Cookie-Script

Cookie-Script

Cookie consent management and compliance platform. Scripts display configurable consent banners, capture user consent preferences by category, and enforce script blocking for non-consented cookies. Stores consent records locally; supports GDPR, CCPA, and regional compliance frameworks.

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Overview

Cookie-Script is a consent management platform (CMP) that helps websites comply with cookie consent requirements under GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations. When Cookie-Script's scripts appear on websites, they're displaying the cookie consent banner itself — the dialog that asks visitors to accept or decline different categories of cookies.

This makes Cookie-Script unique among third-party scripts: it's the tool that manages consent for all the other scripts. It needs to load before anything else to enforce consent preferences.

What This Script Does

Cookie-Script's scripts manage cookie consent:

  • Consent banner display: Renders a customizable consent banner or dialog presenting cookie categories (necessary, analytics, marketing, preferences) for visitor selection
  • Consent preference capture: Records the visitor's consent choices — which cookie categories they accept or decline
  • Script blocking enforcement: Blocks third-party scripts from loading until the visitor consents to the relevant category, then unblocks approved scripts
  • Consent storage: Stores consent preferences in a cookie so the banner doesn't reappear on every page load
  • Consent record keeping: Maintains an audit trail of consent decisions for compliance documentation
  • Cookie scanning: Catalogs cookies set by the website and categorizes them for the consent interface

Consent & Compliance

  • GDPR: Cookie-Script is itself a compliance tool. Its consent management cookie is strictly necessary for enforcing the consent preferences the visitor expressed.
  • ePrivacy Directive: The consent preference cookie is a "strictly necessary" cookie — it's required to respect the visitor's privacy choices.
  • IAB TCF: Cookie-Script supports the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework for programmatic advertising consent.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

Cookie-Script is the consent management tool itself — it must load without consent to present the consent choices to the visitor. Blocking Cookie-Script would prevent visitors from expressing their consent preferences, which would undermine the entire consent management system. This is essential privacy infrastructure.

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Also Known As

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Industries

Computers Electronics and TechnologyBusiness and Consumer ServicesProgramming and Developer SoftwareMarketing and Advertising

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Cookie-Script itself need consent to load?

No. Cookie-Script is a consent management platform that must load before any other scripts to present consent choices to visitors. Its consent preference cookie is strictly necessary — blocking it would prevent visitors from expressing their privacy preferences.

How does Cookie-Script enforce consent across a site?

Cookie-Script blocks third-party scripts by category until the visitor consents. It scans and catalogs site cookies, presents categorized consent options, records the visitor's choices, and maintains an audit trail of consent decisions for compliance documentation.

How does ConsentStack compare to Cookie-Script?

Both are consent management platforms, but ConsentStack is built natively for modern web frameworks with deeper SDK integration. ConsentStack provides real-time consent enforcement, per-site configuration, and a unified dashboard for managing consent across multiple properties.

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Manage consent for Cookie-Script

ConsentStack automatically detects and manages Cookie-Script trackers so your site stays compliant with global privacy regulations.

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