Note
This is a cached result from 10 Oct 2026. A new scan will be available on 7 Nov 2026.

theguardian.com

70.7s 10 Oct 2026
Verdict

3 findings · 3 warnings · 3 checks passed

Advertising assessment: Non-Compliant Grade C
60% Technical score

Tools

7
Adobe Experience Platform Analytics
Compliant
Amazon Ads Advertising
Compliant
Cloudflare Web Analytics Functional
Compliant
Criteo Advertising
Compliant
Google Ads Advertising
971225648
Compliant
Google Publisher Ads Advertising
59666047
Compliant
LinkedIn Insight Advertising
Compliant

Violations

1
Warning
Cookie wall: no option to reject tracking CMP_002

Affected: Adobe Experience Platform, Amazon Ads, Criteo, Google Ads, Google Publisher Ads, LinkedIn Insight

Refusing consent must be as easy as giving it. Add a clearly visible Reject all button to the consent banner; pay-or-consent models without a free reject option may not constitute valid consent.

Overview

A consent banner is shown 15/15
The consent banner works 5/10
Consent can be rejected 0/10
No tracking before consent 20/20
Google Consent Mode is implemented 7.5/15
Google Consent Mode sends the correct states 0/10
No tracking cookies before consent 10/10
The consent choice persists 2.5/5
No tracking after rejection 0/5

Consent Mode