Auto Blocker

• Manual script blocking guide

  Follow our manual script blocking guide to enhance privacy and compliance in your Shopify store. Learn how to effectively block scripts with step-by-step instructions. Introduction While auto-blocking is a quick and easy way to prevent cookies from being set, there are several reasons to want to consider manually marking up script tags to prevent them from setting cookies prior to consent. Manually blocking cookies has a far lesser impSome readers

• About automatic blocking

  Discover the benefits and setup of automatic blocking with our detailed guide. Learn how to implement this feature to enhance website compliance and security. Video tutorial Introduction Auto blocker is a new feature that is now part of the core functionality in the Pandectes GDPR Compliance application. This article covers the most common questions regarding this new and improved approaSome readers

• How to set up Custom Blocking rules

  In this article, you will see how to create custom rules to block any script your store loads in order to comply with data regulations. What are custom rules? Custom rules are entries with script rules to let the Pandectes app detect them and block them from running before user gives consent. There are 2 cases when it comes to blocking: Opt-in banner (Strict): The scripts marked by Custom rules will only run after consent. Opt-out banner (Loose): The scripts marked by CustoFew readers

Banner

• Cookie Banner Modes

  In this article, we analyze in detail the different banner modes that you can select from the app. The different modes are listed below. Informative All cookies (essential & non-essential) are allowed by default when pages load and cannot be blocked. The banner message and wording should only inform the visitor about the cookie policy of the website and why cookies are used. The banner has by default one action bPopular

• How to re-open the banner with menu link

  Discover how to reopen the consent banner on your Shopify store via a menu link with our guide. Learn the steps to enhance user accessibility and compliance. Introduction Privacy and consent are not just regulatory requirements; they're foundational to building trust with your customers. Recognizing that visitor preferences may change over time, we've developed a feature that puts the power back in their hands, making consent management more accessible and transparent. How it worFew readers

• Customizing the layout of the banner

  You can customize the layout and styling of your banner from inside the application. This allows you to create a look and feel that matches your organization’s branding style. To access this option please follow the Settings Banner Style Position Popup: The popup banner appears in the center of the screen. Overlay: The overlay banner works just like the popup banner but additionally blocks the page until the user makes an action with the banner buttons. BarFew readers

• Adding emoji icons to your banner

  Add emojis to your GDPR/CCPA banner together with the content you want to have a little fun with. This way you can add some humor and increase engagement 🥳 You can add the emojis by adding the appropriate dec or hex code. You can find a complete list with their dec & hex codes here. Please avoid the copy and paste of emojis that you find on the web because most of the time their code is not valid and you may see “?” instead of them inFew readers

• Explicit & Implied Consent

  Users should be provided with the choice between implied or explicit cookie consent modes regarding their data tracking. This article sums up the differences of these two modes. Introduction Cookies are utilized by nearly all websites to store information about their users. These small files, which are frequently encrypted, can be found in browser directories and are utilized by website owners to execute tasks and aid in website management. The origin of the cookie, as well as the seFew readers

• How to improve drop in statistics in Shopify or 3rd party Analytics

  Learn how to improve drop-in statistics in Shopify or third-party analytics with our comprehensive guide. Discover effective strategies to enhance your store's performance. Introduction You might be in the following situation: Previously, your Shopify or 3rd party analytics (Google Analytics, Clarity and others) were normal. But after installing the Pandectes GDPR compliance app, you noticed a drop in your stats. This is an absolutely normal phenomenon, since you can ONLY traFew readers

• How to show the banner on specific pages?

  Learn to display the consent banner on selected pages of your Shopify store with our guide. Tailor user experience and comply with privacy regulations. If you would like to show the banner only on the home page or if you would like to hide the banner on specific pages, please follow the following steps.Few readers

• Bots blocking

  By having this option active our application checks if the store is visited by a bot and is not running for this session. In other words if a bot visits the storefront and this option is checked, then the page will load and the app will not work at all. In our app, we perform bot detection by matching user agents against a predefined list. This ensures that we can accurately identify if a visit comes from a bot or a legitimate user. How to enable bots blocking Bots Blocking can be enabledFew readers

• Cookie domain setup

  The cookie domain option is something that is essential if the store is using subdomains and the main domain and requires the banner to load on both areas without having to open again between them if the user has already interacted with it. This option can be configured inside the Settings of the banner. Suppose a site is running on www.mysite.com if traffic comes from marketing.somesite.com and theFew readers

• IAB TCF v2.2 Compliance with Pandectes

  The IAB’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) is a standardized system created to promote transparency and compliance in digital advertising, specifically targeting GDPR regulations. It offers guidelines and technical specifications for Consent Management Platforms (CMPs) to manage user consent and preferences related to data processing. In line with this industry standard, Pandectes has registered with the IAB as a certified CMP with ID 445. This certFew readers

• How to create a banner that meets Google’s banner requirements

  In this article you will learn how to setup Pandectes in order to provide a banner to your store based on Google’s banner requirements. Beginning in March 2024, you'll need to use a CMP that supports Consent Mode v2 to track European audiences with Google Ads. Then, on July 31, 2024, this requirement will extend to Switzerland.Few readers

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Cookies

• Manually add a cookie to the cookie list

  This guide provides step-by-step instructions on manually adding a cookie to your store's cookie list using Pandectes GDPR Compliance, enabling precise control over cookie categorization and transparency for your users. You can follow the next steps to do so: Open the Cookies & HTML Storage from the Settings page. Click the Add new button on the top right. The Add new cookie modal appears. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1a5af239e847cf00/cleanshot-2025-Few readers

Cookie Categories

• Targeting Cookies

  Learn how to manage targeting cookies in your Shopify store with our comprehensive guide. Enhance user experience and comply with privacy regulations effectively. What are cookies? A brief explanation Targeting Cookies Targeting and advertising cookies are specially designed to collect information from you on your device in order to display ads based on related topics of interest. Advertisers place these cookies on tSome readers

• Customizing the cookie categories

  Cookies (as well script tags that create cookies) can be classified into one of the following categories: Strictly necessary Functionality Performance Targeting Unclassified Can I create new cookie categories? It is not possible to create additional categories. The user’s consent will be for the entire category e.g. all functionality cookies/scripts, all performance cookies/scripts, and/or all targeting cookies/scripts. Can I delete one of the categories? The numbFew readers

• Performance Cookies

  With our detailed guide, understand the role of performance cookies in your Shopify store. Learn how to manage and utilize these cookies to enhance user experience. What are cookies? Performance Cookies Performance cookies track how users interact with a website and collect anonymous data on how they do so. These cookies collect data to improve the functionality of a website. Performance cookies are used to collecFew readers

• Strictly Necessary Cookies

  Discover the importance of strictly necessary cookies for your Shopify store. Learn how to manage these essential cookies to ensure your site's functionality and compliance. What are cookies? A brief explanation Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly required cookies are cookies that must be present in order for the website to perform its fundamental tasks. They are required in order to utilize the website functions suFew readers

• Functionality Cookies

  Learn about functionality cookies and their importance for your Shopify store. Our guide explains how to manage and use these cookies to improve site performance. What are cookies? A brief explanation Functionality Cookies Functionality cookies permit websites to keep in mind the person’s web website online alternatives and alternatives they make at the web website online along with username, region, and language. TFew readers

• Cookie Settings

  In this part of the app, you can manage your store cookies and how they will be presented to the store visitors if they select to give consent for specific categories of cookies from the cookie banner. The first time the app is installed the cookie scanner runs in order to collect all store's cookies. In order to perform additional scans, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan. With the help of our cookie database, the app auto categorizes theFew readers

Cookies Declaration

• Cookie Policy Generator

  Understand the essentials of a cookie policy generator with our guide. Learn how to add an automated cookie policy to your Shopify store. Video tutorial Introduction The Cookie Declaration is essentially a cookie policy you can use on your store. After the Cookie Scanner has detected all the cookies your store uses, it will takeFew readers

Geolocation

• Geolocation

  You can set up the Geolocation Settings that determine the consent model, behaviors, and content that will be shown to store visitors from certain locations. This is done by our own geolocation detection service that returns the general location of the user (approximately at the city level). The location is not stored and is only used to determine the applicable Geolocation Setting. The available optiFew readers

Languages

• Supported Languages

  Discover the languages supported by our Shopify app with this guide. Expand your store’s reach by catering to a diverse global audience. Banner, Preference Dialog, Data Subject Request widget, and Cookie Declaration widget support text in the following languages. Additionally, the application provides default text in the languages as indicated below. If you want to edit either the default text or add your own translations in additional languages you can use the translation (/en/article/trFew readers

• How to add a multilingual cookie consent banner?

  Learn how to add a multilingual cookie consent banner to your Shopify store with our step-by-step guide. Ensure accessibility and compliance across different languages. Video tutorial Introduction In this guide you will learn how to add a multilingual cookie consent banner. Steps Step 1 You need to go to the settings of the application and then click the Language section. (https://storaFew readers

Translations

• Translations

  Each tool inside the application supports translation with pre-configured text for the supported languages. Currently, Pandectes supports the following options about translations: Pre-configured translations By adding a new language from the available languages all texts come with default translations. Custom translations Through a flexible and user-friendly interface you are abFew readers

Do not sell my data

• Adding the do not sell my data page

  Implement the 'Do Not Sell My Data' page on your Shopify store with our step-by-step guide. Enhance data privacy and meet compliance requirements effectively. Introduction One of the crucial stipulations of certain U.S. state privacy laws ( CCPA / CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA and UCPA for California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah respectively) is the "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" notice. If your store engages in the practice of selling personal information of consumerFew readers

• How the do not sell my data feature works

  Learn how the 'Do Not Sell My Data' feature functions in your Shopify store with our detailed guide. Ensure compliance and respect user data preferences. Introduction In an era where data privacy is paramount, regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU and similar U.S. state privacy laws ( CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA and UCPA for California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah respectively) have set new standards. For Shopify stores, complying wiFew readers

Checkout block

• Checkout block

  Understand how to use the checkout block feature in your Shopify store with our comprehensive guide. Ensure a seamless and compliant checkout process. Introduction On this article we decribe how you can add our cookie banner inside your checkout by adding our checkout extention. Our extention follows the recent updates from ShopifFew readers

Notifications

• Customizing Notifications

  Customize notifications in your Shopify store with our easy-to-follow guide. Learn how to tailor alerts to better engage with your customers and manage operations. Overview The Notifications settings in the Pandectes GDPR Compliance app allow you to manage how you receive alerts for data subject requests and configure the notifications sent to you and to your customers. This ensures that both you and your customers are promptly informFew readers

Custom storefront

• Does the app work on headless stores?

  Yes sure. Our application can be used also in cases where you want to build your own Shopify custom storefront. For instance, if you plan to create a headless storefront on your own (ex. using ReactJS) you can use our application by just adding the appropriate scripts to your storefront. While you are on the Enterprise plan, you can navigate to the Dashboard page of our app, you can click the Settings option at the top, and under it select the Custom storefront option! (https://storage.crFew readers

• Custom storefront

  Explore how to customize your Shopify storefront with our detailed guide. Enhance your store’s design and functionality to better meet your business needs. Introduction If you landed here, you probably want to use Pandectes GDPR Compliance app on your Shopify custom storefront. In order to make this happen you need to follow the next two steps: Load the Customer Privacy API by loading this file script from this link: https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/consent-tracking-api/v0.1/Few readers

Customer data requests

• Customer data requests FAQs

  Find answers to common questions about customer data requests in Shopify stores. Our FAQs guide helps you manage and respond to data requests effectively. What actions will be required to complete a DSR? DSRs involve six activities: Discovery, Access, Rectification, Export, and Deletion. What are your data sources? The main data source on your store is the personal data of your customers which includes their information and their orders. In case you use other apps that track custFew readers

• How to handle the Data Deletion Requests

  Customers have the right to request that all their personal data be erased from your store's records. This is known as the "Right to be Forgotten." Here's how customers can initiate this request and how you can manage it using the Pandectes GDPR Compliance app.Few readers

• How to create a Customer Data Request page

  This guide will walk you through creating a Customer Data Requests page in your Shopify store using the Pandectes GDPR Compliance app. Depending on your Shopify theme, you can follow one of the two methods outlined below. Create the Customer Data Requests Page For Themes Supporting Online Store 2.0 Navigate to Your Active Theme: Go to your Shopify admin panel. Navigate to Online Store Themes. Find your active theme and click on Customize.Few readers

• How to handle the Export Customer Data Requests

  Ensuring GDPR compliance requires the ability to export customer data upon request. This guide will walk you through the steps to manage such requests using the Pandectes GDPR Compliance app on Shopify, whether the customer is logged in or has an account but is currently logged out. How the Customer Makes an Export Request There are two ways for customers to make an export request: whether they are logged in to their account or have an account but are currently logged out. A) CFew readers

• How to handle the Update Customer Data Requests

  If your customers need to update their personal data on your store using the Pandectes GDPR Compliance app, here’s how they can request these changes, whether they are logged in or visiting as guests. This guide will help you, as a merchant, understand the steps your customers will follow. How Customers Make a Data Update Request A) Guest Visitors (Logged Out or No Account) 1. Navigating to the Customer Data Requests Page If a customer does not have an account or has never placFew readers

• Customer Data Requests

  In this article you can find more details about Customer data requests inside Pandectes GDPR Compliance for Shopify. Introduction Managing customer data requests is required under GDPR and other data regulations. Support guest visitors You can give the option to a guest visitor (someone that has not yet logged in but he has already an account or has made an order already to the store) to make requests about his data. Once inside theFew readers