A cookie banner is the notice that informs visitors about the cookies you use and, where required, lets them accept or decline non-essential cookies. For a Shopify App, getting it right matters: Shopify requires every app in the App Store to provide a privacy policy and to comply with its Protected Customer Data requirements for merchant and buyer data. This free cookie banner generator asks a few questions about your Shopify App and assembles a tailored document you can copy or download in seconds.
Why your Shopify App needs a cookie banner
Under the EU ePrivacy rules and the GDPR, you generally need consent before setting non-essential cookies, and a clear notice explaining them.
Shopify requires every app in the App Store to provide a privacy policy and to comply with its Protected Customer Data requirements for merchant and buyer data.
What a Shopify App cookie banner should cover
A good cookie banner for a Shopify App is specific to how your product works. At a minimum, address:
- Merchant and buyer data accessed through the Shopify API
- How you handle Protected Customer Data and data minimization
- Mandatory GDPR/CCPA webhooks for data requests and erasure
- A plain-language description of the cookies you set
- The purpose of each cookie category
- How visitors can control or withdraw consent
- A link to your full privacy policy
How this generator works
PolicySmith builds your cookie banner entirely in your browser — nothing you type is sent to a server. Answer the questions above about analytics, payments, AI features, and the regions your users live in, and the document updates to match. Export it as HTML or Markdown, paste it into your Shopify App, and link to it from your store listing or footer.
Frequently asked questions
What does Shopify require for app privacy policies?
Shopify app review requires a reachable privacy policy and adherence to Protected Customer Data rules, including implementing the customers/redact, shop/redact, and customers/data_request webhooks.
When is a cookie banner legally required?
If you serve EU or UK visitors and set any non-essential cookies — analytics, advertising, or embedded media — you generally need a consent banner before those cookies load.
Do I need a banner for strictly necessary cookies?
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent, but you should still disclose them. A short notice plus your privacy policy covers this.
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