integration-script.
After that copy the content of the integration script provided below and paste it in the newly created Snippet file:
Download Global Privacy Control (GPC) Integration script
Open the theme.liquid file.
Locate the opening <head> and right after it, add the following line of code:
The final result should look like this:
NOTE: Make sure to remove the added code before deleting the app. This way, no snippets of code will be left in your theme. For more information on what you should be aware of when deleting our app check this article of our FAQ page.
More on the topic can be found in the Global Privacy Control page as well.
Once the option is enabled, you also need to make sure that the correct Customer Privacy Settings for this are set in the store as well. You can do this by following the steps here:
Go to the Store Admin > Settings section
In the Customer Privacy tab > Data sales opt-out page option
In the Regions section, hit Edit and make sure to select the Recommended list of locations available there
Once the above is set as well, you will make sure that all settings in the app and the store will work in full sync for the Do Not Sell data subject.
In need of any assistance with the setup, do not hesitate to drop us a line at support@consentmo.com or via our Live chat.
With GPC, users can set their preferences once through their web browser or other tools, indicating whether they want their data to be collected, shared, or sold. Websites and services that adhere to the GPC standard are obligated to respect these preferences, providing users with a more consistent and streamlined experience across different platforms.
How to integrate Global Privacy Control (GPC) with Consentmo app?
The Global Privacy Control can be integrated with Consentmo either automatically or manually.
Automatic integration:
Note: The automatic integration is available only for the Paid plans users (Standard, Plus and Enterprise).
Navigate to Consentmo's settings and click on the Integrations tab in the left menu.
Go to Services Tracking and then click on the Global Privacy Control integration from the list.
After opening the Global Privacy Control integration page, set the Enable Global Privacy Control option from Disable to Enable.
Save the changes
Manual Integration:
Open Shopify Admin > click on Online Store tab in the left menu bar.
Click on the Actions dropdown button and select Edit Code from there.
A new page will open with a list of files on the left side of the screen. Create a new liquid file in the Snippets section of the theme files, called gpc-integration-script.
After that copy the content of the integration script provided below and paste it in the newly created Snippet file:
Download Global Privacy Control (GPC) Integration script
Open the theme.liquid file.
Locate the opening <head> and right after it, add the following line of code:
{% render 'gpc-integration-script' %}The final result should look like this:
NOTE: Make sure to remove the added code before deleting the app. This way, no snippets of code will be left in your theme. For more information on what you should be aware of when deleting our app check this article of our FAQ page.
More on the topic can be found in the Global Privacy Control page as well.
Additional settings in the store for the Customer Privacy
Once the option is enabled, you also need to make sure that the correct Customer Privacy Settings for this are set in the store as well. You can do this by following the steps here:
Go to the Store Admin > Settings section
In the Customer Privacy tab > Data sales opt-out page option
In the Regions section, hit Edit and make sure to select the Recommended list of locations available there
Once the above is set as well, you will make sure that all settings in the app and the store will work in full sync for the Do Not Sell data subject.
In need of any assistance with the setup, do not hesitate to drop us a line at support@consentmo.com or via our Live chat.
Updated on: 20/11/2024
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