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GDPR and US State Privacy Laws

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Overview

Taboola is committed to complying with data-protection laws and best practices, including:

  • GDPR
  • US State Privacy Laws

In order to serve personalized recommendations in the EU and US, you need to implement the relevant flows, as described on this page.

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Important

If you skip this setup, Taboola may not be able to serve personalized recommendations.

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Frameworks

Taboola supports the following frameworks:

GDPR

When a request originates from the EU, make sure that the user's preferences are communicated.

2 flows are supported:

  1. (Preferred) Use a CMP (Consent Management Platform).
  2. Pass consent directly.

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Implement 1 of the above flows (not both).

Flow I: Use a CMP (Preferred)

If your web page integrates with a CMP (Consent Management Platform), Taboola will collect the consent automatically. No further action is required on your part.

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Load your CMP script as early as possible (before Taboola content is fetched).

Flow II: Pass consent directly

On each page, pass a cex flag, with a boolean value (as a String). Make sure to pass a new value for each new user session.

By default, the value of the cex flag is 'true', allowing Taboola to make use of the user's data.

If GDPR applies, set the flag accordingly (otherwise, take no action):

  • 'true' - end-user consented.
  • 'false' - end-user declined.

Example

Add the following line to the page <body>, as early as possible:

window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({ cex: 'true' }); // User consented

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The respective flows for GDPR and US State Privacy Laws use 'true' and 'false' in opposite ways.

US State Privacy Laws

When a request originates from a U.S. state that has a privacy law (such as CCPA in California), make sure that the user's preferences are communicated.

2 flows are supported:

  1. (Preferred) Use a GPP CMP (Consent Management Platform).
  2. Pass consent directly.

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Implement 1 of the above flows (not both).

Flow I: Use a GPP CMP (Preferred)

If your web page integrates with a GPP-compliant CMP (Consent Management Platform), Taboola will collect the consent automatically. No further action is required on your part.

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Guidelines

Load your GPP CMP script as early as possible (before Taboola content is fetched).

Flow II: Pass consent directly

On each page, pass a cdns flag, with a String value. Make sure to pass a new value for each new user session.

You can set the flag with the following values:

  • 'true' - US State Privacy Laws apply - and the end-user declined ("Do not sell" is true).
  • 'false' - US State Privacy Laws apply - and the end-user consented ("Do not sell" is false).
  • 'none' - US State Privacy Laws do not apply (default).

Example

Add the following line to the page <body>, as early as possible:

window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({ cdns: 'false' }); // User consented

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The respective flows for GDPR and US State Privacy Laws use 'true' and 'false' in opposite ways.

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Updated 10 days ago