Does bbcsinc.com use cookies?

bbcsinc.com uses 12 cookies. The site uses CookieYes as its consent management platform.

Does bbcsinc.com use a cookie banner (CMP)?

Yes. bbcsinc.com uses CookieYes as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 was not detected. Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Which third-party trackers does bbcsinc.com use?

bbcsinc.com loads 16 third-party requests from 7 vendors, including assets.adobedtm.com, ContentSquare, Crazy Egg, Google LLC, HubSpot Inc..

How many marketing and analytics cookies does bbcsinc.com set?

bbcsinc.com sets 0 marketing and 9 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

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https://bbcsinc.com

Last scanned August 11, 2026

A cookie scan of bbcsinc.com completed on August 11, 2026 found 12 cookies and 16 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 9 pages across 9 unique page templates. The site relies on CookieYes as its consent management platform. Neither IAB TCF v2.3 nor Google Consent Mode v2 was observed on our check. 16 third-party requests were detected from 7 vendors.

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Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

CookieYes

Scans

What this setup is missing

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

✓ Meets this model

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.

Connection security

HTTPS supported

✓

Redirects HTTP to HTTPS

✓

HSTS

✓

Content Security Policy

✓

Cookies

12 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 9 analytics, 0 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
hubspotutk before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	HubSpot	180 d	–	–	1st
_ga before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_ga_V4GGK70EDZ before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_gcl_au before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	90 d	–	–	1st
_hjSessionUser_3896852 before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	Hotjar	365 d	✓	–	1st
_hjSession_3896852 before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	Hotjar	Expired	✓	–	1st
__hssc before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	HubSpot	Expired	–	–	1st
__hssrc before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	HubSpot	Session	–	–	1st
__hstc before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Analytics	HubSpot	180 d	–	–	1st
cookieyes-consent	bbcsinc.com	Functional	CookieYes	365 d	–	–	1st
wordpress_test_cookie before consent	bbcsinc.com	Functional	Wordpress	Session	✓	✓	1st
__wpdm_client before consent	.bbcsinc.com	Unknown	-	Session	✓	✓	1st

Browser storage set by the site

Name	Domain	Party
_gcl_ls set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js	https://bbcsinc.com	1st	before consent
_hjLocalStorageTest set by script.hotjar.com/modules.75bf3488a101739acfe9.js:2:217208	https://bbcsinc.com	1st	before consent
_hjSessionStorageTest set by script.hotjar.com/modules.75bf3488a101739acfe9.js:2:217433	https://bbcsinc.com	1st	before consent
hjViewportId set by script.hotjar.com/modules.75bf3488a101739acfe9.js:2:80297	https://bbcsinc.com	1st	before consent
hjActiveViewportIds set by script.hotjar.com/modules.75bf3488a101739acfe9.js:2:80433	https://bbcsinc.com	1st	before consent

Third-Party Trackers

16 requests detected from 7 vendors: assets.adobedtm.com, ContentSquare, Crazy Egg, Google LLC, HubSpot Inc....

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
assets.adobedtm.com before consent	Analytics	script	assets.adobedtm.com
ContentSquare before consent ContentSquare tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	content.hotjar.io
ContentSquare before consent ContentSquare tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	static.hotjar.com
Crazy Egg before consent Crazy Egg tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	script.crazyegg.com
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot analytics	Analytics	script	js.hs-analytics.net
www.google.com before consent	Analytics	fetch	www.google.com
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot forms	Functional	script	js.hsforms.net
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	js.hs-banner.com
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	forms.hscollectedforms.net
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot marketing & CRM	Marketing	script	track.hubspot.com
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot tracking script	Marketing	script	js.hs-scripts.com
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot collected forms	Marketing	script	js.hscollectedforms.net
Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
HubSpot HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	forms.hsforms.com