Set up Google consent mode for customer tracking

Enable it

Where you set consent depends on your integration:

• Google Tag (GA4 / Google Ads): turn on Require consent before tracking customers in the legacy admin (admin.foxycart.com), within the Google Tag configuration on the template configuration page. This option is not available in the new admin.

• Google Tag Manager: the checkbox does not apply. Configure consent inside your Google Tag Manager interface instead.

How it works

When enabled, these defaults are set when the tracker loads on the full-page cart, checkout, and receipt:

javascript

gtag('consent', 'default', {
    'ad_storage': 'denied',
    'ad_user_data': 'denied',
    'ad_personalization': 'denied',
    'analytics_storage': 'denied',
    'wait_for_update': 500
});

wait_for_update gives you a 500 millisecond window to grant consent before any tracking runs.

Grant consent

When the customer gives permission, update the relevant values to granted:

javascript

gtag('consent', 'update', {
    'ad_storage': 'granted',
    'ad_user_data': 'granted',
    'ad_personalization': 'granted',
    'analytics_storage': 'granted'
});

Notes

• No consent prompt is shown for you. Use your own consent manager and make sure the granted state is set after consent is given.

• On a *.foxycart.com subdomain, collect consent on the cart, checkout, and receipt specifically. On a custom subdomain that matches your website, you can detect consent from your own domain.