> if you decline tracking

please read the second half of the clause, kthx

Wait you're saying that the websites in question ask for your consent on every page load even if you give it to them? I was under the impression that they typically pester you for consent until you give it to them, then remember your choice once you "consent"

This is true by default, even before you decline the tracking. The two choices, consent and no consent, must be equally possible.