Setting a Google Compliant banner
If you are using Google Tracking Services in your store and operating within the EU/EEA + UK GDPR regions, you can do the following to comply with their requirements.
Please indicate clearly how the Cookies are being used in your store, and if your visitor gave consent through the Cookie Bar, they are aware that their information may be used for personalized and non-personalized ads.
A Cookie Consent banner should have the following key components.
Cookie Consent Text - Text that informs users that your website stores cookies. It should include a very brief note of why your website uses these cookies. You can use the following text sample below:
“We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking the "Accept" button, you consent to our use of cookies.”
Preference Options - Cookie banners should give users the option to consent, decline, or manage cookie settings when they visit your website.
Privacy Policy - You can also link your privacy policy page that describes your website’s use of cookies, their categories, and how users can manage cookies.
You can edit the Cookie Consent text and the Privacy Policy Link when you navigate to the Consent banner tab > Content, as shown in the image below:
You will also need to provide information about the Google Services you’re using in your store and place it on your Privacy Policy page together with the link to Google’s Policy and Terms site, as shown here: https://business.safety.google/privacy/
In case you want to add the link of the Google Policy and Terms site to the Marketing Cookie description of the Preference popup of the Cookie Bar, you can add the following HTML code below;
You can navigate to the Consent banner tab > Content section > Under the Marketing Cookies description, and paste the HTML code, as shown below:
In case you want to have the updated and ready text for the cookie bar with the link to the Google Policy included, you can also use the below content:
After the "...as well as our" part from the above content the default link for your Privacy Policy will appear in the cookie bar and the final result will be as shown below:
To avoid common mistakes when implementing Cookie Consent Management in your store, please refer to Google’s EU User Consent Policy and Checklist here: https://www.google.com/about/company/user-consent-policy-help
Please note: The following steps below are in accordance with the recommended settings for the GDPR regions.
Navigate to your Shopify Admin > Settings > Customer Privacy >and in Cookie banner section, you will be able to select which regions you wish the data for your visitors to be collected after they consent for this via the Cookie bar in your store.
Once you access the Cookie banner section you will have the option to Edit this list, and select the Recommended EU+EEA countries and add more locations there if needed, in which you want the data collection to be Collected after consent.
NOTE: For users that have the Consentmo app installed after 12/12/2024, please follow these steps instead.
Navigate to the Settings tab of our app
Open the Geolocation section.
Choose the regions where you want the cookie bar to be displayed for and data to be collected only after consent and Save the changes.
After 12 December 2024 our app is already integrated with the Shopify API which allow you to set the regions where you need the Shopify Customer Privacy settings applied, to be set directly from the app settings.
The update is applicable for installation made after the above date only.
In addition to that, if you have any tracking services set from the Preferences section in your Shopify Admin, it would be best to check the option for "Use Enhanced Ecommerce" for all of them so they can be blocked until consent via the cookie bar is given by the visitor, as shown below:
You can also change the initial state of the cookie groups in the app settings from the Consent banner tab > Behavior section > Initial State Of The Cookie Bar for all the cookie groups to be blocked initially, as shown below:
Please note: In order to make sure the app is fully integrated with the Google services in the store, you can follow the guides in our FAQ sections below:
Google Consent Mode V2 Integration
How to set the Google Tag Manager template for Consentmo GDPR CMP
Integration with Google for Consentmo GDPR app
Google Tag Manager integration for Consentmo GDPR app
Once the above-listed steps are followed, the Google Tracking Services will be blocked, and it will only run depending on the consent given by your visitors through the Cookie Bar and Preference popup.
If you need help with the process, don’t hesitate to contact our support team at: support@consentmo.com or from the Chat button at the bottom right corner of your browser.
Please indicate clearly how the Cookies are being used in your store, and if your visitor gave consent through the Cookie Bar, they are aware that their information may be used for personalized and non-personalized ads.
A Cookie Consent banner should have the following key components.
Cookie Consent Text - Text that informs users that your website stores cookies. It should include a very brief note of why your website uses these cookies. You can use the following text sample below:
“We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking the "Accept" button, you consent to our use of cookies.”
Preference Options - Cookie banners should give users the option to consent, decline, or manage cookie settings when they visit your website.
Privacy Policy - You can also link your privacy policy page that describes your website’s use of cookies, their categories, and how users can manage cookies.
You can edit the Cookie Consent text and the Privacy Policy Link when you navigate to the Consent banner tab > Content, as shown in the image below:
You will also need to provide information about the Google Services you’re using in your store and place it on your Privacy Policy page together with the link to Google’s Policy and Terms site, as shown here: https://business.safety.google/privacy/
In case you want to add the link of the Google Policy and Terms site to the Marketing Cookie description of the Preference popup of the Cookie Bar, you can add the following HTML code below;
<a href="https://business.safety.google/privacy/" target="_blank"><b>Google Policy</b></a>You can navigate to the Consent banner tab > Content section > Under the Marketing Cookies description, and paste the HTML code, as shown below:
In case you want to have the updated and ready text for the cookie bar with the link to the Google Policy included, you can also use the below content:
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic.
By clicking the "Accept" button, you consent to our use of cookies. For more information you can check
<a href="https://business.safety.google/privacy/" target="_blank"><b>Google Policy</b></a> as well as ourAfter the "...as well as our" part from the above content the default link for your Privacy Policy will appear in the cookie bar and the final result will be as shown below:
To avoid common mistakes when implementing Cookie Consent Management in your store, please refer to Google’s EU User Consent Policy and Checklist here: https://www.google.com/about/company/user-consent-policy-help
Please note: The following steps below are in accordance with the recommended settings for the GDPR regions.
Navigate to your Shopify Admin > Settings > Customer Privacy >and in Cookie banner section, you will be able to select which regions you wish the data for your visitors to be collected after they consent for this via the Cookie bar in your store.
Once you access the Cookie banner section you will have the option to Edit this list, and select the Recommended EU+EEA countries and add more locations there if needed, in which you want the data collection to be Collected after consent.
NOTE: For users that have the Consentmo app installed after 12/12/2024, please follow these steps instead.
Navigate to the Settings tab of our app
Open the Geolocation section.
Choose the regions where you want the cookie bar to be displayed for and data to be collected only after consent and Save the changes.
After 12 December 2024 our app is already integrated with the Shopify API which allow you to set the regions where you need the Shopify Customer Privacy settings applied, to be set directly from the app settings.
The update is applicable for installation made after the above date only.
In addition to that, if you have any tracking services set from the Preferences section in your Shopify Admin, it would be best to check the option for "Use Enhanced Ecommerce" for all of them so they can be blocked until consent via the cookie bar is given by the visitor, as shown below:
You can also change the initial state of the cookie groups in the app settings from the Consent banner tab > Behavior section > Initial State Of The Cookie Bar for all the cookie groups to be blocked initially, as shown below:
Please note: In order to make sure the app is fully integrated with the Google services in the store, you can follow the guides in our FAQ sections below:
Google Consent Mode V2 Integration
How to set the Google Tag Manager template for Consentmo GDPR CMP
Integration with Google for Consentmo GDPR app
Google Tag Manager integration for Consentmo GDPR app
Once the above-listed steps are followed, the Google Tracking Services will be blocked, and it will only run depending on the consent given by your visitors through the Cookie Bar and Preference popup.
If you need help with the process, don’t hesitate to contact our support team at: support@consentmo.com or from the Chat button at the bottom right corner of your browser.
Updated on: 16/12/2024
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