Step 1
Open a fresh test session so the banner's initial state is reproduced.
Practical review guide · Free worksheet
Check whether a cookie banner blocks checkout access
Direct answerTest consent choices and dismissal using the same viewport and keyboard path as checkout. Record overlays that obscure fields, trap focus or prevent a user from proceeding.
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These are suggested operational checks to apply to your own evidence. They are not additional legal requirements or claims that the workspace automates this entire task.
Step 2
Navigate through consent and settings controls with a keyboard.
Step 3
Check checkout visibility at narrow widths and increased zoom before and after a choice.
Step 4
Record focus recovery and whether essential purchase controls remain reachable.
Worked example
A consent banner covers the order button at mobile zoom and its settings panel cannot be closed with the keyboard.
What the reviewer finds
- The banner covers the order button at increased zoom.
- Closing settings sends focus behind an active overlay.
Resulting record
A consent-overlay interaction test for the checkout route.
Boundary: This test assesses access barriers, not the legal validity of consent or tracking choices.
This scenario is fictional. It illustrates a review decision, not a customer outcome or a compliance determination.
Download the blank working record
The Markdown worksheet includes the procedure, the fields below, and space for findings, evidence, owners and retests. It contains no pre-approved findings. Edit it locally without an account.
- Consent state
- Viewport and zoom
- Obscured control
- Focus behavior
- Recovery
Record what you observed, including unknowns. Link each decision to a source and keep unresolved questions assigned to an owner. Share completed records only through an appropriate authorized route.
Primary references and scope
The references provide the legal or technical context. The procedure and worksheet are ComplyFolio working suggestions, not official forms or a certification standard.
This test assesses access barriers, not the legal validity of consent or tracking choices.
Connect the review to your product record
Use the free workspace for an initial public product-page review, then add the manual evidence and decisions this guide requires. A page scan cannot inspect private supplier files or complete every user journey.
Start with a public product page