Does britishcouncil.org use cookies?

britishcouncil.org uses 21 cookies. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform.

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

Yes. britishcouncil.org uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 was not detected. Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Which third-party trackers does britishcouncil.org use?

britishcouncil.org loads 28 third-party requests from 10 vendors, including Akamai, Google LLC, HubSpot, Microsoft, SolarWinds.

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

britishcouncil.org sets 1 marketing and 9 analytics cookies, alongside 4 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

britishcouncil.org

Item: britishcouncil.org
Rating: 8
Author: Passiro

https://britishcouncil.org

Last scanned August 17, 2026

A cookie scan of britishcouncil.org completed on August 17, 2026 found 21 cookies and 28 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. Neither IAB TCF v2.3 nor Google Consent Mode v2 was observed on our check. 28 third-party requests were detected from 10 vendors.

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Vendors

Consent banner

OneTrust

Scans

What this setup is missing

Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.
No Reject option on the first layer; declining requires extra steps.

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

21 cookies detected: 4 necessary, 9 analytics, 1 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
hubspotutk before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	HubSpot	180 d	–	–	1st
_clck before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	Microsoft Clarity	365 d	–	–	1st
_clsk before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	Microsoft Clarity	1 d	–	–	1st
_ga before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_ga_69GLCDRMSF before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_ga_X5M3D7HLQQ before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
__hssc before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	HubSpot	Expired	–	–	1st
__hssrc before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	HubSpot	Session	–	–	1st
__hstc before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Analytics	HubSpot	180 d	–	–	1st
AKA_A2 before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Functional	Akamai	Expired	✓	✓	1st
RT before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Functional	Tripadvisor	7 d	–	–	1st
_fbp before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Marketing	Facebook	90 d	–	–	1st
ak_bmsc	.britishcouncil.org	Necessary	Akamai	Expired	–	✓	1st
bm_sz	.britishcouncil.org	Necessary	Akamai	Expired	–	–	1st
OptanonConsent	.britishcouncil.org	Necessary	OneTrust	365 d	–	–	1st
_abck	.britishcouncil.org	Necessary	Akamai	365 d	✓	–	1st
akamai-geo before consent	www.britishcouncil.org	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	1st
bm_lso before consent	.www.britishcouncil.org	Unknown	-	30 d	–	–	1st
bm_s before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Unknown	-	31 d	✓	✓	1st
bm_so before consent	.britishcouncil.org	Unknown	-	1 d	✓	–	1st
trp before consent	www.britishcouncil.org	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	1st

Browser storage set by the site

Name	Domain	Party
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dummy set by www.britishcouncil.org/lfNzEB:1:69830	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
__akfp_storage_test__ set by www.britishcouncil.org/7541c88:2:5907	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
__akfp_storage_test__ set by www.britishcouncil.org/7541c88:2:5907	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
pa_enabled set by rum-static.pingdom.net/pa-69fddbdc4ee16c00120000a0.js:1:3475	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
pa set by rum-static.pingdom.net/pa-69fddbdc4ee16c00120000a0.js:1:3810	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
dummy set by www.britishcouncil.org/F9J2kT	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
ak_bm_tab_id set by www.britishcouncil.org/F9J2kT	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
site_referrer set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
_cltk set by scripts.clarity.ms/clarity.js:2:57586	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
_boomr_akamaiXhrRetry set by s.go-mpulse.net/RBXCG-CMBGL-G6BP9-H3MEB-GD4NG:11:7851	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
lastExternalReferrer set by connect.facebook.net/fbevents.js:196:242	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent
lastExternalReferrerTime set by connect.facebook.net/fbevents.js:196:242	https://www.britishcouncil.org	1st	before consent

Third-Party Trackers

28 requests detected from 10 vendors: Akamai, Google LLC, HubSpot, Microsoft, SolarWinds...

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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
Akamai before consent Akamai tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	02179912.akstat.io
Akamai before consent Akamai tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	0217991c.akstat.io
Akamai before consent Akamai tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	684dd32d.akstat.io
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	js-eu1.hs-analytics.net
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Analytics	script	perf-eu1.hsforms.com
Microsoft before consent Microsoft tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	www.clarity.ms
SolarWinds before consent SolarWinds tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	rum-static.pingdom.net
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	js-eu1.hs-scripts.com
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	js-eu1.hsadspixel.net
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	js-eu1.hs-banner.com
HubSpot before consent HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	api-eu1.hubapi.com
HubSpot Inc. before consent HubSpot marketing & CRM	Marketing	script	js-eu1.hubspot.com
LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn Insight Tag	Marketing	script	snap.licdn.com
LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn Ads tracking	Marketing	pixel	px.ads.linkedin.com
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook tracking pixel	Marketing	pixel	www.facebook.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	iframe	www.youtube-nocookie.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	i.ytimg.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	www.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	jnn-pa.googleapis.com
HubSpot HubSpot tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	js-eu1.usemessages.com
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