Which cookie categories must be unchecked by default?

GDPR requires that all non-essential cookies remain unchecked by default. Only strictly necessary cookies are exempt.

Unchecked by default categories:

• Analytics or performance cookies
  
• Preferences (if not essential for service)
  
• Advertising/marketing cookies
  

Users must actively opt in before these cookies are set. Pre-ticked boxes or implied consent are invalid.

Keep all non-essential categories unchecked by default.