Privacy nowadays is a crucial issue on the internet, and laws that regulate the use of cookies exist (or are being developed) in many countries. Probably, the most well-known is the EU "Cookie Law". According to it, websites are required to ask their visitors for permission to use cookies. The EU “Cookie Law” regulations refer to websites for EU customers — so, basically, it can be any website in the world.
In your store, you can ask your store visitors for their permission to use cookies.
Enabling cookie consent banner in the store admin
If you want the cookie consent banner to appear in your store that you have added to some other website, you can enable the banner in your store admin.
To enable the cookie consent banner:
- From your store admin, go to Settings → Legal.
- Scroll down to the Customers’ consent section.
- Enable the Cookie consent banner.
Note:
You can also turn it on in Settings → General → Tracking & Analytics by enabling the GDPR cookie consent banner.
Once activated, the cookie consent banner will be displayed on the pages of your store, providing visitors with the option to accept, partially accept, or decline. Refreshing the storefront page will make it visible. Additionally, it will appear on the front page of your website.
Visitors can always change their cookie decision later on the My Account page in your store. This option is available both for customers who have their accounts in your store and for not registered visitors:
Note:
You can adapt the text displayed in the banner or add a different text. For this, edit the text label called Notice.TrackingConsent.description. Learn more about changing the wording in your store →
Disabling cookie consent banner
If you want to turn off the cookie consent banner, make sure it is disabled in your store admin.
To disable the cookie consent banner in your store admin:
- From your store admin, go to Settings → Legal.
- Scroll down to the Customers’ consent section.
- Disable the Cookie consent banner.
Once you implement a separate cookie banner for your custom website, the banner will no longer be displayed on the pages of your store or on the front page of your website.