Does theherald.com.au use cookies?

theherald.com.au uses 27 cookies, 27 of which are set by third-party domains. No consent management platform was detected.

Does theherald.com.au use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on theherald.com.au. 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 theherald.com.au use?

theherald.com.au loads 231 third-party requests from 14 vendors, including AdaptMX, Google, IndexExchange, Magnite, Microsoft.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does theherald.com.au set?

theherald.com.au sets 0 marketing and 4 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

theherald.com.au

Item: theherald.com.au
Author: Passiro

https://theherald.com.au

Last scanned Jul 22, 2026

A cookie scan of theherald.com.au performed on July 22, 2026 found 27 cookies and 231 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 231 third-party requests from 14 vendors, which require prior consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

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Trackers

231

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

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Cookies

27 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing, 27 third-party

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Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

27 third-party cookies detected

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

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Third-Party Trackers

231 requests detected from 14 vendors: AdaptMX, Google, IndexExchange, Magnite, Microsoft...

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AdaptMX	Advertising	script	prebid.a-mo.net
Google	Advertising	script	ep1.adtrafficquality.google
IndexExchange	Advertising	pixel	htlb.casalemedia.com
IndexExchange	Advertising	script	js-sec.indexww.com
Magnite	Advertising	script	micro.rubiconproject.com
Microsoft	Advertising	script	ib.adnxs.com
Microsoft	Advertising	pixel	bat.bing.com
Piano	Advertising	script	cdn.cxense.com
PubMatic	Advertising	script	hbopenbid.pubmatic.com
Teads	Advertising	script	widgets.outbrain.com
Teads	Advertising	script	tcheck.outbrainimg.com
TripleLift	Advertising	script	tlx.3lift.com
Google LLC	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Brightcove	Essential	script	players.brightcove.net
Brightcove	Essential	script	edge.api.brightcove.com
Google	Essential	script	www.gstatic.com
Google	Essential	script	www.google.dk
Piano	Essential	script	c2-au.piano.io
Piano	Essential	script	cdn.tinypass.com
Qualtrics	Essential	script	znawqoh5e46wdazt0-nineresearch.siteintercept.qualtrics.com
Volentio JSD	Essential	script	cdn.jsdelivr.net
Google LLC	Marketing	script	imasdk.googleapis.com
Google LLC	Marketing	script	www.google.com
Cloudflare Inc.	Necessary	script	cdnjs.cloudflare.com
Google LLC	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google LLC	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Google	Other	script	securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Google	Other	script	www.googleadservices.com
Google	Other	pixel	adservice.google.com
Google	Other	script	s0.2mdn.net
Google	Other	script	pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Google	Other	script	www.google-analytics.com