Privacy-First Wishlist for EU/EEA Stores

When a shopper declines cookies on an EU/EEA storefront, Wishlist Plus does not shut down. Instead, it switches to Privacy-First mode, which uses the shopper's own device storage to save items locally. No personal data is collected. Nothing is sent to Swym's servers unless the shopper actively chooses to log in and sync.

The shopper remains in full control at every step. Every prompt offers a free choice, and declining at any point carries no penalty — the shopper can always try again.

At a glance:

The shopper lands on the storefront and sees the cookie consent banner. Wishlist Plus is already visible — the heart icon appears on product cards as normal.

The cookie consent banner appears on the storefront. The wishlist heart icon is already visible on product cards.

The shopper clicks Decline on the cookie consent banner.

After declining, the wishlist heart icon remains fully visible and clickable on all product cards. No functionality is lost.

When the shopper clicks the heart icon for the first time, a prompt appears asking whether they would like to save items to their device.

The device save prompt appears on the first heart-click. Both buttons carry equal visual weight — there is no default or pre-selected option.

If the shopper clicks "No, do not save": Their choice is respected immediately. Nothing is saved. The prompt does not reappear automatically — but if the shopper clicks the heart icon again, the same prompt reappears, giving them another opportunity to decide. There is no lockout or penalty.

The shopper clicks "No, do not save." The modal closes and nothing is saved.

The shopper clicks the heart icon again. The same prompt reappears — no lockout, no penalty.

The shopper declines a second time. Their choice is respected again.

If the shopper clicks "OK, Save to Device": The item is saved to the shopper's browser (local storage only). The heart/wishlist icon fills up to confirm the save. No data leaves the device.

The shopper clicks "OK, Save to Device." The heart/wishlist icon fills up confirming the save. Nothing is transmitted to Swym's servers.

The shopper can continue browsing and saving items. All saves remain on their device only.

The shopper can continue adding items normally. After the third item is saved locally, a prompt appears inviting them to log in and sync their list for persistence across devices.

After the third item is saved, the prompt "Saving more? sync your list" appears. The shopper is informed they have saved 3 of 5 items available on this device.

If the shopper clicks "Keep on this device": Their choice is respected. The wishlist continues to work locally. The shopper can keep adding items up to the device storage limit of 5.

The shopper clicks "Keep on this device." The modal closes and the wishlist continues working locally.

If the shopper clicks "Log in to sync": The shopper is taken to the standard Shopify login page. Once logged in, their locally saved items sync to their account and become available across all their devices. See Phase 5 below.

Local device storage holds a maximum of 5 wishlisted items. When the shopper has reached the limit and attempts to save another, the sync prompt reappears — this time indicating the device is full.

The shopper has reached the 5-item device limit. The prompt reappears indicating device storage is full and login is required to save more.

If the shopper clicks "Keep on this device" at this point, a confirmation prompt appears before they are blocked from saving further items.

A confirmation prompt appears: "Are you sure? keep only on this device." If the shopper selects "Yes, only on this device," no further items can be saved locally until they log in.

Once the storage limit is confirmed, the wishlist is paused for new saves. The shopper must log in to continue. All 5 existing locally saved items are preserved.

When the shopper chooses to log in — either at the Phase 3 sync prompt or after hitting the 5-item limit — they go through the standard Shopify login flow.

The standard Shopify Sign in page. The shopper can continue with their Shop account or enter their email directly.

The shopper enters their email address and clicks Continue.

The shopper completes authentication by entering their one-time code and clicking Submit.

Once logged in, the shopper is returned to the storefront as an identified user. All locally saved items are now synced to their account.

The shopper returns to the storefront as a logged-in user. Previously saved items are now synced to their account, shown by the filled wishlist icons across the product grid.

The shopper opens their wishlist from the header icon. All saved items are visible and available across all their devices.

Locally saved items are stored in the browser's local storage. If the shopper clears their browser data, those items will be lost. This is why logging in to sync is recommended for shoppers who want to preserve their list long-term.

No. Items saved in local storage are specific to the browser and device they were saved on. To access their wishlist on another device, the shopper needs to log in and sync.

No. The sync uses the shopper's existing Shopify account on the store. If they do not have an account, they can create one through the standard Shopify registration flow.

Please refer to the Wishlist Plus Pricing & Features article for plan-specific details, or contact Swym support.

Privacy-First Wishlist only covers wishlist functionality. Other features on the store — analytics, marketing pixels, and other tracking — are governed by the store's main cookie consent banner and are not affected by this feature.