Privacy Bench
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GDPR compliance tools built for small teams and agencies

Readiness checkers, implementation playbooks, and evidence-backed vendor comparisons — so you can ship compliant setups without a legal department.

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What we do

Tools

Readiness checkers and decision helpers that output a prioritized action plan — not a generic report.

Playbooks

Step-by-step implementation guides with checklists, failure modes, and downloadable templates.

Vendor directory

A curated catalog of EU privacy tools with verified features, pricing, and evidence-backed fit assessments.

Every playbook includes

  • Checklist
  • Decision tree
  • Failure modes
  • Time estimate
  • Downloadable template

Consent Mode v2 Readiness Checker

Find out what's missing from your Consent Mode v2 setup and get a prioritized fix list

  • Implementation status report
  • Gap analysis with specific fixes
  • Actionable remediation checklist
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Interactive Tools

CMP Selector

Answer a few questions and get a shortlist of consent platforms that match your requirements

Consent Mode v2 Checker

Audit your Consent Mode v2 setup and get a prioritized fix list

Cookie Audit Checklist

Walk through your cookie usage and generate a remediation plan

EU Data Residency Tool

Find out whether EU-only hosting would simplify your compliance posture

Vendor comparisons

Side-by-side assessments scored on compliance, features, and value — not sponsored rankings.

Cookiebot vs Usercentrics

CMP

Cookiebot vs iubenda

CMP

ActiveCampaign vs Brevo

Email

SiteGround vs Kinsta

Hosting
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Vendor directory

Verified feature data, pricing, and compliance assessments for privacy tools across categories.

Cookiebot Usercentrics iubenda Fathom Drata ActiveCampaign Brevo Kit SiteGround EasyDMARC
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Guides & downloads

CMP Guide

Consent Mode v2 Guide

What Consent Mode v2 means for your analytics and how to implement it correctly.

 CMP Guide

IAB TCF Framework

How the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework works and when you need it.

 Guide

EU Data Residency

When EU-only hosting simplifies compliance and which providers offer it.

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Consent Mode v2 Checklist

Printable checklist for auditing your Consent Mode v2 implementation.

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GTM Template

Pre-configured Google Tag Manager template for Consent Mode v2.

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Test Cases

QA test cases for verifying Consent Mode v2 fires correctly across scenarios.
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From the field

Real implementation issues we've documented and resolved.

Consent Mode not firing because of race condition

CMP loads after gtag, causing consent defaults to be ignored. Fix: load CMP synchronously before gtag or use the consent initialization callback.

Documented Feb 2025

Shopify + GA4 consent mismatch

Shopify's native GA4 integration doesn't respect Consent Mode v2 signals. Workaround: use GTM with custom data layer events.

Documented Jan 2025

What we don't do

  • No generic 'best tools' lists without constraints
  • No paid placements in rankings
  • No legal advice—only implementation guidance and references