There’s now an easier way to check your cookie banner configuration per region. Normally you would need to use a VPN or disable one region to see your Cookie Banner on the front-end, depending on the region you’re in and which of the different regions you would like to configure. Now you can use region parameters.
Example Using Region Parameters
In this use case, our website moderator lives in the United States and bought Complianz to comply with the regulations of the US, Canada, and Europe. When she visits her own website, the front-end will show a USA-focused cookie banner, subsequent cookie consent management, and corresponding legal documents. How can she check the Canadian and European variants? She can use region parameters as shown here:
- https://mydomain.com (Default – USA variant)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=us (United States – US)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=uk (United Kingdom – UK)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=ca (Canada – CA – Can be either Opt-in or Opt-out based on configurations)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=eu (Europe – EU – Always Opt-in)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=br (Brazil – BR)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=au (Australia – AU)
- https://mydomain.com?cmplz_user_region=za (South Africa – ZA)
Depending on your current region and configuration, you should use your own variations.
Important: Clear Cookies Before Each Test
To properly test each regional variant, it is essential to clear your cookies (and generally also your browsing history) before checking a different region. This is because the cookie banner stores user preferences in browser cookies, and without clearing them, you might see the previously saved configuration instead of the new region’s settings.
How to proceed for each test:
- Clear the site’s cookies (or all cookies to be safe)
- Clear your browsing history (recommended)
- Visit the URL with the desired regional parameter
- Verify that the cookie banner displays the correct configuration for that region