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.

Read this article to learn what functional cookies are, what they are used for, and whether you need consent to use functional cookies. Find the examples of functional 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 address anonymization was a feature, used by Universal Analytics to make IP addresses anonymous. In Google Analytics 4, IP anonymization is enabled by default. Read more about IP anonymization and its settings in Google Amalytics.

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. 

In this article, CookieScript will help you to understand the differences between cookies and list all the different cookies out there. Read this comprehensive guide on cookies to learn about all types of cookies.

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.

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 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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

CookieScript now uses some advanced technologies that allow blocking any third-party scripts without editing actual third-party script codes.

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.

To those who have never heard of website tracking, it might seem like magic that an ad will appear on a website unrelated to a product they previously viewed. Many websites track the behavior of users so they can be targeted (and re-targeted) for advertising purposes. It’s an effective marketing trick, but it does raise some privacy concerns.

Cookies are tremendously helpful to both web users and businesses, but they do present unique privacy concerns. To keep web users safe, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR establishes and enforces rules on how online data may be collected, stored, and shared. 

Most who are unfamiliar with ‘HttpOnly’ cookie flags only discover the term during a security check of their website. If you're completely new to what this cookie flag is (and what it does for your website), CookieScript is here to fill you in with the details.

In this article, CookieScript will help you understand the purpose of Cookie Consent banners and why you should have a Cookie Banner on your website — even if you don’t have a physical presence in the EU.

Third-Party Cookies are cookies set by a website other than the one you are currently browsing. Read on to learn more about Third-Party Cookies and why these may soon be disappearing from the web.

Do you know if your favorite websites are tracking you with cookies? If you answered in the negative, you might want to try a cookie bot. Cookie bots are essentially code-scanning web applets that sift through lines of HTML code to gain insights into what cookies are used by the websites you visit. 

We live in a quickly changing world and websites are one of the things that get updated more often. New functionality and features are added and removed, which in many cases affect what cookies are used by your website. 

Cookie Scanner is a tool created by CookieScript, it allows you to scan your website cookies. In addition, Cookie Scanner will automatically group cookies by categories and add a description to all known cookies.

Cookie Declaration table is an important feature that allows you to notify website users about what cookies are actually used on the website.

SameSite cookie attribute is used by browsers to identify how cookies should be handled. In this article, CookieScript explains all the aspects of SameSite attribute in details.

CookieScript comes with a handy feature to geographically target the Cookie Banner or even show different banners to users from different countries.

CookieScript allows you to collect, record, and download website users' Cookie Consent. Consent recording can be enabled for each item individually.

In today's world almost every website uses some kind of third-party services like Google Analytics, Facebook like buttons, or any other third-party service provider.

There are 2 main modes of CookieScript depending on how strict you want it to be and it's called Consent mode.

Sometimes it is faster and more reliable to store JavaScript files on your own server, usually same place as the website itself. This also allows web developers to edit JavaScript files directly and make changes on the fly.

Some of our CookieScript Spanish users have requested a new functionality that can be used according to the Spanish cookie law. In Spain, the law provides that after a certain time since the pop-up is displayed the acceptance of cookies is considered implicit.

A Cookie Banner can be a real hustle if it does not match your existing website design. To make it look nice and clean, we have added custom colors that allow you to style a cookie popup exactly as your website design.

The Cookie Banner Analytics allows you to see all necessary statistics about interactions with the banner elements and Cookie Categories.