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Cookie consent checker.

See what happens before and after visitors make their cookie choices.

Enter your website address and we will visit it in a real browser to see what happens before and after a visitor makes a cookie choice.

We load your page in a real browser, as a visitor would, and watch what it does. We do not sign in, fill in forms or change anything. The full check takes up to three minutes.

Why it matters

The rule

Optional cookies and trackers, such as analytics and advertising, must not run until a visitor has actively agreed. A banner that says “by using this site you accept” does not count.

The common mistake

A banner is installed, but the trackers still fire underneath it the moment the page loads. The notice is for show and the data has already gone.

Why it matters to your business

Regulators have started enforcing this, and careful customers notice. A banner only protects you if it actually holds the trackers back until someone agrees.

Common questions

Before you run it, or after you have.

What does the check do?

It visits your website in a real browser, the way a visitor would, and records which tracking services load and which cookies are stored before anyone makes a choice, after refusing optional cookies, after accepting them, and after withdrawing consent.

Why does it matter if trackers load before consent?

Because optional tracking is not allowed to run until a visitor has actively agreed. If it fires the moment someone lands on your page, the banner is not doing its job, and that is exactly what regulators have started enforcing.

I have a cookie banner. Am I definitely fine?

Not necessarily. A lot of banners are installed but never configured to hold the trackers back, so they show a notice while everything runs underneath. Having a banner is the right start; this check tells you whether it actually works.

Is this a full compliance audit?

No. It looks at one page in one browser and shows you what happened. Whether a particular service needs consent, and what your privacy notice should say, is a question for your provider or adviser.

Why does it say a stage could not be confirmed?

Usually because we could not find a clearly labelled Accept, Reject or withdraw control that we were sure was safe to press. The report names the stage. You can test it yourself in a minute, or ask your provider to label the buttons clearly.