Control Your Trust Widget Placement for Better Privacy Transparency

Secure Privacy gives you full control over where the Trust Widget (privacy icon) appears on your website. This helps create a balanced experience by placing the icon only on important pages, improving transparency and keeping your site design clean.

Who is This For?

This guide is for website admins, developers, and marketers who manage privacy compliance and want to customize widget placement for better user experience and branding.

Benefits of Customizing Trust Widget Placement

• Enhanced User Experience: Show the widget only on relevant pages, avoiding clutter.
• Improved Transparency: Place the icon on pages handling sensitive data to build trust.
• Branding Control: Maintain consistent design by choosing widget locations.

How to Customize Trust Widget Visibility

1. Access Domain Settings: Log into your Secure Privacy dashboard and go to the Domains section. [screenshot: domains section]
2. Select Your Domain: Pick the domain to configure.
3. Scroll to Widget View Settings: Find the Widget View Settings near the bottom of the page.
4. Toggle Visibility: Choose one of these options: show on all pages, show on specific pages, or hide on specific pages. When choosing specific pages, select from your existing pages list. 

Example Use Cases for Trust Widget Placement

• Privacy and Cookie Policy Pages: Highlight your transparency commitments.
• Contact or Data Collection Forms: Show trust on pages where users enter personal info.
• Checkout Pages: Build confidence during transactions.
• Landing Pages: Use on campaign or data collection pages to increase conversion through trust.

Important Tips for Effective Placement

• Balance Visibility and UX: Ensure the widget is noticeable without cluttering.
• Regularly Review Positions: Update locations as content and user navigation evolves.
• Test Your Settings: Verify widget displays correctly on various devices and browsers.

Common Issues & Fixes

• Widget not displaying: Check if visibility is enabled for the page and clear cache.
• Widget overlaps page content: Adjust page layout or widget placement settings.
• Changes not applying: Log out and back in, or refresh the domain settings.

Conclusion

Secure Privacy’s Trust Widget visibility controls let you tailor the privacy experience on your site. This improves transparency, complies with privacy best practices, and keeps your site design user-friendly.

See Also

• How to Change Widget Text to "Do Not Sell" in CCPA Templates
• Add Custom CSS for Branding
• 'Design' ->'Widget' Page: Tailoring the Aesthetics of Your Widget
• Enhance User Trust with the Cookie Widget / Trust Badge