Termly's cookie consent banner text is intentionally fixed and cannot be manually edited. This article explains why, and why that's actually a feature, not a limitation.
The Short Answer
Your banner text is automatically generated based on your setup answers and the results of your cookie scan. It is dynamically tied to the rest of your compliance framework, including the preference center and your cookie policy. Allowing manual edits to this text would break that chain and risk making your banner non-compliant.
Why the Banner Text Is Fixed
The banner text is carefully engineered to:
The Short Answer
Your banner text is automatically generated based on your setup answers and the results of your cookie scan. It is dynamically tied to the rest of your compliance framework, including the preference center and your cookie policy. Allowing manual edits to this text would break that chain and risk making your banner non-compliant.
Why the Banner Text Is Fixed
The banner text is carefully engineered to:
- Accurately reflect what is disclosed in the preference center and the cookie policy.
- Satisfy the requirements of privacy laws across multiple regions simultaneously.
- Meet the standards of major advertising platforms, including Google.
- Stay functionally consistent with the rest of your compliance setup.
Even a small change in wording could expose you to risks that may render your banner non-compliant with privacy regulations or disqualify it from meeting advertising platform requirements.
Reviewed by Leading Privacy Authorities
Termly's banner text has undergone extensive review by external experts and regulatory bodies, including:
Reviewed by Leading Privacy Authorities
Termly's banner text has undergone extensive review by external experts and regulatory bodies, including:
- Multiple external law firms ranked in the top 500 global law practices.
- Google, the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), and other major platforms.
- The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), as part of a formal study on Consent Management Platforms (CMPs), recognized Termly's approach of not allowing manual text changes as a distinction shared by very few CMP providers.
How This Helps You
If the edited text is non-compliant, the site owner is liable, not the platform.
By controlling the output text, Termly ensures that, if set up correctly, every customer's banner can meet the same high regulatory and industry standards, regardless of the customer's legal background.
How Your Banner Text Is Generated
Your banner text is not a one-size-fits-all template. It is dynamically generated based on answers you provide during setup, under the Banner Text Settings section of the Consent Banner configuration.
Termly asks you questions such as:
If the edited text is non-compliant, the site owner is liable, not the platform.
By controlling the output text, Termly ensures that, if set up correctly, every customer's banner can meet the same high regulatory and industry standards, regardless of the customer's legal background.
How Your Banner Text Is Generated
Your banner text is not a one-size-fits-all template. It is dynamically generated based on answers you provide during setup, under the Banner Text Settings section of the Consent Banner configuration.
Termly asks you questions such as:
- Do you currently use or plan to use content personalisation on your website?
- Do you currently run or anticipate running targeted advertising, such as via Google AdSense, on your website?
- Do you currently share or plan to share user data with third-party social media platforms?
Your answers to these questions directly shape the language in your banner, ensuring it accurately reflects your site's actual data practices. The generated text is then kept in sync with the second and third layers of the banner, your preference center and cookie policy, so that all three layers tell a consistent, compliant story to your visitors.
To update your banner text, navigate to Consent Banner > Banner Text Settings and review your answers. Any changes you make there will automatically update your banner language accordingly.
What You Can Customise
While the legal text of the banner is fixed, you have full control over how it looks and functions. You can customise:
To update your banner text, navigate to Consent Banner > Banner Text Settings and review your answers. Any changes you make there will automatically update your banner language accordingly.
What You Can Customise
While the legal text of the banner is fixed, you have full control over how it looks and functions. You can customise:
- Banner position, colours, and button styles.
- Which cookie categories are presented to visitors.
- The overall consent experience and preference center layout.
- Language and region-specific display settings.
Still Have Questions?
If you have specific concerns about how your banner text reflects your website's cookie usage, our support team is happy to help review your setup. Reach out via the Termly Help Center.
If you have specific concerns about how your banner text reflects your website's cookie usage, our support team is happy to help review your setup. Reach out via the Termly Help Center.