bbcpodcasts.com
Last scanned August 11, 2026
A cookie scan of bbcpodcasts.com conducted on August 11, 2026 found 15 cookies and 9 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site relies on Sourcepoint as its consent management platform with IAB TCF v2.3; Google Consent Mode v2 was not observed. 9 third-party requests were detected from 7 vendors.
Consent behaviour grade
24 / 100
This site set multiple tracking cookies before the visitor consented. Under ePrivacy Article 5(3), these require prior consent.
Automated point-in-time check of the scanned pages; not legal advice. How our check works.
Consent enforcement level
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1
Nothing non-essential runs before consent is given. This is the strict reading of ePrivacy Article 5(3) and the strongest position.
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2
Google tags load with storage defaulted to denied and send only cookieless pings before consent. Permitted in Google's model, but not the strict reading of Article 5(3).
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3
Google Consent Mode v2 restrains Google tags, but other trackers or cookies were observed before consent.
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4
Runs before consent This site
A consent banner is present but does not restrain tracking. Trackers and cookies run before the visitor consents.
Consent banner as encountered
No Reject option on the first layer; declining requires extra steps.
Load timeline before consent
Milliseconds from navigation start until each request fired or each cookie was set.
and 4 more
Observed before consent
Cookies set before consent (15)
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_chartbeat2analytics · Chartbeat -
_sp_suanalytics · Marfeel -
optimizelyEndUserIdanalytics · Optimizely -
_pcidfunctional · Piano -
_pctxfunctional · Piano -
_pprvfunctional · Piano -
_cbunknown -
_cb_svrefunknown -
ckns_echo_device_idunknown -
ckns_explicitunknown -
ckns_mvtunknown -
ckns_policyunknown -
ckns_policy_expunknown -
ckns_privacyunknown -
pa_vidunknown
Tracking requests before consent (7)
- a1.api.bbc.com a1.api.bbc.com set by mybbc-analytics.files.bbci.co.uk/echo-2.6.0-avi.min.js · at 505 ms
- Chartbeat static.chartbeat.com set by static.files.bbci.co.uk/0y-nyl-getpga.js · at 353 ms
- Chartbeat ping.chartbeat.net at 442 ms
- Optimizely Inc. cdn.optimizely.com at 44 ms
- Optimizely Inc. logx.optimizely.com set by cdn.optimizely.com/bbcx_prod.js · at 1210 ms
- DotMetrics uk-script.dotmetrics.net set by static.files.bbci.co.uk/0imxi3w3x5li0.js · at 366 ms
- Google LLC pagead2.googlesyndication.com set by static.files.bbci.co.uk/0a7h_kuj3flvo.js · at 503 ms
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 11 Aug 2026 17:47
Cookies
15
Third-party
15
Trackers
9
Vendors
7
Consent banner
Sourcepoint
Scans
1
What this setup is missing
- No Reject option on the first layer; declining requires extra steps.
Compliance by audience
European Union
✗ Not metGDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)
United Kingdom
✗ Not metUK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based
United States
✓ Meets this modelCCPA/CPRA + state laws · Notice & opt-out
Canada
! Needs attentionPIPEDA + Québec Law 25 · Consent-based
Brazil
! Needs attentionLGPD · 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.
Connection security
HTTPS supported
✓Redirects HTTP to HTTPS
✓HSTS
✓Content Security Policy
✗
Third-Party Trackers
9 requests detected from 7 vendors: a1.api.bbc.com, Chartbeat, Optimizely Inc., DotMetrics, Piano...
Third-Party Trackers
9 requests detected from 7 vendors: a1.api.bbc.com, Chartbeat, Optimizely Inc., DotMetrics, Piano...
Analytics
5
Marketing
1
Necessary
1
Functional
0
Other
2
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1.api.bbc.com before consent | Analytics | xhr | a1.api.bbc.com |
| Chartbeat before consent Chartbeat tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Analytics | script | static.chartbeat.com |
| Chartbeat before consent Chartbeat tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | ping.chartbeat.net |
| Optimizely Inc. before consent Optimizely A/B testing | Analytics | script | cdn.optimizely.com |
| Optimizely Inc. before consent Optimizely event logging | Analytics | pixel | logx.optimizely.com |
| DotMetrics before consent DotMetrics tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising) | Marketing | script | uk-script.dotmetrics.net |
| Piano Piano tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | cdn.tinypass.com |
| Didomi Didomi tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers) | Unknown | script | cdn.privacy-mgmt.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Unknown | script | pagead2.googlesyndication.com |
Scan history
One completed scan: cookies and trackers from the scan on August 11, 2026.
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