What is included in the Cookie Declaration?

Introduction text:

You can choose if the introduction text should be included or not (see (1) above). If you embed the Cookie Declaration in your existing Privacy Policy, you may already have explained the use of cookies somewhere else.

If you do not wish to include the introduction text, you can deselect it from the backend Manager:

1. Log in to your account https://manage.cookiebot.com/goto/login
2. Go to the menu point ‘Settings’ and the tab ‘Declaration’
3. Un-tick the checkbox at the bottom
4. Save your settings (tick-mark on the left-hand side blue panel)

You can also edit the introduction text. This is accessible from the tab 'Content' (see below). There is guide for how to customize text, which is also useful for changing the introduction text. Please see How can I customize the content in the cookie consent banner? The Cookie Declaration will be displayed in the same language(s) as you have chosen for the cookie consent banner. You can see what languages are available here: What languages are available for the cookie consent banner?

Make a custom cookie declaration:

You can also choose to make your own custom Cookie Declaration using XSLT (premium subscription only).

For this, a custom template is available. This contains XSLT as well as XML data nodes (available from the small grey question mark on the right-hand side).

Please remember to include all the needed elements including the consent panel where the user can change or withdraw consent.

To include the default consent panel, insert the following div at the position where you want to display the panel:

<div id="CookieDeclarationUserStatusPanel"></div>

If you want to customize the consent panel, we provide a Cookiebot JavaScript SDK, e.g. you can insert the following:

<a href="javascript: Cookiebot.renew()">Change your consent</a>

<a href="javascript: Cookiebot.withdraw()">Revoke your consent</a> 

I have a free subscription. When I look at the tab ‘Declaration’ on my Cookiebot account it says ‘this feature is only available with premium subscription’. Do I not have access to the Cookie Declaration?

The standard Cookie Declaration is available to both free and premium subscriptions. The script for it can be found on the ‘Your scripts’ tab (it’s the 2nd of the 2 scripts). It is implemented as described in the second part of step 3 in our general 3-step installation guide or following the instructions in the other implementation guides available.

What you can see under ‘Declaration’ is the possibility to make a custom Cookie Declaration using XSLT. This is available with a premium subscription only.

Modifying the Cookie Declaration

The Admin allows you to completely customize the Cookie Declaration. You can choose to edit, add, or omit any part of it.

You can customize your Cookie Declaration by following these steps:

1. Log into the Admin.
2. Select "Configuration" from the left-hand menu.
3. Expand the "Cookie Declaration" section under the "Privacy" tab.
   
4. Select "Custom" from the selection field labeled "Template".

You can now edit the Cookie Declaration template, this contains XSLT as well as XML data nodes. You can use this template to fetch values defined under the "Content" tab. You can find the placeholders by clicking on the icon above the text field.

Should you want to revert to the default Cookie Declaration, you can use the "Reset to default" link under the text field containing the XSLT template.

Important! Remember to include all the needed elements including the consent panel where the user can change or withdraw consent.

To include the default consent panel, insert the following div at the position where you want to display the panel:

<div id="CookieDeclarationUserStatusPanel"></div>

If you want to customize the consent panel, we provide a Cookiebot JavaScript SDK, e.g. you can insert the following:

<a href="javascript: Cookiebot.renew()">Change your consent</a>

<a href="javascript: Cookiebot.withdraw()">Revoke your consent</a> 

Please note: We can not provide assistance in creating customized cookie banners and/or declarations.

The standard Cookie Declaration is available to both free- and Premium subscriptions. However, being able to create a custom Cookie Declaration using XSLT is exclusively available to Premium subscribers.