mercola.com
Last scanned October 27, 2026
A cookie scan of mercola.com performed on October 27, 2026 found 5 cookies and 9 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 8 pages across 8 unique page templates. The site employs Osano as its consent management platform with Google Consent Mode v2; IAB TCF v2.3 was not observed. 9 third-party requests were detected from 2 vendors.
Consent behaviour grade
55 / 100
This site set tracking cookies or loaded trackers before the visitor consented.
Automated point-in-time check of the scanned pages; not legal advice.
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
Partially enforced This site
Google Consent Mode v2 restrains Google tags, but other trackers or cookies were observed before consent.
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4
Trackers or cookies execute before the visitor consents, with no consent signals restraining them.
Consent banner as encountered
The first layer offers a Reject option alongside Accept.
Load timeline before consent
Milliseconds from navigation start until each request fired or each cookie was set.
Observed before consent
Cookies set before consent (5)
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CMSPreferredCulturefunctional · Kentico -
CurrentThemeunknown -
__cf_bmnecessary · Cloudflare -
ASP.NET_SessionIdnecessary · ASP.NET -
cf_clearancenecessary · Cloudflare
Tracking requests before consent (3)
- Google LLC www.googletagmanager.com set by cmp.osano.com/osano.js · at 413 ms
- Google LLC www.youtube.com set a cookie at 495 ms
- Google LLC googleads.g.doubleclick.net set by www.youtube.com/m=root,base · at 758 ms
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 27 Oct 2026 01:21
Cookies
5
Third-party
0
Trackers
9
Vendors
2
Consent banner
Osano
Scans
1
Compliance by audience
European Union
✗ Not metGDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)
United Kingdom
✗ Not metUK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based
United States
✓ Meets this modelCCPA/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 2 vendors: Google LLC, Osano
Third-Party Trackers
9 requests detected from 2 vendors: Google LLC, Osano
Analytics
1
Marketing
1
Necessary
5
Functional
0
Other
2
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video | Marketing | iframe | www.youtube.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts files | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | i.ytimg.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | www.gstatic.com |
| Google LLC Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Necessary | script | jnn-pa.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Unknown | script | googleads.g.doubleclick.net |
| Osano Osano tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers) | Unknown | script | cmp.osano.com |
Scan history
One completed scan: cookies and trackers from the scan on October 27, 2026.
Recent scans
| October 27, 2026 | 5 9 |
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