Privacy Check¶
Checks the homepage for the most common GDPR and cease-and-desist risks. For many operators "security" is abstract — a warning letter over Google Fonts is very concrete. This check makes exactly those risks visible.
| Check | What is checked |
|---|---|
| Google Fonts | Are fonts loaded remotely from fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com? That transmits the visitor's IP to Google in the US — the cease-and-desist classic (Munich Regional Court I, case 3 O 17493/20). |
| Tracking services | Known trackers/analytics services in the source (Google Analytics, Meta/Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Matomo Cloud, LinkedIn, TikTok, Clarity, Hubspot). |
| Third-country transfer | Resources loaded from servers in typical third countries (especially US CDNs). |
| Cookies before consent | Cookies the server sets on the very first visit — before any consent. |
| Consent banner (CMP) | Detects common consent tools (Cookiebot, Usercentrics, Borlabs, Complianz, OneTrust, Klaro …). |
Static analysis — communicated honestly
Vernax loads the homepage and the linked CSS files and searches the source
for the mentioned patterns (Google Fonts are often included via @import
in CSS — that is captured). Limits: resources loaded only via
JavaScript and cookies set only through interaction are invisible to a
static analysis. For a complete assessment, a look with the browser dev
tools (network and application tabs) rounds out the picture.
Not legal advice
This check is a technical analysis, not legal advice. It does not replace a data protection review. When in doubt, consult a data protection officer or specialist lawyer.