creative.northwestern.edu
Last scanned August 29, 2026
A cookie scan of creative.northwestern.edu performed on August 29, 2026 found 10 cookies and 7 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 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. 7 third-party requests were detected from 4 vendors.
Consent behaviour grade
28 / 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
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 (9)
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_fbpmarketing · Facebook -
_cq_duidfunctional · CHEQ AI Technologies -
_cq_suidfunctional · CHEQ AI Technologies -
_cq_sunknown -
_cq_sessionunknown -
sa-user-idunknown -
sa-user-id-v2unknown -
sa-user-id-v3unknown -
sa-user-id-v4unknown
Tracking requests before consent (4)
- Google LLC www.googletagmanager.com set by creative.northwestern.edu/timeline-archive-2016-17 · at 824 ms
- Meta Platforms, Inc. connect.facebook.net at 888 ms
- StackAdapt tags.srv.stackadapt.com set a cookie at 887 ms
- Google LLC pagead2.googlesyndication.com set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js · at 888 ms
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 29 Aug 2026 09:48
Cookies
10
Third-party
0
Trackers
7
Vendors
4
Consent banner
CookieYes
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
7 requests detected from 4 vendors: Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., StackAdapt, CookieYes
Third-Party Trackers
7 requests detected from 4 vendors: Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., StackAdapt, CookieYes
Analytics
1
Marketing
2
Necessary
3
Functional
0
Other
1
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel | Marketing | script | connect.facebook.net |
| StackAdapt before consent StackAdapt tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising) | Marketing | script | tags.srv.stackadapt.com |
| CookieYes CookieYes consent management | Necessary | script | cdn-cookieyes.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts files | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.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 29, 2026.
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