If you're browsing the Internet today, chances are that nearly every website you visit will present you with the opportunity to manage the cookies that allow the website to collect, and use your browsing data.
Based on the initiatives from the EU to uniformly regulate data collection, in the form of the GDPR and ePrivacy Regulation, iPaper offers a way to transfer the choice of cookies to your visitors.
🔰 Before we get started:
This article assumes you have a basic understanding of Cookies, what their purpose is and whether you require a cookie policy banner on your Flipbook. If you're unsure of the above, take a look at our explanatory article, below:
📖 This article explains:
Cookie consent best practices
Select the right Consent Management option for your Flipbook
iPaper supports three different consent management options, which can be applied to any Flipbook, or folder:
None: We do not handle consent and do not present any form of Consent Management banner.
Integration: No cookie banner is presented by iPaper, and you will have to integrate your existing consent management platform with iPaper. We assume only “strictly necessary” consent by default.
Basic Banner: iPaper presents a basic cookie consent banner that allows the user to manage consent.
⚠️ This guide explains how to enable, and configure the Basic Banner. If you'd prefer to integrate your existing, third-party consent management platform into your Flipbooks, see our guide on this, below:
How to enable the Basic Cookie consent banner on your Flipbook
You can enable the Basic Cookie consent banner, on any Flipbook, in a couple of easy steps:
Select your Flipbook.
Click on the General tab.
From the vertical menu on the left, select Consent management.
Select Basic banner from the available consent management options.
Remember to Save changes using the button at the bottom of the window.
How to enable the Basic Cookie consent banner across folders using Inherited settings
It is rare you need this only for a single Flipbook, so consider using it on Folder- or Account level to make use of Inherited Settings. The process for applying a Cookie consent management solution is the same for folders:
Right-click on the folder for which you want to apply a Cookie consent management banner.
Click on Edit settings from the drop-down menu.
Select the General tab.
From the vertical menu on the left, select Consent management.
Select Basic banner from the available consent management options.
Remember to Save changes using the button at the bottom of the window.
That's it! The Cookie consent management solution you have applied to the folder will be applied to any Flipbooks within that folder. If you'd like to read more on how Inherited settings work in iPaper, see our guide, below:
How to customize your Basic Cookie consent banner
If you choose to use iPaper's Basic Cookie consent banner, that doesn't mean you can't make it match your business and your brand. The following customization options are available to you with the Basic Cookie consent banner:
Banner behavior
The banner behavior dictates the default settings that are presented to the visitor in the banner:
Default decline, or settings: Makes the primary choice Decline all, and presents a secondary option enabling the user to optionally accept certain cookies under Settings.
Default accept, or settings: Makes the primary choice Accept all, and presents a secondary option enabling the user to optionally accept certain cookies under Settings.
Default accept or decline: Makes it easy to either Accept all or Decline all cookies, without the option to specify specific cookie category consent.
External cookie policy
If you'd like to present your visitors with a link to an external cookie policy (like our own, for example), simply paste the link to your external policy page in this field.
If you provide a link, this will be visible as a Cookie policy link in the preview window (highlighted below):
Color scheme
You can customize the appearance of your Basic Cookie consent banner by selecting the color for various elements within it. You can modify the following:
Cookie icon color
Link color
Background color
Accept/decline button background color
Accept/decline button text color
Settings background color
Settings button text color
If you want to match an existing color scheme, such as, for example, your brand, you can apply specific colors using Hex codes, or simply use the palette color picker.
💡 Any color changes you make to the Basic Cookie consent banner are instantly reflected in the preview pane, allowing you to see how the colors you've selected impact your banner.
How to define the Cookie consent banner language
The language on the Cookie banner is dictated by the flipbooks Region settings. You can edit these this way:
Select the Settings pane for your Flipbook or folder
Select the General tab.
From the vertical menu on the left, select Region.
Select your language from the drop-down menu of supported languages in the Language field.
How does it affect other cookies (Integrations)?
The new cookie policy banner categorizes all the current tracking integrations as advertising cookies. Consequently, none of the following functionality will be available (loaded) until the visitor accepts advertising cookies.
The current Flipbook advertising integrations are:
AdForm
Adobe Analytics
Facebook
Google Ads
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
HubSpot
Sleeknote
Tracking pixels
What if a visitor wants to change their consent?
Consent can be changed at any time from the Flipbook top bar menu:
Select the three-line burger menu icon.
Select Cookie policy
This will bring up the Basic Cookie consent banner anew, from which your visitor can select their consent options.
Cookie consent best practices
iPaper is not able to advise you towards a best practice setting, as this is solely dependent on the legal requirements of your geographical area of operation and your desired compliance level. If you're unsure of the requirements in your geographical area, this resource can be a good place to start.
Still have questions?
If you've still got questions about Cookie policy, our Customer Care team is happy to help! Just reach out to us using the chat bubble in the corner. ✌️