Video: Prepare your Website for the Accessibility Act Deadline in June 2025
On May 7, 2025, we held our webinar “Prepare your Website for the Accessibility Act Deadline in June 2025.” Jan Winkler, CEO of consentmanager, and Edoardo Arnello, Executive Vice President of AccessiWay, discussed the most important aspects of website accessibility in light of the European Accessibility Act coming into force. The following topics were discussed:…
Spotlight Feature: Machine Learning to boost Cookie Banner Acceptance Rate
We’re highlighting a powerful feature that’s been with us for a while, but is still a game changer! We were the first to introduce a feature that increases your cookie banner acceptance rate by intelligently rotating designs and A/B testing them, to find the best performing one. How does it work? Statistically, we’ve been able to see a 15% increase…
How to use Compliance Monitor to boost your Monetization
Monetizing your website, whether you’re in the early stages or have been steadily growing your site’s traffic for years, can bring complex online challenges from all angles at any time. From the privacy regulations you need to comply with, to the analytics tool to deploy and consent settings that must be enabled for certain regions—checking…
German Consent Management Ordinance & Importance of CMPs
The German government has proposed a new Consent Management Ordinance (“Einwilligungsverwaltungsverordnung”, “EinwV”) to establish a framework for authorized consent management services that allow users to share their preferences across different websites. In this article we will take a look on what the ordinance is and how it may affect websites. The new Consent Management Ordinance…
Tool Spotlight: Compliance Monitor
Managing multiple websites or apps can be challenging – especially when it comes to complying with constantly changing regulations such as GDPR and ePrivacy. Are you certain that your cookie banner works correctly in different regions? Are cookies being set in accordance with data protection regulations (e.g. only after user consent)? Do you need deeper insights into website performance issues…
GDPR update: ECJ ruling links fines to parent company turnover
A recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), issued on 13 February 2025, has significant implications for GDPR compliance and potential fines for businesses. The ECJ stated that GDPR fines can now be calculated based on the parent company’s total annual global turnover, even if a subsidiary of the company has been accused.…
Microsoft Universal Event Tracking (UET) Consent Mode
For advertisers who use Microsoft Advertising and who are located in or target users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, privacy laws require that they obtain the explicit consent of end users before collecting and processing their personal data. Microsoft offers a solution to this requirement with the Consent Mode setting, which…
WCAG 2.2 Compliance: Accessible Cookie Banners
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are intended to ensure that web content developers have a benchmark to use when creating accessible digital content like websites and cookie banners. The latest version, WCAG 2.2, was published in October 2023. As 16% of the world’s population – around 1 in 6 people – live with a disability, making…