A consent banner (commonly referred to as a cookie banner or cookie notice) is a banner that pops up on a website to inform visitors about the site’s use of cookies and trackers. Its purpose is to provide information on the business’s data processing practices (often specifically around cookies), and to ask each user for their consent to set cookies in their browser, along with a consent mechanism that they can interact with to either grant or deny the use of cookies.

A consent banner will also include cookie-blocking functionality, with cookie blocking behavior depending on whether the regulation specifies opt-in or opt-out consent.

• If the laws require opt-in consent, the banner will block cookies and trackers until consent is granted.
• If the laws allow opt-out consent, the banner will first allow cookies, but will block them if the user withdraws consent at any time.

Yes, our cookie banner was designed to easily meet the requirements of the CCPA. The CCPA requires “notice at collection” which our banner provides when your users land on your site. Our cookie banner is the most effective way to provide required information about your data processing activities and allows your users to opt out of cookies used for targeted advertising for compliance with “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” requirements.

Yes, but not explicitly, let us explain why. While “Cookie banners” aren’t specifically referred to by the CCPA, the functionality they provide, is. The CCPA requires “notice at collection” when personal information is collected. Since cookies collect personal data immediately upon site visit, you need to provide instant notice and an opt-out mechanism – provided by a cookie banner.

While you can use footer links instead, cookie banners are the most effective way to provide required transparency and “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” opt-out options at the moment of data collection.

Yes! You can update the content of your banner to whatever you like, and even add a custom language if you need it.

Yes! You can install our cookie banner on any website with the same main domains.

Yes, GetTerms provides a valid user consent mechanism that ensures your user’s consent is freely given, specific to the activity, informed through clear communication, and unambiguous, and shown through clear affirmative action like checking a box or clicking a button. Our banners include mechanisms for opt-in/opt-out consent options, detailed preference settings, and a consent management platform that tracks each users consent to allow easy withdrawal.

This makes our consent banner compliant with the GDPR, CCPA and other tougher privacy compliance regulations around the world.

A cookie banner typically appears when a user visits a website for the first time, explaining the types of cookies active on the website and allowing the user to accept or reject them (This is called obtaining informed consent – A requirement in both the EU and USA).

Once the user makes a choice, the website remembers their preferences.

Yes, GetTerms is a consent management platform (CMP). Our platform helps businesses collect, manage, and store user consent for data processing, supporting compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA. We have all the features you need for managing consent such as customizable cookie banners, consent logging, a dashboard for managing consent, and tools for generating privacy policies and other legal documents.

Yes, GetTerms has a dedicated cookie consent management plugin for WordPress. Our plugin lets users easily add GDPR- and CCPA-compliant cookie banners to their WordPress websites and automates the integration of consent widgets and compliance policies.

Absolutely not. GetTerms can easily be set up in just a few minutes on any website without any coding understanding.

Not at all! GetTerms is built uses aggressive caching and a robust code base to keep website speeds unaffected by our banners functionality.

Yes! We have a 30 day money back guarantee. That means if you are not fully satisfied with GetTerms within 30 days, we’ll give you 100% of your money back!

Yes, GetTerms is fully integrated with Google Consent Mode v2. Our platform provides comprehensive support for Google’s consent management framework, allowing our customers websites to communicate user consent preferences to Google’s tags and services while maintaining compliance with privacy regulations.

If your website uses cookies and has visitors from regions with strict privacy laws (like the GDPR in the EU, and the CCPA in California), then yes, you are legally required to have a cookie banner. Either way, it’s worth having a cookie banner for peace of mind. It also tells your customers that your respect their privacy.

Yes, there can be significant fines for non-compliance, especially under laws like GDPR. Fines can range from thousands to millions of dollars. Under the GDPR the maximum fine for using cookies without a user’s consent is €20 million or 4% of your business’s annual worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is greater.

With GetTerms, generating a cookie banner for your website or app takes only 5 minutes. Our streamlined process allows you to quickly build it and add it to your site.

The European Union (under GDPR), the UK (Under the UK GDPR), and some US states (like California under CCPA) require cookie consent. Many other countries are adopting similar laws, so eventually you can expect this to be a global requirement.

It should explain what cookies are used for, provide options to accept or reject cookies, link to a detailed cookie policy, and allow users to easily change or withdraw their cookie preferences at any time.

Yes, your Google Analytics 4 property will be affected if users don’t consent to analytics cookies. While Google analytics 4 is designed to work ‘cookieless’ – it still uses 1st party cookies, it’s just 3rd party cookies that it no longer uses.

Basically, when a user says no to cookies, GA4 still collects some basic data, but it’s anonymous. GA4 can see things like what type of device was used and screen size, but it won’t collect information that could be used to identify the specific user (This is called personal data).

If users deny cookies, GA4 won’t set or use any cookies on the user’s device. Without cookies, you’ll get some general information about their visit, but you won’t be able to track anything tied to that person, like whether they return later, their journey around your site (referring pages), or their geolocation. If you’ve set up custom data fields, GA4 will still collect that info. But remember, it’s not linked to a specific user.

Google uses all of the above limited data to make educated guesses (called modelling) about user behavior and conversions. This helps you get a general picture of your site’s performance, even when some users don’t accept cookies.