cookieconsent

noun

UK /ˈkʊki kənˈsɛnt/

US /ˈkʊki kənˈsɛnt/

A cookie consent is when you say yes to a website that wants to save small bits of information about you.

The website showed a cookie consent banner before I could read the article.

SYNONYMS

cookie permission cookie approval cookie agreement cookie acceptance

RELATED WORDS

cookie banner privacy notice GDPR tracking cookie pop-up

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The small pop-up box on a website that asks you to accept or reject cookies.

I clicked 'Accept all' on the cookie consent and the page loaded.

3. The legal permission a user gives a site to store data on their device.

Without cookie consent, the site cannot place tracking cookies on your browser.

4. A record of a user's choice about cookies, saved so the banner does not appear again.

My cookie consent is stored, so I don't see that message every visit.