How to Comply With Italy’s Cookie Guidelines
Last updated on June 2, 2025
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Ensure that you have completed website scanning. To scan your website, head to CookieYes Dashboard and click on ‘Scan website for cookies’. Once scanning is complete, CookieYes will categorise and auto-update your list of cookies in the cookie audit table.
Steps to comply with Italy’s new cookie guidelines
Step 1: From the CookieYes app, select Cookie Banner from the top navigation panel, and then in the General tab, ensure that you have selected GDPR under Consent Template.
Give granular control to users
You must allow users to give granular consent. This means in addition to the ‘Accept’ and ‘Reject’ buttons, users should be able to allow or deny the use of specific cookie categories.
In the banner preview on the right side, you can see the ‘Customize’ button displayed on your banner. Your users can click on this button and choose to give consent to specific cookie categories.
Step 2. Under Cookie List, the ‘Show cookie list’ feature is enabled by default. Here, you can edit the labels of your cookie list.
Allow users to close the banner
You must allow users to close the cookie banner and continue browsing your site without being tracked. In this case, only technical cookies (or strictly necessary cookies) will be set on a user’s browser.
Step 3. Now, select Content and then click on Cookie Notice and enable the Close [X] button.
Provide a link to your privacy policy
You must link to the unabridged privacy policy which contains information as required under Articles 13-14 of the GDPR.
Step 4. Under Cookie Notice, enable the “Cookie Policy” link. You can change the label text and add the URL to your site’s privacy policy page.
Allow users to withdraw consent at any time
You must provide users with the right to withdraw or change their cookie preferences. This means after your user gives consent, they should be able to change their initial preferences easily at any time.
Step 5. Under Content, the feature to display a Revisit Consent Button is enabled by default. You can change the label and the position of the button that will appear on your website.
After you have completed Steps 2-5, you can click on the Publish Changes button and the changes will be reflected in your cookie banner.
Keep a record of all user consent
You must record cookie consent from your users and should also be able to demonstrate that valid consent has been obtained from users.
Step 6. You can access the log of all cookie consents recorded on your website under Consent Log. CookieYes enables your Consent Log by default (You can see the option in Advanced Settings).