How to check cookie consent?

To check whether cookie consent works correctly, test the website from a clean browser state and compare its behavior before and after each consent choice.

• Before consent: Check whether consent-dependent cookies, scripts, pixels, and network requests remain inactive.

• After rejecting: Confirm that technologies requiring consent remain blocked or receive the correct denied signal.

• After accepting: Confirm that the technologies covered by the choice become active.

• After a granular choice: Enable one category and check that unrelated categories remain inactive.

• After withdrawal: Change the preference and verify that the website updates its tracking behavior.

• Consent records: Check that the selected preferences are recorded correctly where the system maintains consent records.

Browser developer tools can help inspect cookies, storage, and network requests during testing.