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UserWay

UserWay

UserWay is a web accessibility widget platform. Its script adds a floating accessibility icon that visitors can use to adjust font size, contrast, spacing and cursor preferences, and an AI engine applies automated changes to issues it detects on the page. A widget like this does not by itself make a site WCAG or ADA compliant.

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Is UserWay GDPR compliant?

ConsentStack classifies UserWay's trackers as essential (strictly necessary), so its banner does not block them. That is our classification, not a legal ruling. The exemption from prior consent comes from the ePrivacy Directive (Article 5(3)) and covers only what is strictly necessary for a service the visitor asked for, and the GDPR still governs any personal data, such as an IP address, sent to UserWay. List UserWay in your cookie policy and privacy notice so visitors know it is there.

Consent required
Generally exempt, classified strictly necessary
Consent category
essential
Cookies set
userway_p_
Tracker domain
cdn.userway.org

Overview

UserWay is a web accessibility widget. It injects a floating accessibility icon allowing visitors to adjust font size, contrast, spacing, and other display preferences. An overlay widget does not by itself make a site conform to WCAG or the ADA; that depends on the site's own code.

What This Script Does

  • Loads a JavaScript widget that adds a floating accessibility toolbar to the page
  • Provides user-adjustable settings for font size, contrast, cursor size, line spacing, and more
  • Stores accessibility preference selections in local storage or cookies
  • Scans the page DOM to apply AI-powered accessibility adjustments
  • Makes network requests to UserWay servers to fetch widget configuration and rules

Consent & Compliance

Category: Essential

ConsentStack classifies UserWay as essential, so the consent banner does not block it. That is a product decision, not a legal ruling: blocking an accessibility widget until consent would remove it for the visitors who rely on it, including everyone who clicks Reject. The data it stores is the visitor's chosen accessibility settings. Whether that falls within the strictly necessary exemption of the ePrivacy rules is a judgment for your own legal review, and it belongs in your cookie policy either way.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

Not by default. ConsentStack loads UserWay without waiting for consent so the widget is there for every visitor. If your legal review requires consent first, you can move it to the functional category for your site.

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Consent Categories

Essential

Also Known As

UserWayuserway.orgweb accessibility widgetADA compliance toolWCAG widgetaccessibility toolbarscreen reader tool

Industries

Programming and Developer SoftwareComputers Electronics and Technology

Tracked Domains (1)

cdn.userway.orgEssential

cdn.userway.org is an essential domain operated by UserWay, used to keep the site working, including security, load balancing, and sessions.

Cookies UserWay Sets (1)

userway_p_

UserWay accessibility-overlay per-site preference state; suffix encodes the account.

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