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Free Cookie Policy Generator

Generate a free cookie policy for your website, blog, or app in minutes. Use it to explain analytics cookies, advertising tags, consent tools, and embedded third-party scripts in a way visitors can actually understand.

In 2026, many sites need more than a one-line footer link. Your cookie policy should match the trackers you really use and work alongside your privacy policy and consent banner.

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Business Information

Tell us about your business or website. This information will appear in your generated documents.

What a cookie policy should cover in 2026

A useful cookie policy is specific enough to reflect your real stack. If you run analytics, ad scripts, video embeds, scheduling tools, or a consent platform, the document should say so clearly and explain how visitors can manage their choices.

Essential cookies

These support core site functions such as authentication, security, shopping carts, or consent preferences.

Analytics cookies

These help measure visits, page views, and user behavior through tools like Google Analytics or similar platforms.

Advertising cookies

These support ad delivery, audience building, conversion measurement, and remarketing across ad networks.

Embedded and third-party cookies

These can come from video players, chat widgets, social embeds, payment flows, or scheduling tools running on the page.

Your policy should usually explain:

  • Which cookies, pixels, or local-storage items your site uses
  • What each category does and whether it is essential, analytics, or marketing related
  • Which third-party tools may set cookies on your pages
  • How visitors can change consent preferences or disable cookies in the browser
  • Where to find the matching privacy policy for broader data-processing details

Cookie policy FAQ

Common questions about cookie disclosures, consent tools, and related legal pages.

Do I need a cookie policy for my website?

If your site uses analytics, ad tags, embedded videos, live chat, consent tools, or similar scripts, you should publish a cookie policy. It explains what technologies run on the site, why they are used, and how visitors can manage them.

What should a cookie policy include?

It should explain which cookie categories are in use, what tools set them, why they are used, how long they last, and how visitors can withdraw consent or change preferences.

Is a cookie policy the same as a privacy policy?

No. A privacy policy covers broader personal-data handling. A cookie policy focuses on cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar tracking technologies. Most content sites and businesses should keep both live.

Do I need a cookie banner too?

Often, yes. The cookie policy explains your setup, while the banner or consent manager handles user choices before optional trackers run. For EU traffic in 2026, both are commonly expected together.

Can I publish a generated cookie policy right away?

Yes, if the generated text accurately matches the tools and trackers you actually use. After publishing, link it in the footer and keep it updated whenever scripts or vendors change.