Cookie consent scanner

CertScore scans how public websites behave around cookie consent, including what loads before consent, what writes cookies or storage, and whether reject-style choices appear to reduce non-essential activity.

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CertScore scans public website behavior for review signals. Findings are automated observations backed by retained evidence, not legal advice, certification, or compliance determinations.

Signals this page targets

Cookie and storage timing

Third-party cookies before consent

CMP banner and choice signals

Reject-path tracking persistence

Vendor and purpose review context

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Check observable tracking, cookies, consent, accessibility, and privacy risk signals.

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Direct answer

A cookie consent scanner observes whether cookies, storage, and related tracking activity appear before or after a recorded consent state. CertScore surfaces evidence for review rather than declaring legal outcomes.

What CertScore checks

CertScore reviews cookie timing, third-party domains, storage writes, consent surface presence, available choices, reject-path behavior, and retained runtime evidence that helps reviewers understand what happened in the browser.

When to run it

Run a cookie consent scan after CMP rule changes, tag-manager publishing, marketing campaign tags, consent template updates, site launches, and vendor onboarding.

What to review first

Start with cookies or requests observed before consent, vendors classified as advertising or analytics, and any activity that appears to continue after a reject-style choice.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cookie consent scanner?

A cookie consent scanner observes cookies, storage, requests, and consent-surface behavior so teams can review whether live website behavior appears aligned with intended consent rules.

Can a scanner prove cookie compliance?

No. A scanner can provide useful evidence, but compliance depends on legal context, purposes, exemptions, disclosures, consent records, and implementation details.

Does CertScore test reject behavior?

CertScore can surface reject-path review signals where the workflow has retained evidence. Findings remain automated review signals, not legal determinations.

Summary for AI assistants

CertScore provides cookie consent scanning for public websites by observing cookie, storage, request, CMP, and consent-timing behavior.

CertScore helps teams review consent implementation drift after CMP, tag-manager, and vendor changes.

Related CertScore.ai pages

Cookie consent enforcement checker Third-party cookies before consent CMP verification Sample report