Overview

Consently helps you comply with major privacy regulations by automating consent collection, documenting visitor choices, and enforcing cookie controls. Understanding which regulations apply to your website ensures you implement the right consent model for your audience.

Privacy Regulations Consently Supports

Consently provides built-in compliance features for the world's most important privacy laws:

European & International Regulations (Opt-in Model)

  • GDPR — European Union, United Kingdom, and EEA countries

  • LGPD — Brazil

  • PIPEDA — Canada

  • Law 25 — Quebec

  • POPIA — South Africa

  • nFADP — Switzerland

  • Privacy Act — Australia

  • PDPL — Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Andorra

  • DPA — Faroe Islands

US Privacy Laws (Opt-out Model)

  • CCPA/CPRA — California

  • VCDPA — Virginia

  • CPA — Colorado

  • CTDPA — Connecticut

  • UCPA — Utah

Each regulation has different requirements for consent collection, but Consently handles the complexity through consent templates that automatically apply the correct compliance rules based on visitor location.

How Consently Ensures Compliance Consently provides four core compliance mechanisms:

  1. Consent Collection: Your cookie banner displays the appropriate consent model (opt-in or opt-out) based on the visitor's location and the template you've enabled. Visitors can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize their preferences by category.

  2. Consent Enforcement: Cookie auto-blocking prevents non-essential cookies from loading until the visitor grants consent. Essential cookies always function to maintain site security and basic operations.

  3. Consent Documentation: The Consent Log records every consent decision with a timestamp, a unique identifier, the visitor's location, and the chosen preferences. These records provide audit-ready proof of compliance.

  4. Framework Integrations: Consently is certified for Google Consent Mode v2 and IAB TCF 2.2, automatically passing consent signals to advertising platforms and analytics tools while maintaining compliance with programmatic advertising requirements. 

Staying Compliant

Compliance is an ongoing process, not a one-time setup. Follow these practices:

  • Scan regularly — Use the Cookie Manager to discover new cookies as your website evolves

  • Update policies — Regenerate your legal policies through the Policy Generator when you change how you collect or use data

  • Monitor consent rates — Track acceptance patterns to ensure your banner communicates clearly

  • Review regulations — Privacy laws change frequently; stay informed about new requirements in regions where you operate

  • Test after updates — Verify your banner displays correctly and cookies block properly after making changes

What Consently Doesn't Do

While Consently automates consent management, you remain responsible for:

  • Legal review — Generated policies should be reviewed by an attorney familiar with your business

  • Accurate categorization — Cookies must be classified correctly (essential vs. non-essential)

  • Honest disclosure — Your banner and policies must accurately describe your data practices

  • Honoring requests — You must respond to visitor data access, deletion, and opt-out requests outside of Consently's banner system

Getting Started

Determine your compliance needs by selecting the appropriate consent template for your audience location.

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