recording rejections?

  • Resolved Marcin

    (@jmszwp)


    2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hi,

    I’m currently testing your plugin and noticed that there are no entries in the database in situations where:

    • consent was rejected;
    • consent was granted only for strictly necessary cookies (marketing and statistical cookies were rejected).

    Is this intended?

    Is it possible to add the ability to create entries in the above situations as well?

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  • Plugin Author davidevalerio

    (@davidevalerio)

    2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hi Marcin,

    Yes, both are intentional.

    You only need to prove consent was given. Storing denial records would mean collecting data from users who explicitly opted out, which is a bit of a paradox.

    The second case (functional-only) follows the same logic: if the user didn’t consent to statistics or marketing, there’s nothing to record from a compliance standpoint.

    To my understanding, strictly necessary cookies usually don’t require prior consent under GDPR, because they are essential for the service the user requested (such as core WordPress features, language preferences or login status), but the site must still inform users about them.

    About your last question: Yes, it is technically possible to store denial records as well. However, as said, it wouldn’t be GDPR-compliant.

    Please let me know if have additional questions, and thanks for testing my plugin!

    Thread Starter Marcin

    (@jmszwp)

    2 weeks, 4 days ago

    Well, that’s what I thought too…

    I just had to ask – my sister and her business partner can sometimes be even more paranoid than I am 😉

    As for the last point: I’m not an experienced programmer (to be honest – more of an amateur), so the question was sort of a request for you to add that feature, but of course, now that everything’s clear, the matter is closed.

    Thanks for the reply, thanks for your plugin 🙂

    Plugin Author davidevalerio

    (@davidevalerio)

    1 week, 5 days ago

    Sure thing!

    Would you like to rate the plugin?

    Best 🙂

    Thread Starter Marcin

    (@jmszwp)

    1 week, 4 days ago

    *****

    You’re welcome 🙂

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