Classification of Content within the Osano Cookie Consent Manager

Introduction to Content Identification

• Osano JavaScript installed on the website.
• Osano identifies content by scanning the site for script cookie iframe content.
• Content appears in the scripts, cookies, and iframes section within 15 minutes to a few hours.

Classification Process

• Discovered Section: Initial location for all identified content.
  • Review and classify content to ensure user agreement to tracking categories.
  • Categories: Essential, Analytics, Marketing, Personalization.
• Managed Section: Classified content.
  • Save classified content to the managed section.
  • Managed section contains hard and fast rules for user interaction.
  • Unmanaged content is null and void, not utilized or managed by the user.

Rules and Classification

• Rules: Means of classifying script content.

  • Exact Match: Direct one-to-one classification.

  • Path Match: Classification based on URL path.

  • Regular Expressions (Regex): Using special characters for wildcard classification.

Managing Rules

• Search and filter options available in both managed and discovered sections.

• Bulk actions: Delete or save multiple classified content at once.

• Bulk saving requires all content to be classified.

Ignored Section

• Extension of the discovered section for content not currently classified.
• Use for content to address later or content not to be shown in the discovered section.
• Ignored content can be reinstated if needed in the future.

Implementation and Recommendations

• Front-loaded task to classify content initially.
• Incorporate Osano classification process into development cycle.
• Ensure all new content is classified promptly for compliance.
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