What is Cross-Domain Consent?
Cross-domain consent is a feature that allows users to give their consent preferences across multiple domains owned by the same organization. Instead of having to repeatedly consent on each individual website, users can set their preferences once and have them applied across all related domains. This streamlined approach not only enhances user experience but also ensures compliance with data protection regulations more efficiently.
Why It Helps You Get More Consent
User Convenience: By reducing the need for users to repeatedly provide consent on each domain, the process becomes less intrusive and more user-friendly. When users encounter fewer consent requests, they are more likely to provide the necessary permissions.
Consistency: Cross-domain consent ensures that users' preferences are consistently applied across all your platforms. This consistency builds trust, making users more inclined to grant consent when they see that their choices are respected and maintained across different sites.
BigID has cross-domain consent
Our platform allows you to seamlessly manage user consents across all your domains, ensuring a cohesive and user-friendly experience.
By leveraging cross-domain consent, you can improve user experience, improve consent rates, and ensure compliance with ease. Start optimizing your consent management today and see the difference it makes for your website visitors and your organization.
How to Implement Cross-Domain Consent.
In the platform, you'll find this option under the Cookie Banner section in Advanced settings > Cross-domain. It's very easy—just add the domains you want to link.
How Linking Works
Links between domains are mutual, and linked domains form a group:
You link once, and both sites are linked. When you link site A with site B, site B is automatically linked with site A. You don't need to open site B and link it back to site A.
Linked domains form a group. If you link site A with site B and site C, the three sites become a single group. When you open site B, you'll see that it is already linked with site A and site C. The same applies to site C.
Example
You link site A with site B and site C from site A's settings:
Site | Linked domains it shows |
|---|---|
Site A | Site B, Site C |
Site B | Site A, Site C |
Site C | Site A, Site B |
A visitor who sets their consent preferences on any of the three sites doesn't have to set them again on the other two.
Add a Domain to an Existing Group
When you link a site that already belongs to a group with a new site, the new site joins that group. For example, if sites A, B, and C are grouped and you link site B with site D, site D joins the same group as site A and site C. All four sites are then linked with each other.
Remove a Domain from a Group
When you remove a site from a group, only that site leaves the group. The remaining sites stay linked with each other. For example, if you remove site C from the group of sites A, B, and C, site C is no longer linked with sites A and B, and sites A and B remain linked.
Manage Links with the API
You can also manage domain links with API v1. You can fetch all the domains linked to a site, add or update links without losing the existing ones, remove all links at once, or remove a specific link by its ID.
Important Browser Limitation Notice
While cross-domain consent is a powerful feature for improving user experience and streamlining compliance, it's important to note that major browsers are beginning to restrict its functionality:
Safari and Firefox already limit third-party cookie sharing, which impacts how consent can be shared across domains.
Chrome has announced it will also begin phasing out third-party cookies, further reducing the ability to track consent across domains.
These limitations mean that cross-domain consent may not work consistently for all users, depending on their browser.