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What does China mode do?

What China mode adds beyond the regional rules, and what child mode changes.

Privacy and security1 min readLast updated Oct 28, 2026TapCub teamPart of The compliance center explained

Short answer

It is added on top of regional rules, not instead of them. SDKs wait for explicit consent before initializing, the erasure cooling-off period becomes 7 days instead of 3, and the China export counter and child-related fields appear. Child mode forces tier 1, writes no identifier and shortens retention.

What it adds

China mode is added on top of regional rules; it does not replace the EEA rule. When it is on:

  • The SDKs wait for explicit consent before initializing.
  • The cooling-off period for erasure requests defaults to 7 days instead of 3.
  • The China export counter, the data-subject deadline and child-related fields become available.

Child mode

Child mode forces tier 1, writes no identifier and shortens raw-row retention. Use it for sites or sections aimed at children, where no persistent identifier should ever be written.

China mode and the EEA rule stack. A visitor from the EEA still follows the EEA rule even when China mode is on for the project.

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