Introduction
Turn a one-time GDPR scan into continuous monitoring by scheduling scans, selecting alert types, reviewing changes, and assigning remediation.
What it means
Choose a frequency, timezone, notification email, and the change types that matter to the site owner.
Alerts distinguish newly detected signals from removed or resolved ones, helping teams understand whether a release increased or reduced risk.
CMP configuration changes and scan failures should be monitored as operational events, not hidden behind a generic compliance score.
Acknowledge alerts only after the owner has reviewed the finding, its source, and the required fix.
Why it matters
Marketing tags, plugins, A/B tests, and vendor changes can alter privacy behavior between audits. Continuous monitoring reduces the time a regression stays live.
Common mistakes
- Treating a copied snippet as installed without verifying a live runtime heartbeat.
- Placing the consent runtime after GTM, analytics, advertising pixels, or theme-injected scripts.
- Publishing a configuration change without testing a clean browser session and the Reject all path.
- Applying a broad blocking rule without reviewing the detected provider and category first.
Practical checklist
- Confirm domain ownership and open the site-specific Privacy Setup flow.
- Install or update the GDPRChecker runtime before non-essential tracking code.
- Publish the banner configuration and verify its live heartbeat.
- Test initial visit, Reject all, analytics-only, Accept all, and withdrawal in a private window.
- Run a compliance scan and keep the resulting evidence with the release record.
- Enable scheduled scans so later tag, plugin, theme, or campaign changes are detected.
How GDPRChecker helps
GDPRChecker stores recent runs, alert status, scan reports, and remediation evidence together so teams can explain what changed and what was done.
Where QStash is configured, enabled scan settings receive regular dispatcher checks; the scheduled task still honours the site’s selected cadence.