Available user message types

These types of user messages can be created in Privacy & messaging. This list will be expanded to include other message types in future updates.

Message type Affected When to use
European regulations Site visitors and app users in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland

Gather consent for GDPR and other European regulations

US state regulations Site visitors in applicable US states Allow site visitors to opt in or out of ads personalization
IDFA explainer iOS users Ask iOS users to opt in to allow use of IDFA
Ad blocking recovery Site visitors Ask ad blocking extension users to support the site
Offerwall (Beta)  Site visitors Allow site visitors to choose how they access your site content, such as by viewing a rewarded ad

Ads personalization controls (Beta) 

App users outside areas affected by privacy legislation (such as GDPR or CPRA) Allow users to opt in or out of ads personalization

Which message your users will see

Messages are shown at app start and/or at a privacy options entry point, depending on whether a user’s decision must be captured before ads can be requested.

On app start

When requestConsentInfoUpdate is called upon opening the app, your users will see a message depending on your messaging configuration and implicit request parameters (for example, user device, region, or the user’s device type).

If you are using Privacy & messaging to gather consent for IDFA in addition to regulatory consent messaging and the user is on an iOS device:

If a user... ...they see this immediately before the iOS ATT alert:
Is not in the EEA The IDFA explainer message
Is in the EEA and previously consented to European regulations The IDFA explainer message
Is in the EEA and has not yet made a European regulations consent decision The European regulations message
If you configured "Everywhere" targeting for European regulations, the European regulations message will show in all locations, not just in the EEA.
 

If you are not using Privacy & messaging to gather consent for IDFA or a user is not using an iOS device:

If a user... …at app start, they will see:
Is not in the EEA

No message to show since no consent needs to be gathered

Is in the EEA and previously consented to European regulations

No message to show since no consent needs to be gathered

Is in the EEA and has not yet made a European regulations consent decision The European regulations message

At privacy options entry point

Consent revocation and opt-out consent messages will be shown when showPrivacyOptionsForm is called at the privacy options entry point that you render in your app if applicable.

If a user...

…at the privacy options entry point, they will see:

Is in the EEA The European regulations message, if in use through Privacy & messaging
Is in a regulated US state The US state regulations message, if in use through Privacy & messaging
Does not meet any of the above criteria Ads personalization controls message, if in use through Privacy & messaging

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