How Google AdSense describes their service:
Earn money with website monetization from Google AdSense. We’ll optimize your ad sizes to give them more chance to be seen and clicked.
Yes, you do.
If you use Google AdSense, you should add the “Google AdSense” service to your privacy policy. The Personal Data collected are Tracker, Usage Data, as stated in their Privacy Policy.
Yes, you do.
Google AdSense may install cookies on your visitors’ devices, as stated in their Privacy Policy. Therefore, you’ll need a Cookie Policy as well.
Not sure if your website is installing cookies?
Check out our guide to identify the cookies your site installs in browsers.
In general, websites that use third-party cookies as well as their own cookies for tracking and analytics must comply with the law and to do so are required to obtain the user’s express consent.
If you operate in the EU or could potentially have EU users, you need to comply with the Cookie Law.
Furthermore, as Google AdSense is an advertising service, you may want to consider the following:
Our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution complies with provisions of the Cookie Law; it allows you to easily inform users, facilitate their consent, and includes the option to preemptively block any scripts that could install cookies prior to consent (required in many EU countries).
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With iubenda, you can easily declare which services your website uses to collect data. You can find the “Google AdSense” service in the “Advertising” section of our Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator.
Not sure what services to select and add to your privacy policy?
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