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Scanned Apr 15, 2026 · 27.8s

Your website score is

0/100
Critical

Grade

F0

Banner

No

Regulatory Compliance

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Tag Leak detected 20 user data leaks before consent on forexfactory.com, including Google (Tracker Tracker), HotJar, GA4 and 3 more.

Security Headers

5/6 present

Strict-Transport-Security

max-age=300; includeSubDomains

Content-Security-Policy

frame-ancestors 'self';

X-Frame-Options

SAMEORIGIN

X-Content-Type-Options

nosniff

Referrer-Policy

no-referrer-when-downgrade

Permissions-Policy

Add a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser features like camera, microphone, and geolocation

Google Consent Mode

Not Detected

Google Consent Mode v2 was not found on this page. GCM v2 allows Google's tags to adjust their behavior based on user consent, and is required for compliant advertising measurement in the EU. Without it, your Google Ads and GA4 conversions may be impacted after consent is declined.

GTM container detected (GTM-PC5QDXT) but no consent mode initialisation found. Add gtag('consent', 'default', ...) before your GTM snippet.

Post-Rejection Audit

Reject Button

Missing

Post-Rejection Fires

0 vendors

Consent Mode

Not Detected

GTM Load

982ms pre-consent

Google Tag Manager(GTM-PC5QDXT)

Loaded 982ms after page load — before the consent banner was detected. Per a 2022 German court ruling, GTM itself transmits the user's IP to Google pre-consent.

Consent Mode V2: Not Detected

Google Consent Mode was not detected on this site.

Consent Record Audit

Issues detected

Consent record stored after interaction

GDPR Art. 7(1)

No consent record written — cannot prove consent was given

No CMP consent cookie or localStorage entry was found after the consent interaction. GDPR requires controllers to demonstrate consent was given.

Consent withdrawal mechanism accessible

GDPR Art. 7(3)

No way for users to withdraw consent found on page

No cookie settings link, footer link, or floating consent button was detected. GDPR requires users to withdraw consent as easily as they gave it.

Why this matters

Under GDPR Article 7, controllers must be able to demonstrate that consent was given (Art. 7(1)) and ensure users can withdraw consent at any time, as easily as giving it (Art. 7(3)). Sites with no consent record or no withdrawal mechanism cannot legally rely on consent as a lawful basis.

Tracker categories detected

Advertising2 vendors
Analytics3 vendors
Security1
Functional2
Tag Management1 vendor
Critical18
HotJar
HotJar2 findingsID tracked

static.hotjar.com, script.hotjar.com

HotJar
criticalNetworkAnalyticsHotJar

HotJar (Hotjar) loaded before consent: Session recording and heatmap analytics

ID: 3279922Host: static.hotjar.comFired: 1417ms after load
HotJar
criticalNetworkAnalyticsHotJar

HotJar (Hotjar) loaded before consent: Session recording and heatmap analytics

Host: script.hotjar.comFired: 2959ms after load
Google Analytics
Google Analytics6 findingsID tracked

region1.google-analytics.com, www.google-analytics.com, _ga, _gid, _gat_gtag_UA_3311429_1, _ga_QFGG4THJR2

GA4
criticalNetworkAnalyticsGA4

GA4 (Google) loaded before consent: Sends pageview and event data to Google Analytics

ID: G-QFGG4THJR2Host: region1.google-analytics.comFired: 3235ms after load
GA4
criticalNetworkAnalyticsGA4

GA4 (Google) loaded before consent: Sends pageview and event data to Google Analytics

Host: www.google-analytics.comFired: 3063ms after load
Google Analytics
criticalCookieAnalyticsGoogle Analytics

Google Analytics cookie "_ga" set before consent

Cookie: _gaDomain: .forexfactory.com
Google Analytics
criticalCookieAnalyticsGoogle Analytics

Google Analytics cookie "_gid" set before consent

Cookie: _gidDomain: .forexfactory.com
Google Analytics
criticalCookieAnalyticsGoogle Analytics

Google Analytics cookie "_gat_gtag_UA_3311429_1" set before consent

Cookie: _gat_gtag_UA_3311429_1Domain: .forexfactory.com
Google Analytics
criticalCookieAnalyticsGoogle Analytics

Google Analytics cookie "_ga_QFGG4THJR2" set before consent

Cookie: _ga_QFGG4THJR2Domain: .forexfactory.com
Google (Tracker Tracker)
criticalNetworkGoogle (Tracker Tracker)

Google (tracker) loaded before consent

Host: securepubads.g.doubleclick.netFired: 906ms after load
Google Ads
Google Ads3 findings

pagead2.googlesyndication.com, 112727a24f6fe5ac035fc2ca41f6f1a7.safeframe.googlesyndication.com, tpc.googlesyndication.com

Google Ads
criticalNetworkAdvertisingGoogle Ads

Google Ads (Google) loaded before consent: Google ad syndication and remarketing

Host: pagead2.googlesyndication.comFired: 3503ms after load
Google Ads
criticalNetworkAdvertisingGoogle Ads

Google Ads (Google) loaded before consent: Google ad syndication and remarketing

Host: 112727a24f6fe5ac035fc2ca41f6f1a7.safeframe.googlesyndication.comFired: 3527ms after load
Google Ads
criticalNetworkAdvertisingGoogle Ads

Google Ads (Google) loaded before consent: Google ad syndication and remarketing

Host: tpc.googlesyndication.comFired: 3652ms after load
Google (Advertising Tracker)
Google (Advertising Tracker)2 findings

ep1.adtrafficquality.google, ep2.adtrafficquality.google

Google (Advertising Tracker)
criticalNetworkAdvertisingGoogle (Advertising Tracker)

Google (advertising) loaded before consent

Host: ep1.adtrafficquality.googleFired: 3987ms after load
Google (Advertising Tracker)
criticalNetworkAdvertisingGoogle (Advertising Tracker)

Google (advertising) loaded before consent

Host: ep2.adtrafficquality.googleFired: 4191ms after load
criticalNetwork

No consent banner detected — all cookies and tags fire without user consent

criticalConsent

No "reject all" option found — users cannot refuse non-essential cookies (ICO guidance requires this)

criticalConsent Record

No recognizable consent cookie or storage entry detected after interaction — GDPR Article 7(1) requires controllers to demonstrate consent was given (server-side storage cannot be verified)

criticalConsent Record

No recognizable consent withdrawal mechanism detected — GDPR Article 7(3) requires users can withdraw consent as easily as giving it (cookie settings link or floating button expected)

Warnings5
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager2 findingsID tracked

www.googletagmanager.com

Google Tag Manager
warningNetworkTag ManagementGoogle Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager (Google) loaded before consent: Loads the GTM container which may trigger other tags

ID: GTM-PC5QDXTHost: www.googletagmanager.comFired: 833ms after load
Google Tag Manager
warningGTMTag ManagementGoogle Tag Manager

GTM loaded before consent banner — IP address transmitted to Google pre-consent (container: GTM-PC5QDXT)

vendor logo
warningNetwork

Unknown third-party request to resources.faireconomy.media before consent

Host: resources.faireconomy.mediaFired: 785ms after load
vendor logo
warningNetwork

Unknown third-party request to assets.faireconomy.media before consent

Host: assets.faireconomy.mediaFired: 1092ms after load
warningStorage

localStorage key "emoji-data" written before consent

Key: emoji-dataType: localStorageFired: 2135ms after load
Info2
infoCookieFunctional

Cloudflare challenge clearance — necessary for site access

Cookie: cf_clearanceDomain: .forexfactory.com
infoCookieFunctional

Cloudflare bot management — necessary for site operation

Cookie: __cf_bmDomain: .forexfactory.com

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