gdpr-cookie-solution

GDPR-Compliant Cookie Solution

A comprehensive self-hosted solution for managing cookies and ensuring GDPR compliance in your web applications.

Features

• 🍪 Complete Cookie Management: Control cookies across your entire site
• 🛡️ GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy Compliant: Meets all major privacy regulations
• 🔍 Cookie Scanner: Automatically detects and categorizes cookies
• 🚫 Script Blocker: Prevents tracking scripts from loading until consent is given
• 🌐 Multi-language Support: Easily translate to any language
• 🎨 Fully Customizable UI: Match your brand and design system
• 📊 Consent Logging: Record consent for compliance requirements
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works on all devices
• ⚡ Lightweight: Under 20KB gzipped
• 🔄 Framework Agnostic: Works with React, Next.js, Vue, and more

Installation

npm install gdpr-cookie-solution
# or
yarn add gdpr-cookie-solution
# or
pnpm add gdpr-cookie-solution

Quick Start

import React from "react";
import { CookieConsent, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

function App() {
  return (
    <div className="App">
      {/* Your app content */}

      <CookieConsent config={DEFAULT_CONFIG} />
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Configuration

The solution is highly configurable. Here's an example configuration:

const config = {
  storageMethod: "cookie", // 'cookie' or 'localStorage'
  cookieName: "gdpr_consent",
  cookieExpiry: 365, // Days
  privacyPolicyUrl: "/privacy-policy",
  companyName: "Your Company Name",
  contactEmail: "[e-mail]",
  blockedContentMessage: "Please accept cookies to view this content",
  autoBlockCookies: true,
  regionBased: true, // Only show banner for users in regions requiring consent
  requireConsentInEU: true,
  euCountryCodes: [
    "AT",
    "BE",
    "BG",
    "HR",
    "CY",
    "CZ",
    "DK",
    "EE",
    "FI",
    "FR",
    "DE" /* ... */,
  ],
  consentExpiryDays: 365,
  defaultConsent: {
    necessary: true, // Always true
    functional: false,
    analytics: false,
    advertising: false,
    uncategorized: false,
  },
  logConsent: true, // Keep records of consent
  bannerConfig: {
    position: "bottom", // 'top', 'bottom', 'top-left', 'top-right', 'bottom-left', 'bottom-right'
    layout: "bar", // 'bar', 'box', 'floating'
    rejectButtonEnabled: true,
    settingsButtonEnabled: true,
    acceptAllButtonLabel: "Accept All",
    rejectAllButtonLabel: "Reject All",
    settingsButtonLabel: "Preferences",
    bannerHeading: "We Value Your Privacy",
    bannerDescription:
      "This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.",
    showPoweredBy: true,
  },
  customStyles: {
    bannerBackgroundColor: "#ffffff",
    bannerTextColor: "#333333",
    primaryButtonColor: "#0070f3",
    primaryButtonTextColor: "#ffffff",
    secondaryButtonColor: "transparent",
    secondaryButtonTextColor: "#0070f3",
    switchActiveColor: "#0070f3",
    linkColor: "#0070f3",
    borderRadius: "8px",
    fontFamily: "inherit",
    darkMode: false,
  },
  language: "en", // Default language
  translations: {
    en: {
      // English translations
      consentTitle: "Cookie Consent",
      // ... more translations
    },
    fr: {
      // French translations
      consentTitle: "Consentement des cookies",
      // ... more translations
    },
    // Add more languages as needed
  },
};

Components

CookieConsent

The main banner component that appears when a user visits your site.

import { CookieConsent } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

<CookieConsent
  config={config}
  onConsent={(accepted) => console.log("Consent given:", accepted)}
/>;

ConsentModal

A detailed modal that allows users to customize their cookie preferences.

import { ConsentModal } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

function MyComponent() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>Cookie Settings</button>

      <ConsentModal
        config={config}
        open={isOpen}
        onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}
        onSave={(consent) => console.log("Saved preferences:", consent)}
      />
    </>
  );
}

BlockedContent

A component that only shows its children if the user has consented to the specified category.

import { BlockedContent } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

<BlockedContent
  category="analytics"
  config={config}
  fallback={<p>Please accept analytics cookies to view this content</p>}
  onAccept={() => console.log("Analytics accepted")}
>
  {/* Analytics script or component that should only load with consent */}
  <script src="https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js" />
</BlockedContent>;

Hooks

useConsent

A hook for accessing and managing consent state.

import { useConsent } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

function CookieManager() {
  const {
    consent, // Current consent state
    bannerVisible, // Is the banner visible
    modalVisible, // Is the modal visible
    loading, // Is consent loading
    acceptAll, // Function to accept all cookies
    rejectAll, // Function to reject all optional cookies
    setSpecificConsent, // Function to set specific consent options
    showPreferences, // Function to show the preferences modal
    closePreferences, // Function to close the preferences modal
    resetConsent, // Function to reset consent (for testing)
  } = useConsent(config);

  // Use these values and functions to build custom UIs
}

useCookieScanner

A hook for scanning and categorizing cookies.

import { useCookieScanner } from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

function CookieScanner() {
  const {
    cookies, // All detected cookies
    loading, // Is scanner loading
    getCookiesByCategory, // Function to filter cookies by category
    addCustomCookie, // Function to add a custom cookie definition
    rescan, // Function to trigger a new scan
  } = useCookieScanner();

  // Display or manage detected cookies
}

Advanced Usage

Manual Services Configuration

For more advanced usage, you can directly use the services:

import {
  CookieScanner,
  CookieBlocker,
  ConsentStorage,
} from "gdpr-cookie-solution";

// Create service instances
const scanner = new CookieScanner();
const blocker = new CookieBlocker();
const storage = new ConsentStorage(config);

// Add custom cookie definitions
scanner.addKnownCookie("_myCustomCookie", "functional", "My Service");

// Add custom blocking rules
blocker.addCategoryRule("uservoice", "functional");

// Initialize the blocker
blocker.init();

// Get existing consent
const savedConsent = storage.getConsent();

// Check if consent is expired
if (savedConsent && !storage.isConsentExpired(savedConsent)) {
  // Apply consent to blocker
  blocker.applyConsent(savedConsent);
}

Server-Side Logic (Next.js Example)

// middleware.ts
import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";

export function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
  const response = NextResponse.next();

  // Get consent from cookies
  const consentCookie = req.cookies.get("gdpr_consent");
  let consent = null;

  if (consentCookie) {
    try {
      consent = JSON.parse(consentCookie.value);
    } catch (e) {
      // Invalid consent, do nothing
    }
  }

  // Modify response based on consent
  if (!consent || !consent.analytics) {
    // No analytics consent, disable caching for personalized content
    response.headers.set(
      "Cache-Control",
      "no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate"
    );
  }

  return response;
}

Browser Support

This solution works on all modern browsers:

• Chrome/Edge (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Opera (latest)
• Internet Explorer 11 (with polyfills)

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you need help with this library, please open an issue on GitHub.

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Built with privacy in mind. Happy coding!