commercial.ft.com
Last scanned August 27, 2026
A cookie scan of commercial.ft.com conducted on August 27, 2026 found 2 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 5 vendors.
Consent behaviour grade
55 / 100
This site set tracking cookies or loaded trackers before the visitor consented.
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
The first layer offers a Reject option alongside Accept.
Load timeline before consent
Milliseconds from navigation start until each request fired or each cookie was set.
Observed before consent
Cookies set before consent (2)
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consentUUIDfunctional · Cookiebot -
spoor-idunknown
Tracking requests before consent (5)
- Google LLC www.googletagmanager.com set by commercial.ft.com · at 88 ms
- spoor-api.ft.com spoor-api.ft.com set a cookie set by commercial.ft.com/app-audience.dbdc3bd921ae.js · at 261 ms
- Google LLC www.google.com at 88 ms
- Vimeo Inc. player.vimeo.com set a cookie at 159 ms
- Salesforce storage.pardot.com set a cookie at 1097 ms
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 27 Aug 2026 02:50
Cookies
2
Third-party
0
Trackers
9
Vendors
5
Consent banner
Sourcepoint
Scans
1
What this setup is missing
- Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.
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 5 vendors: Google LLC, spoor-api.ft.com, Vimeo Inc., Salesforce, Vimeo
Third-Party Trackers
9 requests detected from 5 vendors: Google LLC, spoor-api.ft.com, Vimeo Inc., Salesforce, Vimeo
Analytics
2
Marketing
1
Necessary
4
Functional
2
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| spoor-api.ft.com before consent | Analytics | other | spoor-api.ft.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google reCAPTCHA bot protection | Functional | script | www.google.com |
| Vimeo Inc. before consent Vimeo video embed | Functional | iframe | player.vimeo.com |
| Salesforce before consent Salesforce tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising) | Marketing | script | storage.pardot.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | storage.googleapis.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 |
| Vimeo Vimeo tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | f.vimeocdn.com |
Scan history
One completed scan: cookies and trackers from the scan on August 27, 2026.
Recent scans
| August 27, 2026 | 2 9 |
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