Does indiewatch.es use cookies?

indiewatch.es uses 4 cookies, 4 of which are set by third-party domains. No consent management platform was detected.

Does indiewatch.es use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on indiewatch.es. 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 indiewatch.es use?

indiewatch.es loads 2 third-party requests from 2 vendors, including Amazon, Cloudinary.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does indiewatch.es set?

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

indiewatch.es

Item: indiewatch.es
Rating: 55
Author: Passiro

https://indiewatch.es

Last scanned October 4, 2026

A cookie scan of indiewatch.es performed on October 4, 2026 found 4 cookies and 2 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 2 third-party requests from 2 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.

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

4 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing, 4 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

4 third-party cookies detected

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

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
g_state before consent	indiewatch.com	Unknown	-	180 d	–	–	3rd
iw_country before consent	indiewatch.com	Unknown	-	30 d	✓	–	3rd
iw_currency before consent	indiewatch.com	Unknown	-	365 d	✓	–	3rd
iw_locale before consent	indiewatch.com	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	3rd

Browser storage set by the site

Name	Domain	Party
iw_diag_nav set by indiewatch.com/28yyhsom6f1vq.js:1:22616	https://indiewatch.com	3rd	before consent
iw_cesta_n set by indiewatch.com/1lqzaemls3o-v.js:1:1984	https://indiewatch.com	3rd	before consent
__sak set by accounts.google.com/client:343:669	https://indiewatch.com	3rd	before consent

Third-Party Trackers

2 requests detected from 2 vendors: Amazon, Cloudinary

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Amazon Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	d2wpcd9miruidb.cloudfront.net
Cloudinary Cloudinary tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	res.cloudinary.com