Overview

Elevar's Consent Mode in compatible Cookiebot. This setup allows you to add your Consent Banner onto your website + provides a building block for your server-side tracking to listen for a shopper's consent. After importing them, you'll be able to customize your consent rules per marketing destination

Prerequisites:

Before you can begin your Cookiebot specific setup, you will need to:

• Enable Consent Mode in your Shopify Source

Download the Pre-Built Cookiebot Tags

Locate Cookiebot Container:

• Begin on the homepage of your Elevar app. Use the left-hand navigation menu and click on the tab titled "Pre-Build Tags".
• Use the search function to locate and click on the Cookiebot Pixel Container.
  • (See Figure 1)

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Download Cookiebot Container:

• Once in the Cookiebot Container, navigate to the box titled "Download Container".
• Add in your Cookiebot Domain Group ID [How to find this?]
• Click on the button labeled "Download Container".
  • (See Figure 2)

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Import the Pre-Built Cookiebot Tags into GTM

Import Container:

• Log in to your Google Tag Manager Account.
• Select your GTM Web Container.
• Click on the "Admin" button located in the upper menu bar.
  • Use the right-hand menu under the "Container" section and click on the tab labeled "Import Container".
    • (See Figure 3)

_Figure 3_

Import Container Information:

• Under the "Select file to import" section, click on the "Select File" button and choose the Cookiebot Container that was previously downloaded.
• Under the "Choose workplace" section, create a new workplace titled "Cookiebot Tracking".
• Next be sure to select the "Merge" option first, then the "Overwrite conflicting tags, triggers, and variables" option second.
• Once you have completed filling out the necessary details for this container, click on the "Confirm" button located at the bottom of the page.
  • (See Figure 4)

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Assign Default Consent Status

Pre-Built Consent Tags Consent:

• In your Pre-Built Consent Tags, there is a section where you can choose to allow certain cookies to fire before the shopper grants or denies consent.
• Please select your desired default consent status before the user visitor provides a consent status. [What do these consent types mean?]
  • (See Figure 5)

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Typically, the default statuses will vary by your region and legal requirements if you have opt-in or opt-out requirements. Elevar does not offer legal advice regarding GDPR or any consent compliance. Please consult your legal team if unsure.

Publish the Pre-Built Tags

• After importing the Cookiebot tag container, you will be brought back to the Google Tag Manager homepage.
• In your Cookiebot Tracking workspace, click on the "Submit" button in the upper right hand corner of the page.
  • An additional confirmation page will appear. Be sure to click on the "Publish" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
  • (See Figure 6)

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Next Up: Assign Requirements for Client-Side and Server-Side Tracking

You have enabled consent and added Cookiebot pre-built tag. Now you need to make your client side tags and server-side tracking consent aware. Follow these guides to complete the setup.

• Customize Server-Side Destinations for Consent Mode
• Assign Consent Requirements for your Client-Side tags