Non-compliant scripts are JavaScript files or code snippets on a website that collect, process, or transmit personal data without adhering to applicable privacy regulations. These scripts may set tracking cookies before consent is obtained, share user data with third parties without a legal basis, collect more data than disclosed in the privacy policy, or fail to respect user opt-out signals.
Common examples include analytics tags that fire before consent banners load, advertising pixels that sync user identifiers across domains without permission, and social media widgets that track browsing behaviour regardless of consent status.
Non-compliant scripts expose organisations to significant regulatory and financial risk. Under GDPR, setting non-essential cookies without consent can result in fines up to four percent of global annual revenue. The ePrivacy Directive specifically requires prior consent for storing or accessing information on user devices.
Beyond fines, non-compliant scripts erode user trust and can trigger complaints to data protection authorities. Many organisations are unaware of all the scripts running on their sites, particularly those injected by third-party tags that load additional dependencies without explicit approval.
Seers’ CMP addresses non-compliant scripts through automated cookie scanning, script categorisation, and consent-gated loading. The platform identifies all cookies and scripts on a website, categorises them by purpose, and ensures non-essential scripts are blocked until valid consent is obtained.
With server-side tagging support, Seers enables organisations to move scripts off the client side entirely, giving them complete control over data flows. Google Consent Mode v2 integration ensures that even when scripts are allowed to load, they adjust their data collection behaviour based on the user’s consent choices.
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