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Usercentrics\u2019 Consent Management Platform (CMP) :<\/strong> enables display of a cookie banner to collect user consent for data processing.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

Meet consent requirements for advertisers with Google Consent Mode<\/h2>\n

As of March 2024, Google has new requirements for compliance with European data privacy regulations and enforcement of their EU user consent policy<\/a>. These requirements apply to third-party companies using Google services for online advertising.<\/p>\n

Download our checklist to learn what you need to do to obtain and signal valid user consent to meet Google\u2019s requirements and safeguard your advertising campaigns.<\/p>\n

What is Google Consent Mode?<\/h4>\n

Google Consent Mode (GCM) is a solution that interacts with your CMP\u2019s consent banner. When user consent is obtained via the banner, GCM signals the consent information to Google services, enabling tags to adjust their behavior to respect user choice, e.g. for personalized advertising.<\/p>\n

Who is required to use Google Consent Mode?<\/h4>\n

As of March 2024, Google is requiring companies using Google advertising services like Google Ads, Google Analytics, and\/or the Google Marketing Platform in the EU\/EEA and UK to use Google Consent Mode v2 (the latest version) with a Google-certified consent management platform (CMP), like Usercentrics CMP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Companies must signal valid user consent to Google via Consent Mode in order to use personalization features to serve ads.<\/p>\n

Learn more in our Google Consent Mode Resource Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How does Usercentrics CMP work with Google Consent Mode?<\/h4>\n

With the latest version of Consent Mode (v2), Google has introduced two new parameters. This enables signaling of consent information for personalized advertising.<\/p>\n

Usercentrics CMP has Google Consent Mode integrated and activated by default, so when users\u2019 consent choices are received, they are sent to Google to control tags or SDKs and adjust their behavior to meet data privacy requirements.<\/p>\n

Google Consent Mode also enables privacy-compliant modeling to recover lost conversions when users do not provide consent.<\/p>\n

What Google services does Consent Mode support?<\/h4>\n

Currently Consent Mode supports the following Google services:<\/p>\n