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Guides for setting up CookieType on your Shopify store, from the first install to a banner that speaks your visitors' language.
Getting started
Install the app, run the setup wizard and get the banner live on your storefront.
- Install CookieType and run the setup wizardFrom the Shopify App Store to a live cookie banner in four short steps: choose regions, pick a layout, check the wording and turn on the app embed.Read guide
- Turn on the app embed in your themeThe banner runs as a Shopify app embed. Switch it on once in your theme editor and it keeps working when you edit, update or change themes.Read guide
Regions and privacy laws
Which rules apply where, and how the right banner reaches each visitor.
- Regions and the privacy laws they coverGDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and 19 other US state laws, PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25, LGPD and more — grouped into ready-made regions.Read guide
- How geotargeting worksShow each visitor the banner and consent rules for their own country or US state, or one strict opt-in banner to everyone on the Free plan.Read guide
- Shopify's Customer Privacy APIHow CookieType passes each visitor's choice to Shopify's Customer Privacy API, and why it switches off Shopify's own cookie banner for you.Read guide
Languages
Show the banner in your visitors' language.
Cookie scanning and compliance
Find the cookies your store sets and check your setup for gaps.
- Scan your store for cookiesFind the cookies your Shopify storefront sets before and after consent, sort them into categories automatically, and schedule repeat scans on Pro.Read guide
- Check your setup for compliance gapsA checklist that reviews your banner, trackers, policy pages, consent records and regions, explains each gap it finds and offers a fix for most.Read guide
Consent records
What gets recorded when a visitor makes a choice, and how to use it.
Integrations
Pass consent to Shopify, Google and your marketing tools.
- Set up Google Consent Mode v2 on ShopifyPass consent to Google Analytics 4, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager so your measurement follows each visitor's choice.Read guide
- Connect Meta, TikTok, Klaviyo and MicrosoftHold Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Klaviyo and Microsoft tools back until the visitor agrees, and remove their cookies when consent is withdrawn.Read guide
- Hold back your own scripts until consentFor developers: tag any script or embed in your Shopify theme with a consent category, and it only runs once the visitor agrees to that category.Read guide
Plans and support
Free and Pro, and how to reach us.
- Free and Pro plansA free plan with no limit on banner views, and Pro for $4 a month or $40 a year with geotargeting, unlimited languages, all integrations and exports.Read guide
- Get help from the teamOpen a support request from inside the app, attach screenshots if they help, and hear back from a person within one working day, on every plan.Read guide
Still stuck?
Write to us — a real person answers, on every plan. Or email support@cookietype.com.