Does alignmentforum.org use cookies?

alignmentforum.org uses 23 cookies, 11 of which are set by third-party domains. No consent management platform was detected.

Does alignmentforum.org use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on alignmentforum.org. Since the site sets non-essential cookies or loads third-party trackers, it may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy prior-consent requirements.

Which third-party trackers does alignmentforum.org use?

alignmentforum.org loads 13 third-party requests from 6 vendors, including Google LLC, Intercom Inc., Intercom, Cloudflare Inc., Cloudinary.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does alignmentforum.org set?

alignmentforum.org sets 6 marketing and 8 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

alignmentforum.org

Item: alignmentforum.org
Rating: 16
Author: Passiro

https://alignmentforum.org

Last scanned July 22, 2026

A cookie scan of alignmentforum.org completed on July 22, 2026 found 23 cookies and 13 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 13 third-party requests from 6 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.

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Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

What this setup is missing

No consent management platform was detected.
Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Compliance by audience

European Union

✗ Not met

GDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)

United Kingdom

✗ Not met

UK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based

United States

! Needs attention

CCPA/CPRA + state laws · Notice & opt-out

Canada

! Needs attention

PIPEDA + Québec Law 25 · Consent-based

Brazil

! Needs attention

LGPD · Consent-based

Scanned from the EU; sites may serve different banners or tracking to other regions. Verdicts reflect observed behaviour measured against each audience's rules.

Cookies

23 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 8 analytics, 6 marketing, 11 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

11 third-party cookies detected

Third-party cookies require explicit user consent under GDPR/ePrivacy.

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_ga before consent	.alignmentforum.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
_ga before consent	.lesswrong.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_gat_UA-60844744-4 before consent	.alignmentforum.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	1st
_gat_UA-60844744-4 before consent	.lesswrong.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	3rd
_ga_X5J07GB66Y before consent	.alignmentforum.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
_ga_X5J07GB66Y before consent	.lesswrong.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_gid before consent	.alignmentforum.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	1st
_gid before consent	.lesswrong.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	3rd
theme before consent	www.alignmentforum.org	Functional	UI Preference	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
theme before consent	www.lesswrong.com	Functional	UI Preference	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
timezone before consent	www.alignmentforum.org	Functional	Timezone	Session	–	–	1st
timezone before consent	www.lesswrong.com	Functional	Timezone	Session	–	–	3rd
intercom-device-id-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.alignmentforum.org	Marketing	Intercom	265 d	–	–	1st
intercom-device-id-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.lesswrong.com	Marketing	Intercom	265 d	–	–	3rd
intercom-id-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.alignmentforum.org	Marketing	Intercom	265 d	–	–	1st
intercom-id-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.lesswrong.com	Marketing	Intercom	265 d	–	–	3rd
intercom-session-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.alignmentforum.org	Marketing	Intercom	2 d	–	–	1st
intercom-session-wtb8z7sj before consent	.www.lesswrong.com	Marketing	Intercom	2 d	–	–	3rd
clientId before consent	www.alignmentforum.org	Unknown	-	360 d	–	–	1st
clientId before consent	www.lesswrong.com	Unknown	-	360 d	–	–	3rd
clientIdUnset before consent	www.alignmentforum.org	Unknown	-	360 d	–	–	1st
cookie_preferences before consent	www.alignmentforum.org	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
cookie_preferences before consent	www.lesswrong.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd

Third-Party Trackers

13 requests detected from 6 vendors: Google LLC, Intercom Inc., Intercom, Cloudflare Inc., Cloudinary...

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google LLC before consent Google reCAPTCHA bot protection	Functional	script	www.google.com
Intercom Inc. before consent Intercom CDN	Functional	script	js.intercomcdn.com
Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video	Marketing	iframe	www.youtube.com
Intercom before consent Intercom tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: EmailAggressive)	Marketing	script	widget.intercom.io
Cloudflare Inc. Cloudflare CDNJS	Necessary	script	cdnjs.cloudflare.com
Cloudinary Cloudinary tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	res.cloudinary.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	www.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	jnn-pa.googleapis.com
Volentio JSD Volentio JSD tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	cdn.jsdelivr.net
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	www.google-analytics.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	googleads.g.doubleclick.net