Blog: Your guide to cookies, web analytics, and GDPR compliance
…tracking, or opted out of tracking. Types of cookies Matomo uses: Matomo by default uses first-party cookies, set on the domain of your site. Cookies created by Matomo start with:…
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FAQ: How do I track a visitor without cookies when they have not given consent for tracking cookies?
…page view. (Then all visitors will be tracked, but tracking cookies will be disabled.) Please note this requires Matomo 3.14.0. Segmenting people by consent Visitors that have cookies disabled will…
FAQ: What are the cookies created by Matomo JavaScript Tracking client?
To track users on your website(s) or app(s), the default Matomo Tracking code in JavaScript uses 1st party cookies, which are set on the domain of your website. Cookies created…
FAQ: How do I enforce tracking without cookies
…this option will automatically update the JavaScript tracker to ensure all trackers won’t use cookies. Additionally, Matomo will ignore all received tracking cookies on the server side. Cookies will be…
FAQ: How do I prevent YouTube from placing cookies when tracking YouTube videos?
…your browser for the domain .youtube.com and it happens even if cookies are disabled in the Matomo JavaScript tracker. The YouTube iFrame API currently sets two cookies named VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and…
FAQ: How do I enable Secure cookie flags in all tracking cookies?
What are Secure Cookies? Secure cookies is a type of cookie which is transmitted over encrypted HTTP connection. When setting the cookie, the Secure attribute instructs the browser that the…
FAQ: How do I segment people that have been identified using tracking cookies?
…only for people that have not given cookie consent or where cookies were not used (eg because cookies were disabled in the visitor’s browser) create the segment like this: Please…
FAQ: Does Heatmap & Session Recording set any cookies?
…a users’ session will be recorded. The cookie will be only set as soon as a user has reached a configured entry page. If you disable cookies via the tracking…
FAQ: How do I ask for user consent before using tracking cookies and/or measuring user analytics?
…For example you may want to ask for consent before enabling tracking cookies, or ask for consent before tracking session recordings or before activating any tracking in Matomo. You can…