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The Privacy SDK is configured with a consent agreement timeout of 365 days (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 milliseconds), meaning recorded consent preferences are retained and applied for up to one year before the consent mechanism is re-triggered. Cookie clearing is enabled (enableClearCookie: true) while storage clearing is disabled (enableClearStorage: false).
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The 365-day consent timeout determines how long previously recorded consent states govern advertising and analytics tracking activity without requiring renewed user interaction. This configuration parameter has compliance significance in jurisdictions that impose requirements on the duration or renewal frequency of consent records.
Interpretive note: The compliance significance of a 365-day consent timeout depends on jurisdiction-specific requirements for consent renewal intervals, which vary across applicable US state privacy laws and are not uniformly specified.
Previously, Shein asked users to explicitly agree or disagree with account persistence for future logins. The updated terms remove this choice entirely. Instead of a consent decision, users now see a promotional discount offer in that location. This means users lose direct control over whether Shein maintains their login session across device visits, which affects convenience and privacy preferences around authentication persistence.
View change record →Removal of consent timeout configuration (365-day expiration) suggests changes to consent refresh mechanisms that may reduce user re-engagement with privacy choices.
View full change record →New 'agreementTimeout' parameter added (365-day duration), plus 'shouldCheckCookieExpire' and 'enableGpcSdk' flags, and severity downgraded from medium to low.
View full change record →Under this configuration, consent preferences recorded through the Shein Privacy SDK will govern advertising and analytics tracking for up to 365 days before the consent interface is re-presented. The agreement also enables cookie clearing while disabling local storage clearing, meaning consent-related cookie removals will execute but localStorage-based identifiers may persist.
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"customSettings: { agreementTimeout: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365, enableInterceptStorageList: false, enableClearStorage: false, enableClearCookie: true, notClearCookieList: [], extraClearCookieList: {}, disableInterceptDocumentCookie: false, shouldCheckCookieExpire: false, enableGpcSdk: true }Excerpt from Shein's Terms and Conditions
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Consent duration requirements engage state privacy laws and, for any EU or UK traffic routed through the US configuration, GDPR and UK GDPR. Under CPRA, consent records for sensitive personal information must be revisited upon material changes to data practices. The FTC may assess whether a 365-day consent window adequately informs consumers of evolving data practices. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. A 365-day consent window is a recognized industry practice in US consent management platforms, though it may warrant review against specific state regulations or FTC guidance on reasonable consent refresh intervals. The configuration disabling storage clearing (enableClearStorage: false) while enabling cookie clearing (enableClearCookie: true) creates an asymmetry where localStorage-based identifiers may persist after a consent withdrawal or cookie clearing event. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: For California users, consent records supporting opt-in to sensitive data processing under CPRA should be evaluated against any applicable guidance on retention periods. For any EU or EEA users inadvertently served by this configuration, GDPR Article 7 requires freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent that can be withdrawn at any time, and a 365-day duration without renewal prompts may require legal review. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The asymmetry between cookie clearing and storage clearing in the SDK configuration may affect downstream vendor data deletion obligations if vendors rely on localStorage identifiers rather than cookies for user identification. Vendor agreements should be reviewed to confirm deletion propagation mechanisms cover both cookie and localStorage identifiers. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the 365-day consent timeout aligns with the consent refresh obligations applicable in each jurisdiction where Shein operates. The shouldCheckCookieExpire: false configuration should be evaluated to confirm it does not result in expired consent records being treated as valid. Data mapping should confirm whether any persistent localStorage identifiers survive cookie clearing operations triggered by the SDK.
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The 365-day consent timeout determines how long previously recorded consent states govern advertising and analytics tracking activity without requiring renewed user interaction. This configuration parameter has compliance significance in jurisdictions that impose requirements on the duration or renewal frequency of consent records.
Under this configuration, consent preferences recorded through the Shein Privacy SDK will govern advertising and analytics tracking for up to 365 days before the consent interface is re-presented. The agreement also enables cookie clearing while disabling local storage clearing, meaning consent-related cookie removals will execute but localStorage-based identifiers may persist.
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