> Slim Select enhances HTML select menus entirely in the browser: why this library collects no data, sets no cookies and needs no GDPR consent.
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# Slim Select

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Slim Select is an open-source JavaScript library that enhances native HTML select elements with search, multi-select, tagging, and custom styling capabilities. It is a pure client-side UI enhancement library with no server communication, no data collection, and no cookies. GDPR does not apply to Slim Select itself.

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- Consent

  Unclassified

- Prior consent

  Not required

- Documented cookies

  1

- Third-party domains

  2

- Servers

  Self-hosted (deployer infrastructure)

Overview

## What does Slim Select do?

## **What is Slim Select?**

Slim Select is an open-source JavaScript library that replaces native HTML select elements with fully featured, styleable dropdown components. It adds search/filter functionality, multi-select with tags, option grouping, placeholder support, AJAX data loading, and full CSS customisation. It is used in forms and admin interfaces where native browser select elements lack sufficient functionality or styling flexibility. Slim Select is a pure client-side UI enhancement.

## **GDPR and Slim Select**

Slim Select has no GDPR implications. It is a UI enhancement library that replaces native select elements with richer UI components. It does not collect data about user selections, set cookies, or communicate with servers. The values selected by users in Slim Select dropdowns are submitted as part of normal form submission: the form submission data is the developer's responsibility, not Slim Select's.

## **AJAX data loading consideration**

Slim Select supports loading dropdown options via AJAX. If the AJAX endpoint returns personal data as dropdown options, the developer is responsible for ensuring that personal data is handled with appropriate access controls and that only authorised users can query the options endpoint. Slim Select itself is simply rendering the options returned.

## **Practical compliance steps**

No GDPR actions are required for Slim Select. Bundle via npm. Apply access controls to any AJAX endpoints used for option loading. No privacy policy entry or cookie notice is needed for Slim Select itself.

Compliance

## Slim Select and the GDPR

- Legal basis

  Slim Select is a UI component library with no data processing.

- Risk level

  low

- Applicable regulations

  Not applicable: Slim Select is a client-side UI library with no data processing

### Impact assessment (DPIA)

A DPIA is not required for Slim Select. The library has no data processing capabilities.

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> This application uses Slim Select for enhanced dropdown menus. Slim Select is a client-side library with no data collection.

Cookies and trackers

## What Slim Select sets and contacts

- Tracking method

  Open-source JavaScript select/dropdown UI library, client-side only, no tracking

- Server location

  Self-hosted (deployer infrastructure)

- Cookieless mode available

  Yes

### Cookies set (1)

| Name             | Type    | Duration | Purpose                                                     |
| ---------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| slimselect\_none | session | Session  | Slim Select sets no cookies: it is a client-side UI library |

### Third-party domains contacted (2)

- `slimselectjs.com`
- `npmjs.com`

Questions

## Frequently asked questions about Slim Select

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### Does Slim Select collect personal data?

No. Slim Select is a UI enhancement library. It renders dropdown options and manages user interaction locally. It does not collect or transmit any data.

### Does Slim Select set cookies?

No. Slim Select does not set any cookies.

### Does Slim Select require a privacy policy entry?

No. It has no data processing.

### Does loading Slim Select from a CDN create privacy issues?

Minor. Bundle via npm to avoid CDN IP logging.

### Do I need a DPIA for Slim Select?

No. The library has no data processing capabilities.

### Does GDPR apply if Slim Select's AJAX loads personal data?

GDPR applies to the AJAX endpoint returning personal data, not to Slim Select rendering those options. Secure the endpoint with authentication and authorisation so only permitted users can query it.

### Is Slim Select actively maintained?

Yes. Slim Select v2 is actively maintained and available on npm. It is framework-agnostic and works with vanilla JavaScript, Vue, React, and other frameworks.

### How do I include Slim Select in my project?

Install via npm (npm install slim-select) and import in your JavaScript bundle. This provides self-hosting with no CDN dependency.

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