--- title: "We Published Our CNIL Self-Assessment" description: "The French CNIL allows certain analytics tools to operate without cookie banners. We documented how SealMetrics meets all 14 technical criteria." canonical_url: "https://sealmetrics.com/blog/cnil-self-assessment-published/" lang: "en" date_modified: 2026-05-28 content_type: "blog" owner: "content" llm_priority: "useful" last_verified: "2026-05-28" source: https://sealmetrics.com/blog/cnil-self-assessment-published/ publisher: SealMetrics --- Regulation # We Published Our CNIL Self-Assessment February 10, 2026 2 min read By [Rafa Jiménez](https://sealmetrics.com/authors/rafa-jimenez/) ## Key Takeaways - The French CNIL allows certain cookieless analytics tools to operate without consent banners if they meet 5 permitted objectives and 14 technical criteria. - SealMetrics meets all 14 CNIL criteria and exceeds several — it does not collect IP addresses at all (CNIL only requires last-octet removal) and uses no persistent cookies (CNIL permits up to 13 months). - This is compliance documentation, not official CNIL certification — the authority explicitly prohibits such claims, but the self-assessment is publicly available. - The regulatory trend across Europe (France, UK, EU Omnibus) is moving toward consent exemption for first-party, aggregated analytics. If you operate a website in France, you know the challenge: the French data protection authority ([CNIL](https://www.cnil.fr/en/cookies-and-other-tracking-devices)) allows certain [cookieless](https://sealmetrics.com/cookieless-analytics/) audience measurement tools to operate without cookie banners — but only if they meet strict technical and operational criteria. Rather than simply claiming compliance, we published a comprehensive self-assessment. The broader legal framework for [consentless analytics](https://sealmetrics.com/consentless-analytics/) (with the equivalent guidance from DSK, AEPD, Garante, ICO and AP) lives on the pillar. ## What we did The CNIL released an [auto-evaluation tool](https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-solutions-pour-les-outils-de-mesure-daudience) in July 2025 covering 5 permitted objectives and 14 technical criteria. We documented how SealMetrics addresses each requirement — covering data retention limits, cross-site tracking prevention, and every other criterion — without marketing language. Just technical documentation against regulatory requirements. ## The short version SealMetrics meets all 14 technical criteria. In several cases, we exceed the requirements: — CNIL requires last-octet IP removal. We never store IP addresses — they are used transiently in memory during request handling and then discarded. — CNIL permits cookies with a 13-month maximum. We do not use persistent cookies at all. ## What this means for you If you operate a website targeting French users and use SealMetrics with the standard configuration, you can measure audiences without requesting consent. Your privacy policy must still mention the analytics tool (transparency is required), but a cookie banner is not necessary for SealMetrics specifically. To be clear: this is compliance documentation, not official “CNIL certification.” The authority explicitly prohibits such claims. What we have done is document, criterion by criterion, how SealMetrics meets the requirements for the consent exemption. The approach mirrors what we did for [GDPR compliance](https://sealmetrics.com/glossary/gdpr-analytics-compliance/) documentation and the [UK PECR exemption](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/uk-pecr-analytics-exemption/) and aligns with the direction of the [EU Digital Omnibus](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/eu-digital-omnibus-cookie-banners-analytics/). The regulatory trend is clear: first-party, aggregated analytics is moving toward consent exemption across Europe. [Learn how cookieless analytics works](https://sealmetrics.com/how-it-works/). We published the CNIL self-assessment so you do not have to take the badge on faith. Walk through it criterion by criterion in a demo. [Book a demo](https://sealmetrics.com/demo/)[See pricing](https://sealmetrics.com/pricing/) ### Related articles [UK Analytics Exemption Is Now Live: Our PECR Self-Assessment](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/uk-pecr-analytics-exemption/)[The EU Digital Omnibus Explained: What Every Marketer Needs to Know in 2026](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/eu-digital-omnibus-marketer-guide-2026/) ## Related reading [UK Analytics Exemption Is Now Live: Our PECR Self-Assessment](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/uk-pecr-analytics-exemption/) 2 min read [GDPR-Compliant Analytics Without Consent Banners: How It Works](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/gdpr-analytics-without-consent/) 7 min read [The EU Digital Omnibus Explained: What Every Marketer Needs to Know in 2026](https://sealmetrics.com/blog/eu-digital-omnibus-marketer-guide-2026/) 6 min read