Module to comply with the Cookie Law in PrestaShop

Make your customers accept the cookies policy of the store and comply with the current Law on Data Collection through Cookies. Display a notice in your store informing customers that you are capturing information about their browsing, make them accept your cookie policy and inform them about the cookies you are using and what they are for.

The modules include different functionalities to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (GDPR) and the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on Data Protection and guarantee of digital rights, LOPDGDD. Your customers will have to accept the privacy conditions in the different official PrestaShop forms.

The user can configure which cookies you want to block in your store so that they do not collect data. There are essential cookies that can not be blocked, but the rest can decide whether or not the customer wants them to be loaded in your browser. This can be done from a friendly interface in the block itself warning of compliance with the Cookies Act.

In addition, the module includes a powerful functionality to make a complete audit of cookies in your store, so you know what cookies are creating the different modules of your store and you can add them to the different sections of the legal notice. The cost of this audit alone can exceed 150 € or 200 € if you order it to an expert. This is an exclusive feature of our module that no other module has so far.

Please note that you will also need to add the information from external cookies, such as Google Analytics, Zendex, Facebook, etc…Please note that you will also need to add the information from external cookies, such as Google Analytics, Zendex, Facebook, etc…

The module includes new positions to place the notice of compliance with the law of Cookies. You can block the screen until the user has accepted cookies. In addition, it has been further optimized for mobile devices.

The Cookie Law

Since April 1, 2012, a new regulation on the processing of information through cookies on websites has been added to the laws on advertising and e-commerce, which is mandatory for all online stores.

This new regulation, commonly referred to as the “Cookie Law”, obliges online store owners to clearly inform users and obtain express consent for the use of Cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that store information and are stored in the user’s browser, are to provide more information about users, allowing to remember different parameters and information about the customer, for analysis on the behavior of the same.

There are several types of cookies, classified according to their purpose or object:

What does the cookie law oblige?

The two main mandatory guidelines are: Transparency and the obligation to obtain consent.

In addition, although changes can be made in the modification of your cookies, they must always be in accordance with the obligations of Art. 22.2 of the LSSI, being technologically neutral and must provide solutions recognizable by most browsers so that they recognize it.

As for the first obligation, transparency, all users must receive clear, concise, and comprehensive information about the use of storage media and data retrieval. In other words, user data must be processed in a transparent manner so that users can easily understand how their data is being processed.

On the other hand, consent is considered the basis for compliance with the regulations. It is absolutely mandatory to provide the user with an “accept” button or any other similar formula, giving him/her the possibility to be informed about the processing of his/her data.

To comply with this section, the user has to accept it, any other action by the user, including omission, means a rejection of the proposal of acceptance.

What happens if I do not comply with the cookie law?

Before addressing this area, remember that it is always best to comply with the law. As we will see below, the return on non-compliance is zero.

Although this question should not be asked, it does not hurt to know the penalties you could face for non-compliance or ignorance of the law.

Thus, if the data controller does not do its job properly, or does not even do it at all, the LOPD stipulates a series of financial penalties that vary according to the infringement committed. This will be imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD):

The sanctions and their severity can be found in article 38 of the LSSI-CE (Law of Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce).

What functionalities will we get with the PrestaShop Cookies Module?

Change the background color of the message to match the color of your template

You will be able to adapt the color of the module to the color of your template by customizing it from the administration panel.

Change the color of the text of the advertisement

Customize the color of the text of the Cookie Notice. You can put the color you want to draw the attention of your customer.

Display a custom message from the warning message

You will be able to customize the content of the ad that will appear to visitors of your online store. Put personalized content that best suits your needs.

Link to the Legal Notice text you have configured

You can set the Cookies Notice link to the page where you have the Legal Notice of your online store to inform your customers.

Configure the position of the warning (several positions available)

Displays the notice by customizing the position in which it appears on the screen. Choose between top, bottom, left, right and center.

Configure the text of the link button to the Cookies policy.

Customize the button link to your Cookie Policy page. You will be able to write any message you want for the button.

Create new types (categories) of Cookies

Create different categories to report in an organized way the cookies of your online store. You can create, for example, categories of Essential Cookies, Performance or Analytics.

Add a different legal text for each type (category) of cookies.

Create content for the categories of Cookies you have created. Inform your visitors what each cookie is and what you are going to do with them.

Indicate which are the essential Cookies that the visitor will not be able to deactivate.

There are cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of your online store. Indicate them to your customers and block them so that they cannot uncheck them.

Assign each cookie to a specific cookie type (category).

Choose the cookies that fall into each category of cookies you have created and group them with their corresponding legal text.

Auditing your store to see what cookies it is generating

Audit the cookies of your online store thanks to the powerful system that is implemented in the module. You will be able to know all the cookies generated by your online store and your modules.

Blocking cookies by the customer

Your customer can select which cookies you want to store and which are not interested. In this way your online store will comply with current legislation.