Secure Privacy: Your Google-Certified Consent Management Platform (CMP)

Summary: Secure Privacy is now a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP), ensuring your website meets the highest standards in data privacy and compliance. This guide explains what a CMP is, why Google's certification matters, and how Secure Privacy's integration with Google Consent Mode helps you balance privacy with campaign insights.

Who is this for?

This guide is for website owners, marketers, admins, compliance managers, and developers responsible for user privacy or web analytics.

What is a Consent Management Platform (CMP)?

• A CMP is software that helps websites manage and document user consent for data collection.
• It ensures compliance with laws like GDPR and CCPA.

Why Google Certification for a CMP Matters

• Shows the CMP meets strict privacy and consent management standards.
• Builds trust with users and business partners.
• Ensures full compatibility with Google’s measurement frameworks.

Key Benefits of Using a Google-Certified CMP

• Trust & Credibility: Google's seal of approval increases credibility.
• Easy Google Tag Manager Integration: Manage your ad tags while staying compliant.
• Seamless Consent Mode Support: Respect user choices and keep valuable analytics.

Why Choose Secure Privacy's Certified CMP?

• Powerful Consent Management: User-friendly controls for various data categories.
• Seamless Google Integrations: Works automatically with Tag Manager and Consent Mode.
• Top-Tier Data Security: Includes MFA, encryption, and regular audits.
• Commitment to Transparency: Adheres strictly to privacy and data protection laws.

How Secure Privacy Integrates with Google Consent Mode

1. When a user lands on your website, the CMP prompts them for consent.
   • If consent is given, analytics and ad tags are activated as normal.
   • If no consent, these tags operate in a restricted mode (no cookies for ads).
2. Consent choices are sent to Google using the Consent Mode API, ensuring tracking abides by user intent.
3. Your marketing data remains accurate while user privacy is fully respected.

Secure Privacy's Ongoing Commitment to Data Compliance

• Continuously updated to meet evolving regulations.
• Regular security and transparency reviews.

Common Issues & Fixes

• Issue: Users are not seeing the consent banner.
  Fix: Check if the CMP script is correctly installed on all pages.
• Issue: Consent not syncing with Google tags.
  Fix: Ensure Secure Privacy is connected to Google Tag Manager and Consent Mode is enabled.
• Issue: Analytics dropping after consent changes.
  Fix: Review tag settings and audit user consent flows for accuracy.

See Also

• Implementing Google Consent Mode in Basic Mode
• Implementing Google Consent Mode (Advanced) using Google Tag Manager Community Template
• Basic vs. Advanced Google Consent Mode: A Deep Dive into Data Collection and Modeling
• Ensuring Compliance with Google's EU User Consent Policy