diff --git a/common/head_tag.html b/common/head_tag.html
index da29dcb..c5ed128 100644
--- a/common/head_tag.html
+++ b/common/head_tag.html
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
       _paq.push(["setDomains", allDomains]);
     }
 
+    if (settings.do_not_track) {
+        _paq.push(["setDoNotTrack", true]);
+    }
+
+    if (settings.disable_cookies) {
+        _paq.push(["disableCookies"]);
+    }
+
     _paq.push(["setCustomUrl", url]);
     _paq.push(["setDocumentTitle", title]);
     _paq.push(["trackPageView"]);
diff --git a/settings.yml b/settings.yml
index 37a2a94..f9309b2 100644
--- a/settings.yml
+++ b/settings.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ subdomain_tracking:
   type: bool
   default: false
   description: Track visitors across main domain & subdomains, assuming discourse is on a subdomain.
+do_not_track:
+  type: bool
+  default: false
+  description: So tracking requests will not be sent if visitors do not wish to be tracked.
+disable_cookies:
+  type: bool
+  default: false
+  description: Disables all first party cookies. Existing Matomo cookies for this website will be deleted on the next pageview.