Consent Management Platform for WordPress

Install our Consent Management Platform just like any other plugin. Simply download the file directly from this page or search for us in the WordPress directory and click “Install”.

Not sure how to install a WordPress plugin? Get step-by-step instructions here.

If you’re already using the a ShareThis plugin, you will see the Consent Management Platform settings menu under the “ShareThis” parent menu.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a European regulation to provide EU citizens and residents with greater control of their personal data and to streamline the rules for international businesses working in Europe. GDPR affects all companies based in the EU as well as companies anywhere in the world that handle data related to EU residents.

Under GDPR personal data refers to any information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual. Personal information ShareThis collects includes cookies and IP addresses. We do not collect emails, addresses, phone numbers, or national ID numbers which is also considered personal information.  

A DPO is required for companies that handle large scale processing of data. The DPO’s role is to monitor the company’s compliance under GDPR and to communicate with the data protection authorities. ShareThis is working with a DPO.

A consent management platform (CMP) is a tool that collects and stores consented data as well as communicates the consent status of users and their cookies to other vendors within the CMP’s framework. It is customizable by the publisher and editable by the consumer.

ShareThis is a member of the IAB, NAI, and DAA in the North American markets and EDAA in Europe.

For consumers who wish not to have their data processed, or to request withdrawal of consent or deletion of data, our existing opt-out procedure can be found on our privacy page or emailed to privacy@sharethis.com.

We believe Usage Data is relevant for up to 13 months so we retain that data for up to 14 months from the date of collection.  Our cookies expire 13 months after they are last updated.

Please review the ShareThis Terms of Use for what ShareThis expects of our publishers in order to be GDPR compliant and to continue using ShareThis tools. Included in our Terms of Use:

• ShareThis expects that by maintaining our publisher tools on your website, you agree to these terms of service and will collect, process, and pass personal data on the basis of this consent.
• To receive consented data, we expect our publishers to have a GDPR compliant consent mechanism of choice on their website.
• ShareThis expects our publishers to collect, process, and transfer EU/EEA User Personal Data to ShareThis once they have solicited and obtained informed consent from each individual user.

There are many free and paid VPN services that you can use to check the appearance of your site in other geographic regions. ShareThis has used https://www.personalvpn.com/.

In order to be GDPR compliant with ShareThis, ShareThis expects a publisher to use a consumer management platform of their choosing, which can include the ShareThis GDPR Compliance Tool.  Our publishers must collect, process, and transfer EU/EEA User Personal Data to ShareThis only after it has been solicited with obtained informed consent from each individual user.  For general GDPR compliance, please seek legal counsel to understand how the law affects your publisher business in full.