GPC: No Notifications or Interstitials in Frictionless Mode
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What it requires
Under the frictionless processing path, a business is prohibited from displaying any notification, pop-up, text, graphic, animation, sound, video, or interstitial content in response to an opt-out preference signal. Two exceptions apply: the business may show opt-out status (e.g., "you are opted out"), and may provide a link to a privacy settings page through which the consumer can consent to the business ignoring the signal.
Legal text (excerpt)
Processing an opt-out preference signal in a frictionless manner... means that the business shall not: [...] (3) Display a notification, pop-up, text, graphic, animation, sound, video, or any interstitial content in response to the opt-out preference signal. However, a business's display of whether the consumer visiting their website has opted out of the sale or sharing their personal information shall not be considered a violation of this regulation.
Primary source
California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy): § 7025(f)(3): GPC: No Notifications or Interstitials in Frictionless Mode ↗Privisy checks
The following Privisy scanner checks are grounded in this citation:
- GPC Consent Override (§ 7025(f)(3))
Any dialog in response to the signal forfeits frictionless processing
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