Does britishcouncil.es use cookies?

britishcouncil.es uses 12 cookies. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform.

Does britishcouncil.es use a cookie banner (CMP)?

Yes. britishcouncil.es uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 was not detected. Google Consent Mode v2 appears to be configured.

Which third-party trackers does britishcouncil.es use?

britishcouncil.es loads 12 third-party requests from 6 vendors, including Akamai, Google LLC, SolarWinds, Meta Platforms, Inc., OneTrust LLC.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does britishcouncil.es set?

britishcouncil.es sets 0 marketing and 0 analytics cookies, alongside 4 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

britishcouncil.es

Item: britishcouncil.es
Rating: 63
Author: Passiro

https://britishcouncil.es

Last scanned July 22, 2026

A cookie scan of britishcouncil.es performed on July 22, 2026 found 12 cookies and 12 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform with Google Consent Mode v2; IAB TCF v2.3 was not observed. 12 third-party requests were detected from 6 vendors.

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Consent banner

OneTrust

Scans

What this setup is missing

Google Consent Mode v2 is present but does not default to denied for all storage types.

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.

Cookies

12 cookies detected: 4 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
ak_bmsc	.britishcouncil.es	Necessary	Akamai	Expired	–	✓	1st
bm_mi	.britishcouncil.es	Necessary	Akamai	Expired	✓	–	1st
bm_sv	.britishcouncil.es	Necessary	Akamai	Expired	✓	–	1st
OptanonConsent	.britishcouncil.es	Necessary	OneTrust	362 d	–	–	1st
akamai-geo before consent	www.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	1st
AKA_A2 before consent	.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	✓	1st
bm_lso before consent	.www.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	27 d	–	–	1st
bm_s before consent	.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	28 d	✓	✓	1st
bm_so before consent	.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
bm_ss before consent	.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	✓	1st
RT before consent	.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	4 d	–	–	1st
trp before consent	www.britishcouncil.es	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	1st

Third-Party Trackers

12 requests detected from 6 vendors: Akamai, Google LLC, SolarWinds, Meta Platforms, Inc., OneTrust LLC...

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Marketing

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Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Akamai before consent Akamai tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	s.go-mpulse.net
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
SolarWinds before consent SolarWinds tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	rum-static.pingdom.net
Google LLC before consent Google reCAPTCHA bot protection	Functional	script	www.google.com
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
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
Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	static.xx.fbcdn.net
OneTrust LLC OneTrust consent management	Necessary	script	cdn.cookielaw.org
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	region1.google-analytics.com
OneTrust OneTrust tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers)	Unknown	script	geolocation.onetrust.com