Learn how to integrate a custom cookie banner on your custom domain

Discover how to use the Google Tag Manager integration to create a personalized cookie notice.

Table of contents:

• Overview

• Sign up for a CookieYes account and add your website

• Implement CookieYes in Google Tag Manager

• Further customize your cookie banner

• Next steps

Overview

If you have an Enterprise plan, you can create a personalized website to showcase your flipbooks, complete with a custom domain or subdomain. Implementing a custom privacy notice enhances branding and compliance, allowing for additional customization, multi-language support, and regional cookie compliance.

This guide walks you through setting up a custom cookie banner using CookieYes and integrating it via Google Tag Manager.

Requirements

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• Flipsnack Enterprise account

• Google Tag Manager container connected to your profile

• Custom domain or subdomain for your profile

• CookieYes account.

Sign up for a CookieYes account and add your website

1.  Create a CookieYes account by signing up at CookieYes Signup.

2.  Follow the guided setup to configure your first banner.

3.  When prompted, select Install with Google Tag Manager (ensure GTM is installed on Flipsnack).

4.  Copy your CookieYes Website Key from the setup page.

Implement CookieYes in Google Tag Manager

Using the Website Key, you can now navigate to Google Tag Manager to set up the necessary Tags Template for your cookie banner.

1.  Copy the CookieYes Website Key.

2.  In Google Tag Manager, create a new tag and open the Community Template Gallery.

4.  Search for and select CookieYes.

5.  Paste the Website Key in the designated field.

6.  Set the trigger to All Pages.

7.  Click Save and Publish your container.

8.  Verify the installation.

Further customize your cookie banner

After successfully implementing the cookie banner, you can head over to your Dashboard to explore additional customization options:

• Check consent logs and settings as needed.

• Modify banner appearance and behavior.

• Review analytics for compliance tracking.

To add the cookie banner to your flipbooks, add the Google Tag Manager ID to the customize page of each flipbook.  

Change your cookie banner settings

1.  Navigate to Dashboard > Cookie Banner.

2.  Customize your notice style, colors, and behavior.

3.  Adjust cookie categories based on compliance requirements.

4.  Set up consent logging and banner preferences.

5.  Save the settings.

Next steps

Now that your custom cookie banner is live, you can disable Flipsnack’s default cookie policy:

1. Go to Branding Options in your Flipsnack account.

2. Toggle the Show cookie policy link off.

Further reading

For more information, visit:

• Getting Started with CookieYes and Google Tag Manager

• CookieYes Knowledge Base

• Google Tag Manager Installation Guide for Flipsnack

• Create a Custom Cookie Banner Using HubSpot

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