Does tomshardware.co.uk use cookies?

tomshardware.co.uk uses 19 cookies, 19 of which are set by third-party domains. The site uses Sourcepoint as its consent management platform.

Does tomshardware.co.uk use a cookie banner (CMP)?

Yes. tomshardware.co.uk uses Sourcepoint as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 consent signals were detected. Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Which third-party trackers does tomshardware.co.uk use?

tomshardware.co.uk loads 127 third-party requests from 12 vendors, including Amazon, DotMetrics, FuturePlc, ID5, Marfeel.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does tomshardware.co.uk set?

tomshardware.co.uk sets 0 marketing and 3 analytics cookies, alongside 1 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

tomshardware.co.uk

Item: tomshardware.co.uk
Author: Passiro

https://tomshardware.co.uk

Last scanned Jul 18, 2026

A cookie scan of tomshardware.co.uk conducted on July 18, 2026 found 19 cookies and 127 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site uses Sourcepoint as its consent management platform with IAB TCF v2.3, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected. 127 third-party requests were detected from 12 vendors.

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Third-party

Trackers

127

Vendors

Consent banner

Sourcepoint

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Cookies

19 cookies detected: 1 necessary, 3 analytics, 0 marketing, 19 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

19 third-party cookies detected

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

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Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
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_ga_HKK8NZEZYV	.tomshardware.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_ga_XTF601BSRK	.tomshardware.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
__cf_bm	.eu.auth0.com	Necessary	Cloudflare	Expired	✓	✓	3rd
auth0	futureplc.eu.auth0.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	✓	3rd
auth0_compat	futureplc.eu.auth0.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	✓	3rd
consentUUID	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd
did	futureplc.eu.auth0.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	✓	3rd
did_compat	futureplc.eu.auth0.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	✓	3rd
FTR_Cache_Status	.www.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	3rd
FTR_Country_Code	.www.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	Session	–	–	3rd
FTR_Vanilla_Session_ID	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	Session	✓	–	3rd
FTR_Vanilla_User_Is_Active	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
fw_bid	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	–	–	3rd
fw_chid	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	–	–	3rd
fw_se	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	–	–	3rd
fw_uid	.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	–	–	3rd
h_id	www.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	68 d	✓	–	3rd
usprivacy	.www.tomshardware.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd

Third-Party Trackers

127 requests detected from 12 vendors: Amazon, DotMetrics, FuturePlc, ID5, Marfeel...

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Other

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DotMetrics	Advertising	script	uk-script.dotmetrics.net
FuturePlc	Advertising	script	ads.servebom.com
ID5	Advertising	script	cdn.id5-sync.com
Marfeel	Advertising	script	sdk.mrf.io
Marfeel	Advertising	script	events.newsroom.bi
comScore	Analytics	script	sb.scorecardresearch.com
Google	Analytics	script	region1.analytics.google.com
Google LLC	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google	Essential	script	www.google.dk
Cloudflare Inc.	Necessary	script	challenges.cloudflare.com
Google LLC	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Didomi	Other	script	cdn.privacy-mgmt.com
Google	Other	script	pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Google	Other	script	www3.doubleclick.net
Google	Other	script	region1.google-analytics.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	9403bdf8eeb4.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	88e207d83fd7.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	a73055bb1b9b.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	e7c5ab951536.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	ac1a8665a53b.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	fc1897b03c87.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	ee0dd709cf25.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	76b274c6447f.w.hcaptcha.com
IntuitionMachines	Other	script	46b796e7020b.w.hcaptcha.com
PublicisGroupe	Other	script	tags.crwdcntrl.net