{"id":167948,"date":"2026-05-18T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=167948"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:12:46","slug":"what-is-do-not-track-dnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-is-do-not-track-dnt\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Do Not Track (DNT)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) in Elementor Cookie Consent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do Not Track (DNT) is a browser signal that indicates a user&#8217;s preference not to have their online activities tracked. When a user enables this signal in their browser, it communicates to websites that the user does not want their data to be tracked or sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a universal opt-out signal sent by a user&#8217;s browser, indicating a preference not to have their data tracked or sold. 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This toggle allows you to enable or disable the plugin&#8217;s automatic respect for these browser privacy signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details about toggling the GPC control, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/cookie-consent-dashboard-walkthrough\/\">Dashboard Walkthrough<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) in Elementor Cookie Consent Do Not Track (DNT) is a browser signal that indicates a user&#8217;s preference not to have their online activities tracked. 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