rcs.ac.uk
Last scanned July 24, 2026
A cookie scan of rcs.ac.uk conducted on July 24, 2026 found 7 cookies and 174 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. Neither IAB TCF v2.3 nor Google Consent Mode v2 was observed on our check. 174 third-party requests were detected from 9 vendors.
Consent behaviour grade
16 / 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
A consent banner is present but does not restrain tracking. Trackers and cookies run before the visitor consents.
Load timeline before consent
Milliseconds from navigation start until each request fired or each cookie was set.
and 19 more
Observed before consent
Cookies set before consent (6)
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_fbpmarketing · Facebook -
_gaanalytics · Google Analytics -
_ga_L431MH9JHNanalytics · Google Analytics -
_gcl_auanalytics · Google Analytics -
_hjSession_3270675analytics · Hotjar -
_hjSessionUser_3270675analytics · Hotjar
Tracking requests before consent (20)
- ContentSquare static.hotjar.com set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js · at 369 ms
- ContentSquare vc.hotjar.io set by script.hotjar.com/modules.b3c3d2ffe9c422f77646.js · at 2455 ms
- Google region1.analytics.google.com set by www.googletagmanager.com/js · at 536 ms
- Google LLC www.googletagmanager.com set by www.rcs.ac.uk · at 172 ms
- Microsoft www.clarity.ms set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js · at 369 ms
- Amazon royal-cons-scotland-assets.s3.amazonaws.com at 266 ms
- Google www.google.dk at 536 ms
- Google i.ytimg.com at 1129 ms
- Google www.gstatic.com set by www.youtube.com/m=r78Drb · at 1133 ms
- Google jnn-pa.googleapis.com set by www.youtube.com/m=root,base · at 1655 ms
- Google yt3.ggpht.com at 1246 ms
- Google LLC www.google.com set by www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js · at 369 ms
- and 8 more
How we tested
Browser: Chrome/150.0.7871.124 · Scan origin: EU · Viewport: 1440×900 · Checked: 24 Jul 2026 15:29
Cookies
7
Third-party
0
Trackers
174
Vendors
9
Consent banner
OneTrust
Scans
1
What this setup is missing
- 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
✓ 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
174 requests detected from 9 vendors: ContentSquare, Google, Google LLC, Microsoft, Amazon...
Third-Party Trackers
174 requests detected from 9 vendors: ContentSquare, Google, Google LLC, Microsoft, Amazon...
Analytics
45
Marketing
58
Necessary
15
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| ContentSquare before consent ContentSquare tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | static.hotjar.com |
| ContentSquare before consent ContentSquare tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | vc.hotjar.io |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | region1.analytics.google.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Microsoft before consent Microsoft tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics) | Analytics | script | www.clarity.ms |
| Amazon before consent Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | royal-cons-scotland-assets.s3.amazonaws.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | www.google.dk |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | i.ytimg.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | www.gstatic.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | jnn-pa.googleapis.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content) | Essential | script | yt3.ggpht.com |
| Google LLC before consent Google Ads | Marketing | script | www.google.com |
| Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video | Marketing | iframe | www.youtube.com |
| LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn Insight Tag | Marketing | script | snap.licdn.com |
| LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn Ads tracking | Marketing | pixel | px.ads.linkedin.com |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel | Marketing | script | connect.facebook.net |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook tracking pixel | Marketing | pixel | www.facebook.com |
| Cloudflare Inc. Cloudflare CDNJS | Necessary | script | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC Google Fonts files | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Other | script | www.googleadservices.com |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Other | script | ad.doubleclick.net |
| Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral) | Other | script | googleads.g.doubleclick.net |
| OneTrust OneTrust tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers) | Other | script | geolocation.onetrust.com |
Scan history
One completed scan: cookies and trackers from the scan on July 24, 2026.
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