# Domain & Subdomain Licensing | Secure Privacy Guide > Learn why domains and subdomains each require a separate Secure Privacy license — and why subpages under a licensed domain are already covered without an additional license. - Canonical: https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/do-subdomains-require-separate-licenses--secureprivacy - Product: Consent Management - Category: FAQs - Published: 2026-03-06T12:43:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-03-23T00:29:54.25+00:00 - Reading time: 2 minutes --- Understanding Secure Privacy's **domain licensing model** is essential for accurate compliance setup and billing. This article explains why domains and subdomains each require their own license, what counts as a subpage (covered by the parent domain license), and how to identify what needs to be licensed on your website. ## Who Is This For? - Compliance teams managing cookie consent across multiple domains and subdomains - Website administrators handling domain and subdomain configurations in Secure Privacy - Marketers and operations teams coordinating cross-domain or cross-subdomain campaigns ## Why Domains and Subdomains Each Require a Separate License Domains and subdomains are technically separate entities in how browsers and tracking technologies work. Both can independently place cookies and trackers on a visitor's device — which means each requires its own Secure Privacy license under both privacy compliance requirements and billing policies. ## What Requires a License vs. What Is Already Covered Subpages under a licensed domain or subdomain are covered by that domain's license — they do not require a separate license. The table below summarizes what does and does not require its own license:

Type	Example	License Required?
Root domain	example.com	Yes
Subpage	example.com/subpage	No — covered by the domain license
Subdomain	subdomain.example.com	Yes — requires its own separate license

## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do all subdomains always require a separate license? Yes, in most cases. Because subdomains function as technically separate entities and can independently place cookies and trackers — even if they are part of the same overall website — each subdomain requires its own Secure Privacy license to ensure full compliance coverage. ### Are test or staging subdomains licensed differently? Licensing for test, staging, or development subdomains depends on whether they place cookies or trackers — even in a non-production environment. If tracking is active, a license is required. Contact Secure Privacy support at [support@secureprivacy.ai](mailto:support@secureprivacy.ai) if you are unsure whether your specific subdomain configuration requires a license. ### If I have a licensed domain, do I need to add subpages separately? No. Subpages — such as `example.com/about` or `example.com/contact` — are automatically covered by the root domain's license. Only separate domains and subdomains require individual licenses. ## See Also - [Understanding the Secure Privacy Domain Licensing Model](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/domain-licensing-model-explained--secureprivacy-support) - [Ensuring Prior Consent for Non-Essential Cookies (GDPR Compliance)](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/ensuring-prior-consent-for-nonessential-cookies-gdpr-compliance) - [Secure Privacy Pricing Plans Overview](https://support.secureprivacy.ai/article/secure-privacy-pricing-plans--consent-management-platform)