GDPR compliant embed elements (video, maps, etc)

Youtube and Vimeo will place cookies if embedded, so it is not possible being GDPR compliant when using webflow's embedded video element or videos in rich texts & CMS rich texts. The same applies to maps and other embed elements.

 

 

Add functionality to only insert cookie placing elements into the DOM if cookies were accepted.

  • Carl Pfeiffer
  • Oct 31 2018
  • Reviewed
  • Bonanza Fest commented
    06 Feb 14:23

    Webflow devs, please implement this so we can properly make GDPR compliant websites. Many other platforms have resolved this long ago.

  • Adam Bell commented
    October 29, 2023 18:10

    Come on Webflow!! Allowing cookies through a webflow website before consent is given, is not acceptable. And having to add custom scripts to every iframe we add with a video or map, is not a great solution for our content creators that don't do code. We were sold a 'no code' solution! Also, adding script tags into Webflow's dashboard isn't a good move either – GA4 or Pixels. They get fired before any cookie consent is provided so we're now doing all that via GTM. This all needs fixing. Until there's a solution we won't be recommending Webflow to our clients and we're wondering whether we'd be better on Wordpress, or Umbraco.

  • Martin Binder commented
    March 09, 2023 14:45

    is there any update on this?

  • Gerold Hinzen commented
    June 18, 2022 09:58

    Support.

  • Toby O. Rink commented
    January 26, 2021 13:10

    We run a weblog and embed videos via the richtext element Now there is no possibility to select the privacy mode here, so that we can get a clean solution with our cookie tool (www.cookiehub.com).

  • Sebastian Dombrowski commented
    August 13, 2019 07:27

    After the latest ruling of the EUGH (Fashion ID ruling) this feature is really important. Please Webflow team, this can't be that hard to change!

  • Carl Pfeiffer commented
    October 31, 2018 15:11

    thank you, I edited the idea.

  • Robert Cat commented
    October 31, 2018 08:56

    It's not just video elements, there are problems with embedding Google Maps and other third party services too...

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