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Tag Management & CDPs

CookieYes : Datenschutz, & EU Alternatives

CookieYes is a UK company. The EU adequacy decision currently applies but is politically fragile. A third-country transfer assessment is recommended.

🇬🇧Vereinigtes KönigreichUK-Angemessenheit

Last checked: 29 April 2026

Is CookieYes GDPR compliant?

CookieYes is a UK company. The EU adequacy decision currently applies but is politically fragile. A third-country transfer assessment is recommended.

Vendor Profile

Who is the contractual partner?

Jurisdiction

Vereinigtes Königreich

Hosting

UK / AWS EU

Owner

ELST Global Ltd🇬🇧

Sovereignty Level: Level 3 of 4

EU-Anbieter mit US-Subprozessoren. Vertragspartner ist EU, aber ein einzelner US-Subprozessor reichert das Setup wieder mit Drittland-Risiko an.

Level0
Level1
Level2
Level3
Level4

The five levels, from US-SaaS (Level 0) to fully sovereign (Level 4), we explain in detail here.

Contract & Subprocessor Chain

1.ELST Global Ltd (UK, London)
2.AWS EU (Subprozessor)

Even if the main provider is based in the EU, a US subprocessor in this chain can trigger a third-country transfer. This is the core pitfall of .

Data Categories

What data does CookieYes process?

In typical use, the following data categories arise. Which ones are relevant for you depends on your setup and scope of use.

Controls which other tracking tools are loaded
Reads from cookies, dataLayer and URL parameters
Indirectly: all data of subsequently loaded tools

Data Subjects

Who is affected by the processing?

Under Art. 30 GDPR, you must document the categories of data subjects per processing activity. In typical use, these include:

Persons whose data is processed in the application.

Concrete Impact

What does this mean in practice?

The consequences depend on the specific data type. For personal data, GDPR Art. 28 (DPA), Art. 30 (records) and Art. 44 ff. (third-country transfer) apply.

Note: This is a risk description, not a specific incident. Whether access occurred in your case depends on many factors. What can be documented: the risk must be named in your TIA and mitigated with additional measures.

meetergo Recommendation

UK-CMP: Angemessenheitsbeschluss beachten

CookieYes (ELST Global) ist ein britischer Consent-Manager. Der EU-Angemessenheitsbeschluss gilt, kann jedoch bei Änderungen britischen Datenschutzrechts entfallen. Regelmäßige Überprüfung empfohlen.

UK-Adequacy-Status prüfen Check your own domain

GDPR-compliant providers

EU alternatives to CookieYes

Providers based in the EU or EEA. No third-country transfer, simpler DPA situation, TIA generally not required.

JENTIS

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Server-Side-Tagging aus Wien: DSGVO-by-Design, ersetzt GTM, Adobe Launch und Tealium.

Switch in ~14 days

Matomo Tag Manager

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Open-Source-Tag-Manager mit EU-Hosting; gratis bei selbst-gehostetem Matomo.

Switch in ~7 days

etracker

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Hamburger Anbieter mit eigenem Tag-Modul: Cookie-frei und DSGVO-konform.

Switch in ~10 days

consentmanager

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Münchner Consent + Tag-Verwaltung in einem: beliebt bei DAX-Mittelstand.

Switch in ~5 days

Commanders Act TagCommander

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Ein Tag-Management-System des französischen Unternehmens Commanders Act.

Migration Plan

How to migrate away from CookieYes

The following steps are the typical path for this tool category. Order and time required depend on your specific setup.

1
Export container from the existing system
2
Recreate triggers and variables in the EU alternative
3
Debug all tags in test mode before going live

We help with migration planning at no cost: 30 minutes with a data protection specialist to prioritise and define a migration sprint. Book appointment

Frequently Asked Questions

CookieYes & Privacy: FAQ

Is CookieYes GDPR-compliant?

CookieYes is an EU/EEA-based provider and generally well-suited for GDPR-compliant setups. The usual obligations still apply: DPA, check the subprocessor list, document technical and organisational measures.

Who is the contractual partner for CookieYes?

The contract chain includes: ELST Global Ltd (UK, London) · AWS EU (Subprozessor). The legal parent entity is decisive for data protection. Even if an EU subsidiary signs the DPA, a US subprocessor in the chain can trigger third-country transfer obligations.

What EU alternatives are there to CookieYes?

There are several GDPR-compliant EU alternatives. They are listed under "EU Alternatives" on this page. The selection is tailored to the feature set of CookieYes (Consent Management Platform). meetergo covers the core workflow and can fully replace CookieYes in many cases.

Where is CookieYes data stored?

According to provider information: UK / AWS EU. Note: even an EU data centre does not protect against the CLOUD Act when the parent company is in the US. This is the core finding of the Schrems II decision.

How much effort is involved in switching away from CookieYes?

Migration effort depends on your specific setup: typically between a few business days (booking, forms) and several weeks (CRM, hosting). The roadmap below shows the typical order.

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Hinweis

Risiko-Indikator, keine Rechtsberatung.

Der Sovereignty Scan wertet öffentlich erreichbare Signale aus (HTML der Startseite und Rechtsseiten, DNS-, MX-, SPF- und ASN-Daten) und vergleicht sie mit unserer Datenbank von ca. 3.000 Anbietern. Die Zuordnung von Tool zu Eigentümer und Jurisdiktion basiert auf öffentlichen Quellen (Impressum, Datenschutzerklärung, Wappalyzer, RIPE/ARIN-Registrierungen) und ist als Erstindikation zum Stichtag der Auswertung gedacht, nicht als rechtsverbindliche Bewertung.

Die Note A–E ist ein Risiko-Indikator, kein DSGVO-Konformitätsurteil. Für eine konkrete DSGVO-Bewertung, insbesondere für Auftragsverarbeitungsverträge (AVV/DPA), Standardvertragsklauseln (SCC) und Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA), wenden Sie sich bitte an Ihren Datenschutzbeauftragten oder eine externe Rechtsberatung. meetergo trifft keine Aussage darüber, ob ein konkreter Anbieter in einem konkreten Anwendungsfall DSGVO-konform eingesetzt werden kann.

Korrektur & Stellungnahme: Wenn Sie Domain-Inhaber, Datenschutzbeauftragter oder Pressestelle der bewerteten Domain sind und die hier gezeigten Signale nicht Ihrer aktuellen Tool-Konfiguration entsprechen, nehmen wir Korrekturen auf und passen die Anzeige nach Prüfung umgehend an.

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