# Reject optional cookies

Practice ID: 25
Topic: `privacy` (privacy: Choices that limit unnecessary access, tracking, and exposure of personal information.)
Added: 2026-09-01
Journey entry point: `reset` (Reduce the strongest default pulls and regain enough space to choose deliberately.)
Start with: `quick-win` (quick win)
Supports: `privacy-clarity` (privacy clarity; group: `digital-control` / My data and digital setup)

## Pattern

Accessing a requested function should not imply consent to unrelated tracking.

## Practice

Accept only cookies required for the function you asked for and reject optional advertising, profiling, and analytics cookies.

## Start small

On the next consent banner, choose the option that keeps only necessary cookies.

## Watch out

Consent interfaces can be misleading. Check the enabled categories before confirming your choice.

## Related practices

- [Block trackers and ads](https://live.freewithtech.com/practices/block-trackers-and-ads.md)
- [Grant apps limited access](https://live.freewithtech.com/practices/grant-apps-limited-access.md)

## Positions

See how these practices fit together: [Choose narrow access](https://live.freewithtech.com/by/choosing-narrow-access.md).

## Continue

- [Browse privacy as practices.](https://live.freewithtech.com/?topic=privacy)
- [Journey](https://live.freewithtech.com/journey.md)
- [Concepts](https://live.freewithtech.com/concepts.md)
- [Complete agent-readable database](https://live.freewithtech.com/llms.txt)