Does expatsblog.com use cookies?

expatsblog.com uses 9 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

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

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on expatsblog.com. Since the site sets non-essential cookies or loads third-party trackers, it may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy prior-consent requirements.

Which third-party trackers does expatsblog.com use?

expatsblog.com loads 17 third-party requests from 10 vendors, including Google LLC, syndication.twitter.com, Ad Master, Baidu, Expa.

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

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

expatsblog.com

Item: expatsblog.com
Rating: 17
Author: Passiro

https://expatsblog.com

Last scanned September 13, 2026

A cookie scan of expatsblog.com performed on September 13, 2026 found 9 cookies and 17 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 17 third-party requests from 10 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.

Claim & unlock

Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

What this setup is missing

No consent management platform was detected.
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

! Needs attention

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

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

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_ga before consent	.expatsblog.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_gat_gtag_UA_34576332_1 before consent	.expatsblog.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	Expired	–	–	1st
_ga_0JRKJLWP35 before consent	.expatsblog.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_gid before consent	.expatsblog.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1 d	–	–	1st
cf_clearance	.expatsblog.com	Necessary	Cloudflare	365 d	✓	✓	1st
PHPSESSID	expatsblog.com	Necessary	PHP	Session	–	–	1st
PHPSESSID	www.expatsblog.com	Necessary	PHP	Session	–	–	1st
__eoi	.expatsblog.com	Necessary	Google AdSense	180 d	✓	–	1st
__mggpc__ before consent	expatsblog.com	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	1st

Browser storage set by the site

Name	Domain	Party
google_auto_fc_cmp_setting set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:799:424	https://expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
gapi.sessionStorageTest set by apis.google.com/cb=gapi.loaded_1	https://expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
google_ama_settings set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:146:2939	https://expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
google_adsense_settings set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:550:326	https://expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
google_auto_fc_cmp_setting set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:799:424	https://www.expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
gapi.sessionStorageTest set by apis.google.com/cb=gapi.loaded_1	https://www.expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
google_ama_settings set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:146:2939	https://www.expatsblog.com	1st	before consent
google_adsense_settings set by pagead2.googlesyndication.com/show_ads_impl_fy2021.js:550:326	https://www.expatsblog.com	1st	before consent

Third-Party Trackers

17 requests detected from 10 vendors: Google LLC, syndication.twitter.com, Ad Master, Baidu, Expa...

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
syndication.twitter.com before consent	Analytics	pixel	syndication.twitter.com
Ad Master before consent Ad Master tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	static.admaster.cc
Ad Master before consent Ad Master tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	tracenep-eu.admaster.cc
Baidu before consent Baidu tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	images.mediago.io
Expa before consent Expa tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Social)	Marketing	script	platform.stumbleupon.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	ep1.adtrafficquality.google
LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn platform widgets	Marketing	script	platform.linkedin.com
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook social plugins	Marketing	iframe	www.facebook.com
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
Predactiv before consent Predactiv tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Social)	Marketing	script	w.sharethis.com
X Corp (Twitter) before consent X/Twitter platform widgets	Marketing	script	platform.twitter.com
Cloudflare Inc. Cloudflare CDNJS	Necessary	script	cdnjs.cloudflare.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
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	www.google-analytics.com