it.northwestern.edu
Last scanned October 6, 2026
A cookie scan of it.northwestern.edu completed on October 6, 2026 found 7 cookies and 9 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 9 third-party requests from 4 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.
Consent behaviour grade
36 / 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
Trackers or cookies execute before the visitor consents, with no consent signals restraining them.
Load timeline before consent
Milliseconds from navigation start until each request fired or each cookie was set.
Observed before consent
Cookies set before consent (6)
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_gaanalytics · Google Analytics -
_ga_7XLBH2NC54analytics · Google Analytics -
_ga_WL1LE772RManalytics · Google Analytics -
nmstatanalytics · Siteimprove -
BIGipServer~trust-662~pool_evnuinfo_80functional · f5 BIG-IP -
f5avraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_session_unknown
Tracking requests before consent (5)
- Google LLC www.googletagmanager.com at 125 ms
- Google LLC region1.analytics.google.com set by www.googletagmanager.com/js · at 602 ms
- SiteImprove siteimproveanalytics.com set by www.it.northwestern.edu/data-security-guidance.html · at 198 ms
- SiteImprove 55710.global.siteimproveanalytics.io at 296 ms
- Google LLC stats.g.doubleclick.net set by www.googletagmanager.com/js · at 602 ms
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 6 Oct 2026 22:46
Cookies
7
Third-party
0
Trackers
9
Vendors
4
Consent banner
None detected
Scans
1
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 metGDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)
United Kingdom
✗ Not metUK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based
United States
! Needs attentionCCPA/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
9 requests detected from 4 vendors: Google LLC, SiteImprove, Cloudflare Inc., UNPKG
Third-Party Trackers
9 requests detected from 4 vendors: Google LLC, SiteImprove, Cloudflare Inc., UNPKG
Analytics
4
Marketing
0
Necessary
4
Functional
0
Other
1
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | region1.analytics.google.com |
| SiteImprove before consent SiteImprove tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | siteimproveanalytics.com |
| SiteImprove before consent SiteImprove tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | 55710.global.siteimproveanalytics.io |
| Cloudflare Inc. Cloudflare CDNJS | Necessary | script | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | ajax.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | www.google.dk |
| UNPKG UNPKG tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | unpkg.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Unknown | script | stats.g.doubleclick.net |
Scan history
One completed scan: cookies and trackers from the scan on October 6, 2026.
Recent scans
| October 6, 2026 | 7 9 |
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