Does genius.it use cookies?

genius.it uses 13 cookies, 13 of which are set by third-party domains. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform.

Does genius.it use a cookie banner (CMP)?

Yes. genius.it uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 consent signals were detected. Google Consent Mode v2 appears to be configured.

Which third-party trackers does genius.it use?

genius.it loads 129 third-party requests from 12 vendors, including Chartbeat, comScore, Google LLC, Mixpanel Inc., SmartBear.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does genius.it set?

genius.it sets 0 marketing and 1 analytics cookies, alongside 3 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

genius.it

Item: genius.it
Rating: 48
Author: Passiro

https://genius.it

Last scanned July 21, 2026

A cookie scan of genius.it completed on July 21, 2026 found 13 cookies and 129 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site employs OneTrust as its consent management platform with IAB TCF v2.3 and Google Consent Mode v2. 129 third-party requests were detected from 12 vendors.

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Third-party

Trackers

129

Vendors

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

13 cookies detected: 3 necessary, 1 analytics, 0 marketing, 13 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

13 third-party cookies detected

Third-party cookies require explicit user consent under GDPR/ePrivacy.

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
mp_77967c52dc38186cc1aadebdd19e2a82_mixpanel before consent	.genius.com	Analytics	Mixpanel	361 d	–	–	3rd
OptanonConsent	.genius.com	Necessary	OneTrust	86 d	–	–	3rd
_csrf_token	.genius.com	Necessary	CSRF Protection	361 d	✓	–	3rd
__cf_bm	.genius.com	Necessary	Cloudflare	Expired	✓	✓	3rd
ana_session_id before consent	genius.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
flash before consent	genius.com	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	3rd
genius_first_impression before consent	genius.com	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	3rd
_ab_tests_identifier before consent	genius.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	3rd
_cb before consent	.genius.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	–	3rd
_cb_svref before consent	.genius.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
_chartbeat2 before consent	.genius.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	–	3rd
_genius_ab_test_cohort before consent	genius.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_rapgenius_session before consent	.genius.com	Unknown	-	Session	✓	✓	3rd

Third-Party Trackers

129 requests detected from 12 vendors: Chartbeat, comScore, Google LLC, Mixpanel Inc., SmartBear...

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Chartbeat before consent Chartbeat tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	ping.chartbeat.net
comScore before consent comScore tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	sb.scorecardresearch.com
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Mixpanel Inc. before consent Mixpanel CDN	Analytics	script	cdn.mxpnl.com
SmartBear before consent SmartBear tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	sessions.bugsnag.com
Amazon before consent Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	c.amazon-adsystem.com
Amazon before consent Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	prod.us-east-1.cxm-bcn.publisher-services.amazon.dev
Experian before consent Experian tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	cdn.hadronid.net
Quantcast before consent Quantcast tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	secure.quantserve.com
Quantcast before consent Quantcast tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	rules.quantcount.com
Wunderkind before consent Wunderkind tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Marketing	script	tag.wknd.ai
Amazon Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	d3l739e8r8y9v7.cloudfront.net
Chartbeat Chartbeat tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	static.chartbeat.com
Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	ajax.googleapis.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	region1.google-analytics.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
HumanSecurity before consent HumanSecurity tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Anti-fraud)	Unknown	script	i.clean.gg
Integral Ad Science before consent Integral Ad Science tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	cdn.adsafeprotected.com
OneTrust OneTrust tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers)	Unknown	script	geolocation.onetrust.com
Wunderkind before consent Wunderkind tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingInvasive)	Unknown	script	assets.bounceexchange.com