
Eike Paulat

Eike Paulat
Director of Product
Eike Paulat’s track record as an experienced product leader has been focused on driving vision, strategy, and roadmaps, particularly in early-stage companies. Entrepreneurship and innovating on behalf of the customer are strong components of how he builds products that deliver exceptional value.
Currently shaping the privacy tech market, Eike is a key liaison for Google service integrations and privacy developments, and leads Usercentrics’ Google Consent Management Platform (CMP) Partnership. He combines technical expertise and strategic insight with a customer-first mindset and collaborative drive when working with internal teams, tech partners, and customers.
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Apr 14, 2025
Best Compliance Audit Software of 2025 to Prevent Penalties
Learn how compliance auditing software can help ensure you meet regulatory requirements, assess risk, and securely document and store the evidence needed in the event of an audit.
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Apr 11, 2025
RFP for consent management platforms: Template and guide
Learn tips for creating an effective request for proposal (RFP) for a consent management platform (CMP) that includes key evaluation criteria, as well as how to identify the best CMP for your business.
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Apr 11, 2025
CCPA cookie banner and consent: Steps for compliance in 2025
Cookie banners are an important element for achieving data privacy compliance. Learn how to use these tools on your website to effectively inform your users about data collection and enable opt-outs that will help you to comply with the CCPA.
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Apr 11, 2025
8 top cookie banner examples: Create a compliant banner
Your cookie banner should balance data privacy requirements and positive user experience while maximizing opt-in rates. See eight cookie banner examples and understand what makes them effective so you can apply these best practices to your own notices.
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Mar 27, 2025
How to add a cookie consent banner to your Webflow website
Achieve and maintain privacy compliance. Protect your visitors’ privacy and your ad monetization with a customized cookie banner on your Webflow website. Easily manage consent, build trust with your audience, and show your commitment to Privacy-Led Marketing — in a few simple steps.
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Mar 19, 2025
Top 15 compliance automation software: Comparing pricing, features, and reviews
We’ve reviewed the top 15 compliance automation software options and compared their features and price points.
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Mar 19, 2025
6 top data mapping software tools
Learn about the top data mapping tools to help your business track, organize, and manage data for compliance with privacy laws like the GDPR and CCPA. Plus, learn how to choose the right software, compare key features, and find the best fit for your data governance and security needs.
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Mar 17, 2025
8 OneTrust competitors and alternatives to try this year
Our top picks for OneTrust consent management platform (CMP) alternatives that are user-friendly, cost effective, and enable compliance with the GDPR, CCPA, and other global data privacy regulations.
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Mar 5, 2025
The cookie banner is the new home page
The web is the backbone of the digital economy, evolving from static pages to dynamic ecosystems of commerce, media, and interaction. As data privacy reshapes online experiences, brands must adapt. The cookie banner, once a compliance tool, now defines trust and engagement. The future belongs to those who embrace this shift.
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Feb 14, 2025
8 leading consent management platforms of 2025
From mechanisms to collect, manage, and securely store user consents to customizable banners that enable granular consent collection, we outline the offerings of 8 of the top consent management platforms on the market.
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Feb 4, 2025
How to create a small business website with Wix
Small businesses have a lot to do. But a professional and engaging website is a critical tool for telling the world about what you do and growing your audience. We explain how to build a beautiful, professional, and privacy-compliant website with Wix.
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Jan 22, 2025
Microsoft UET Consent Mode: Privacy for Microsoft Ads
Find out how Microsoft UET with Consent Mode and Usercentrics Web CMP work together to support data privacy and optimize advertising strategies. Learn how businesses can align with privacy regulations while maintaining impactful campaigns and building trust with their audiences.
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Jan 10, 2025
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): An overview
The GLBA establishes privacy and security requirements for financial institutions to protect consumer data. In this article, we explore who the GLBA applies to, the Act’s key provisions, and the compliance steps for businesses to take to safeguard consumers’ sensitive financial information.
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Dec 20, 2024
What is Audience Unlocker: obtain consent and more data for targeted advertising
Audience Unlocker enables you to centralize consent management for Google services, helping you to maintain privacy compliance while maximizing your retargeting strategies with consented first-party data.
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Nov 22, 2024
How to set up a Squarespace cookie banner for your website
Protect your ad strategy, maintain privacy compliance, and protect your visitors' privacy with a cookie banner on your Squarespace website. Easily manage consent, build trust with your audience, and demonstrate your commitment to Privacy-Led Marketing practices in just a few easy steps.
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Nov 18, 2024
How to set up a Shopify cookie banner for your website
Adding a cookie banner to your Shopify website helps you meet the requirements of ad platforms and global privacy requirements, and gives users control. We’ll show you the steps to set up and customize your cookie banner, to deliver transparency and a privacy-first approach for your visitors.
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Nov 15, 2024
How to set up a cookie banner for your Wix website
Protect your visitors' privacy, protect your ad strategy, and stay compliant with a cookie banner on your Wix website. Easily manage consent, build trust with your audience, and demonstrate your commitment to Privacy-Led Marketing practices in just a few clicks with the Usercentrics for Wix app.
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Nov 8, 2024
5 WordPress cookie consent plugins for the GDPR, CCPA, and more
Looking for the best WordPress cookie plugin for your website? We’ve compared the top 5 cookie consent plugins to help you comply with global cookie laws.
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Oct 30, 2024
How to add a cookie banner to your HubSpot website
Adding a cookie banner to your HubSpot website helps you meet global privacy requirements and provide users with control over their data. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to set up and customize a cookie banner, promoting transparency and a privacy-first approach for your visitors.
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Oct 30, 2024
Top 8 WordPress consent management platforms: Comparing pricing and features
Looking for the best WordPress consent management platform for your website? We’ve compared the top 8 WordPress CMPs so you can easily comply with global cookie laws.
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Sep 2, 2024
Usercentrics CMPs certified by Google as a Gold Tier CMP Partner
Usercentrics CMPs have earned Google’s Gold Tier certification for CMP Partners. In addition to meeting Google’s stringent standards for CMP Partner certification, Usercentrics has also met additional high standards of quality, reliability, and user-friendliness.
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Aug 15, 2024
The Best CCPA Compliance Tools for 2025: Our Top Picks
Achieving and maintaining CCPA compliance shouldn’t take resources away from your core business. Find out which tool can help you meet your privacy compliance requirements.
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Aug 14, 2024
The 6 Best Compliance Management Software and Tools to Simplify Your Compliance Process
Keeping up with new compliance standards and privacy regulations can be challenging, especially when you’re working to grow your core business or don’t have the resources for a dedicated legal team. Use one of these tools to help streamline compliance management.
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Aug 13, 2024
Usercentrics Preference Manager integrations: benefits and Mailchimp via Zapier example
As data privacy regulations expand, integrating marketing tools with preference management is critical. But what added value do preference management platforms like Usercentrics Preference Manager have to offer marketers, and how complex are these integrations?
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Aug 12, 2024
Seamless Migration to Usercentrics CMP V3: Enhancing web performance and user experience
Usercentrics is launching Version 3 of our Consent Management Platform (CMP). This version is the result of a committed focus on enhancing web performance and user experience. We’ve also made migration from V2 to V3 easier than ever before. Keep reading to learn all about it.
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Aug 6, 2024
Understanding the cookie popup
Privacy-Led Marketing and compliance with global privacy laws require companies to implement a cookie popup that informs users and asks them for their consent. Here’s what you need to know for great user experience, high-quality data, and privacy compliance.
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Jul 18, 2024
6 Best CookieYes Alternatives for Consent Management in 2025: A Comparison
We outline some of the best options for compliantly obtaining and managing user consent. Here are our picks for the best alternatives to CookieYes.
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Jul 17, 2024
Top 8 Cookie Tracking Software of 2025: Ranked and Reviewed
Our top picks of the best cookie tracking software will help you keep track of your cookie use and achieve compliance with global data privacy laws, from the GDPR to CCPA, and more.
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Jul 17, 2024
Top 7 GDPR Compliance Software: Pricing, Features, and Comparison
Review these top 7 GDPR compliance software options and compare their features and price points.
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Jul 10, 2024
Understanding Global Privacy Control (GPC): What it is and why it matters
The Global Privacy Control is an initiative to give users control over their personal data online and standardize communication of consent preferences. It offers a universal opt-out signal for data privacy preferences and can automate opt-in or out of the use, sale, or sharing of users’ data.
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Jun 27, 2024
Top 8 Termly Alternatives for Privacy Compliance in 2025
Compliance isn’t one size fits all. We explore a range of Termly alternatives to fit various privacy compliance use cases.
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Jun 26, 2024
8 top preference management tools in 2025
Learn more about the best preference management tools to build better relationships with your customers, obtain high quality data, deliver great personalized experiences, and level up your marketing campaigns.
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Jun 25, 2024
GDPR compliance for startups: 11-point checklist
In this GDPR compliance checklist, we cover 11 essential steps to help startups achieve compliance with EU data privacy laws.
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Jun 12, 2024
The 8 Best Data Privacy Management Software of 2025: Our Top Picks Compared
Learn about the 8 best privacy management software solutions on the market now. Compare key features to find the best data management tool for your business.
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May 31, 2024
GDPR implementation: 12 steps to streamline privacy compliance
Navigate GDPR compliance implementation with 12 streamlined steps. Achieve and maintain privacy compliance with stringent data protection regulations and protect against penalties.
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May 23, 2024
Key Google tools providing cookieless solutions
Google has sophisticated tools that enable companies to obtain high quality data and evolve marketing strategies. Become privacy-compliant, meet Google’s requirements, and scale. The company’s phase out of third-party cookies will have a big impact, but smart companies are planning for the future.
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Apr 4, 2024
What is universal consent and how does it benefit companies and their customers?
Expanding data privacy regulation requires ever more robust consent management for compliance. There’s also innovation to solve bigger issues and provide better opportunities. Get to know your customers better, improve user experiences, and achieve privacy compliance.
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Mar 25, 2024
What Is Mobile App Consent? 5 Tips for Obtaining App Consent
User consent is a necessity and gives mobile app developers a clear competitive advantage. Learn how to best obtain, manage and optimize consumer consent.
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Mar 5, 2024
Why you need a cookie banner
When a user visits a website for the first time, a cookie banner will appear, informing the user about the processing of personal data.
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Feb 23, 2024
CMP is a must for app and game publishers. Which one is right for you?
Reveal the showdown of the CMP: Google vs. Usercentrics. Dive into a comprehensive comparison of features and benefits to make an informed choice for your app's privacy needs.
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Feb 16, 2024
Google Ads, GA4 and consent management
Google continues to introduce product updates that advance data privacy requirements. New regulations like the Digital Markets Act (DMA) also require enhanced consent management efforts from the company and third parties that rely on its products and services, like Google Ads and Google Analytics 4.
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Jan 5, 2024
AdMob for Games: The ultimate guide to increasing mobile game monetization with user consent
Are you a mobile game developer looking to maximize your game's revenue? The answer lies in AdMob for Games. Explore our guide to learn how to leverage AdMob to increase your mobile game monetization while achieving and maintaining compliance with data protection regulations. So, ready player one?
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Nov 29, 2023
What is a Google-certified consent management platform and why do you need one?
Understanding Google CMP requirements in the context of the TCF v2.2 is crucial for businesses in the digital advertising space. We explore how to select a Google-certified CMP partner to navigate advertising compliance in the EU, EEA and UK and integrate with Google's advertising services.
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Nov 1, 2023
What is a Digital Markets Act-ready consent management platform and how to choose one
The Digital Markets Act will affect European companies that rely on platforms and services of the six designated gatekeepers. Privacy compliance is a key requirement. Get a consent management solution to compliantly collect, manage and signal user consent to safeguard your digital marketing.
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Jun 28, 2023
Ensuring games compliance: 6 things that every developer needs to do
From data protection and privacy laws to accessibility and inclusion regulations—there’s lots to keep in mind when developing and distributing mobile games and apps. Failure to comply with the industry laws, regulations, and standards can result in hefty fines and reduced user trust.
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May 30, 2023
Why GDPR and CCPA noncompliance could mean game-over for app makers
App makers around the globe need to ensure compliance with GDPR and CCPA to avoid hefty fines, reduced user trust, missed marketing opportunities, and, ultimately, lost revenue. We’re diving deeper into what’s at risk and how you can ensure you’re always optimizing your revenue opportunities.
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