Who this is for

Built for all digital properties operated by your organization and third-party tags embedded in those properties.

Every section below is included in your download, summaries only shown here, not the policy text.

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  Document control

  Owner, version, review cycle, and approval fields ready to customize.

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  Purpose

  Why this policy exists and the outcomes it supports.

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  Scope

  Who and what systems, locations, and activities are in scope.

• 3

  Definitions

  Key terms defined in a table for consistent interpretation.

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  Roles and responsibilities

  Accountability for executives, owners, managers, staff, and IT.

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  Policy requirements

  Numbered, audit-ready controls you can adopt or tailor.

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  Exceptions, monitoring, enforcement

  Exception process, review cadence, and consequences of non-compliance.

• 9–10

  Regional compliance and framework mapping

  US, EU, and global obligations plus mapped control themes.

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  Appendices

  Customization notes, document history, and approval signatures.

Requirement themes addressed, not the verbatim policy language.

• Display a cookie banner or consent management platform before setting non-essential…
• Categorize cookies (essential, functional, analytics, advertising) in public cookie…
• Honor browser Global Privacy Control (GPC) and opt-out signals where legally required.
• Maintain cookie inventory with vendor, purpose, duration
• Review new tags through privacy/security review before production deployment.
• Provide granular opt-in for advertising cookies under GDPR/ePrivacy requirements.
• Retain consent logs demonstrating user choices.
• Block non-essential scripts until consent is obtained where required.
• Update cookie policy when vendors or purposes change materially.
• Conduct annual cookie audit comparing live site behavior to documentation.