Does guardian.in use cookies?

guardian.in uses 41 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

Does guardian.in use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on guardian.in. 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 guardian.in use?

guardian.in loads 204 third-party requests from 15 vendors, including Branch, Hextom, Twitter, Branch Metrics, CleverTap.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does guardian.in set?

guardian.in sets 1 marketing and 11 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

guardian.in

Item: guardian.in
Author: Passiro

https://guardian.in

Last scanned Jul 10, 2026

A cookie scan of guardian.in conducted on July 10, 2026 found 41 cookies and 204 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 6 pages across 6 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 204 third-party requests from 15 vendors, which require prior consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

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Third-party

Trackers

204

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

Cookies

41 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 11 analytics, 1 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_clck	.guardian.in	Analytics	Microsoft Clarity	365 d	–	–	1st
_clsk	.guardian.in	Analytics	Microsoft Clarity	1 d	–	–	1st
_ga	.guardian.in	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
_ga_TZ1KN358WC	.guardian.in	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
_gcl_au	.guardian.in	Analytics	Google Analytics	90 d	–	–	1st
_vis_opt_s	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	100 d	–	–	1st
_vis_opt_test_cookie	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	Session	–	–	1st
_vwo_ds	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	90 d	–	–	1st
_vwo_sn	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	Expired	–	–	1st
_vwo_uuid	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	365 d	–	–	1st
_vwo_uuid_v2	.guardian.in	Analytics	VWO	1 yr	–	–	1st
cart	www.guardian.in	Functional	E-commerce	31 d	–	–	1st
_fbp	.guardian.in	Marketing	Facebook	90 d	–	–	1st
FP_CONTROLS_DATA	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
gk_landing_page	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	10 d	–	–	1st
gk_orig_referrer	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	10 d	–	–	1st
KP_MERCHANT_CONFIG	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
kp_user_id	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	1st
localization	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	–	–	1st
shopify_api_tags	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	1st
shopify_api_tags_login_modal	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	1st
SP_DUID	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Session	✓	–	1st
togethr_visitor_id	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	–	–	1st
WZRK_G	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	–	–	1st
WZRK_S_R9K-57R-5R7Z	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
_ka_c	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
_ka_c_ce	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
_ka_c_kp_ce	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
_shopify_analytics	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	✓	1st
_shopify_essential	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	✓	1st
_shopify_marketing	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	✓	1st
_shopify_s	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
_shopify_y	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	–	–	1st
_sp_id.b9b5	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	–	1st
_sp_id.c0b7	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	–	1st
_sp_ses.b9b5	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
_sp_ses.c0b7	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
_twpid	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	–	1st
_up_clid	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	–	–	1st
__Host-go_sid	www.guardian.in	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	1st
__tr_luptv	.guardian.in	Unknown	-	365 d	–	–	1st

Third-Party Trackers

204 requests detected from 15 vendors: Branch, Hextom, Twitter, Branch Metrics, CleverTap...

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Marketing

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Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
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Branch	Advertising	script	api2.branch.io
Hextom	Advertising	script	cdn.hextom.com
Twitter	Advertising	pixel	static.ads-twitter.com
Twitter	Advertising	script	t.co
Branch Metrics	Analytics	script	cdn.branch.io
CleverTap	Analytics	script	in1.clevertap-prod.com
Google	Analytics	script	region1.analytics.google.com
Google LLC	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Microsoft	Analytics	script	www.clarity.ms
Shopify Inc.	Analytics	pixel	monorail-edge.shopifysvc.com
Amazon	Essential	script	d1639lhkj5l89m.cloudfront.net
Amazon	Essential	script	d2r1yp2w7bby2u.cloudfront.net
Google	Essential	script	www.google.dk
Google	Essential	script	www.gstatic.com
Google	Essential	script	translate.googleapis.com
Shopify	Essential	script	otlp-http-production.shopifysvc.com
Volentio JSD	Essential	script	cdn.jsdelivr.net
Wingify	Essential	script	dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com
Google LLC	Functional	script	translate.google.com
Google LLC	Marketing	script	www.google.com
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Marketing	pixel	www.facebook.com
Microsoft Corporation	Marketing	pixel	c.bing.com
Google LLC	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google LLC	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Shopify Inc.	Necessary	script	cdn.shopify.com
Google	Other	script	ad.doubleclick.net
Google	Other	script	stats.g.doubleclick.net
Google	Other	script	www.googleadservices.com
Google	Other	script	googleads.g.doubleclick.net