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title: "What happens if a user closes the cookie banner without making a selection?"
date: "2026-03-27T11:18:15+00:00"
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url: "/web-governance/help/96766-what-happens-if-user-closes-cookie-banner-without-making-selection"
id: "4ed8c463-6965-42fe-b115-07f5556c1638"
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If a website visiter closes the Acquia Web Governance cookie banner on your website with the **X**, it does not constitute consent.