GDPR Cookie Policy Generator — Free & Compliant

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This is a starting template, not legal advice. Have a professional review it before publishing.

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How to use GDPR Cookie Policy Generator

Audit your cookies — check browser dev tools to see what your site actually sets.
Enter the categories and tools — analytics, ads, functional.
Generate and publish the policy at /cookies, linked from your consent banner.
Pair with a consent banner — and don't set non-essential cookies before consent.

What is GDPR Cookie Policy Generator?

A GDPR cookie policy generator creates the page that discloses which cookies your website uses, what they do, and how visitors can control them — a specific requirement of EU privacy law (GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive) for any site serving European users. It complements the cookie consent banner: the banner asks permission, the policy explains what they're permitting.

EU law treats cookies (especially non-essential ones — analytics, advertising, tracking) as requiring informed consent, which means telling users what cookies you set and why. A cookie policy is how you provide that information; without it, your consent isn't truly informed, and you're non-compliant.

About the GDPR Cookie Policy Generator

Enter which cookies your site uses — the categories and specific tools (analytics, ads, functional) — and generate a cookie policy to publish.

What the policy covers: cookie categories — strictly necessary (no consent needed — the site can't function without them), functional (preferences, remembering settings), analytics (Google Analytics and similar), and advertising/tracking (AdSense, marketing pixels — the ones most needing consent); what each does and why; third-party cookies — the ones set by tools you embed (analytics, ads, embeds, social), which must be disclosed since you're responsible for enabling them; and how to control them — via your consent banner and browser settings.

How it fits together: the cookie policy pairs with a consent banner (our Cookie Consent Generator) and your broader privacy policy — the three form the GDPR cookie-compliance set. Key compliance points: non-essential cookies require prior consent (don't set analytics/ad cookies before the user agrees — a common violation), consent must be as easy to withdraw as to give, and the policy must be accurate to what you actually set. A generator produces a strong compliant baseline; verify it matches your real cookies (audit via browser dev tools), and for high-risk processing, get professional review. Publish at /cookies or within your privacy policy, linked from the banner.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you serve EU users and use non-essential cookies (analytics, ads, tracking), yes — EU law requires informed consent, which means disclosing what cookies you set and why. The policy provides that information; the consent banner collects the permission.

The banner asks for consent (the interactive opt-in); the policy explains what cookies you use and why (the detailed disclosure the banner links to). Compliance needs both — permission plus information.

Non-essential ones — analytics, advertising, tracking, and non-critical functional cookies. Strictly necessary cookies (that the site literally can't work without — session, security, cart) don't require consent. The distinction determines what your banner must gate.

Under strict GDPR interpretation, no — non-essential cookies require PRIOR consent, so analytics/ad cookies shouldn't fire until the user agrees. Setting them on page load and asking after is a common violation; consent-mode configurations exist to do it correctly.

Audit with browser dev tools (Application → Cookies) or a cookie-scanner — see every cookie, who sets it, and its purpose. Your policy must match reality; guessing or copying another site's list risks disclosing wrong cookies.