body: I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on this for me please. I've been doing alot of research about GDPR lately and how it is going to effect my websites using Google Analytics. 
  
  
  From what I can understand, any website which uses Google Analytics needs to first get the users consent before storing a cookie on their browser? 
  
  
  I have implemented this in a cookie notice when the user first goes to the site and by default no tracking is enabled. Once they click agree, the page reloads with Analytics tracking. 
  
  
  However, since I have implemented this onto my websites the drop in traffic is huge and really makes it hard to optimise and understand how the website is performing. 
  
  
  My question is, Is it ok if in my cookie notice text said something like this..
  
  
  'By clicking agree or continuing to use this site you agree to our privacy policy'
  
  
  This way if they completely ignore the notice (which a lot of people do) and navigate to another page, then at least I am able to track more visits.
  
  
  Is this still considered clear consent? 
  
  
  
title: GDPR - What's classed as an opt in for Google Analytics cookie and do I need to do it?