MediumChecked on every planEU
No easy way to change your mind
Does a website need a link to change cookie settings after accepting?
In practice, yes. Taking back consent must be as easy as giving it (GDPR Art. 7(3)). Put a “Manage cookies” link or icon on every page, so visitors can change their mind.
29%of 168 European shops did this (48)
No. 1most common medium problem in the study
Why it matters
Withdrawing consent must be as easy as giving it. Regulators expect a “Cookie settings” link or a consent icon on every page, so people who clicked “Accept” in a hurry can say no later.
How to fix it
- Add a “Cookie settings” link to the footer of every page that reopens your consent tool.
- Or turn on your consent tool’s floating consent icon.
- Make sure it opens the same choices as the first banner, including “Reject all”.
Steps for OneTrust
- In your template, turn on the cookie settings button (the floating one).
- Or add a footer link with the OneTrust class (below).
Steps for Cookiebot
- Open Configuration, then the Privacy tab.
- Turn on “Show privacy button”.
- Or add a footer link that calls Cookiebot (below).
Steps for Usercentrics
- Keep the privacy button on. By default it sits at the bottom left once the banner is closed.
- Do not hide it with page styles.
- You can also add a footer link (below).
Steps for Didomi
- Add a footer link that opens the preferences (below).
- Use it on every page, like “Cookie settings”.
Steps for CookieYes
- Open Content, then Revisit Consent Button.
- Turn on “Floating Button” and pick Left or Right.
The law behind this rule
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