Does research.gov use cookies?

research.gov uses 10 cookies, 2 of which are set by third-party domains. No consent management platform was detected.

Does research.gov use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on research.gov. 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 research.gov use?

research.gov loads 24 third-party requests from 4 vendors, including Crazy Egg, Google LLC, Brightcove, Verint.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does research.gov set?

research.gov sets 0 marketing and 2 analytics cookies, alongside 2 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

research.gov

Item: research.gov
Rating: 42
Author: Passiro

https://research.gov

Last scanned July 19, 2026

A cookie scan of research.gov conducted on July 19, 2026 found 10 cookies and 24 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 8 pages across 8 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 24 third-party requests from 4 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.

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Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

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 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.

Cookies

10 cookies detected: 2 necessary, 2 analytics, 0 marketing, 2 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

2 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
_ga before consent	.research.gov	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	✓	–	1st
_ga_CSLL4ZEK4L before consent	.research.gov	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	✓	–	1st
JSESSIONID	www.research.gov	Necessary	Java	Session	✓	✓	1st
JSESSIONID	external.nsf.gov	Necessary	Java	Session	✓	✓	3rd
ADRUM_BT1 before consent	www.research.gov	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
ADRUM_BTa before consent	www.research.gov	Unknown	-	Expired	–	–	1st
AWSALB before consent	www.research.gov	Unknown	-	2 d	–	–	1st
AWSALBCORS before consent	www.research.gov	Unknown	-	2 d	✓	–	1st
DT before consent	external.nsf.gov	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	✓	✓	3rd
WT_FPC before consent	.research.gov	Unknown	-	1.1 yr	–	–	1st

Third-Party Trackers

24 requests detected from 4 vendors: Crazy Egg, Google LLC, Brightcove, Verint

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Crazy Egg before consent Crazy Egg tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	script.crazyegg.com
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video	Marketing	iframe	www.youtube.com
Brightcove Brightcove tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	players.brightcove.net
Brightcove Brightcove tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	vjs.zencdn.net
Brightcove Brightcove tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Necessary	script	edge.api.brightcove.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	yt3.ggpht.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	region1.google-analytics.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	googleads.g.doubleclick.net
Verint before consent Verint tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingInvasive)	Unknown	script	gateway.foresee.com