# Polaris Audit

## What this site does
Polaris Audit is a GDPR consent-banner compliance scanner. It runs a headless browser against any URL and intercepts network requests made *before* a user clicks Accept/Reject on a consent banner. If pre-consent trackers are found (GA4, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, etc.) the user can purchase a $9 PDF audit report that includes:

- A timeline of every pre-consent network request
- Cookie inventory with GDPR legal-basis classification
- Per-tracker GTM remediation steps
- Relevant GDPR Article citations

## Pricing
Free scan. $9 one-time report (no subscription).

## Target users
Digital marketing agencies, freelance developers, DPOs (Data Protection Officers), and in-house compliance teams who need to prove consent-banner effectiveness to clients or regulators.

## Key pages
- / — Free scanner + pricing
- /compare — Polaris vs. Cookiebot vs. OneTrust comparison
- /methodology — Technical audit methodology (Headless simulation & interception)
- /fines — GDPR Enforcement Tracker stats and risk analysis
- /pricing — Pay-per-audit pricing (Free vs. $9 Report)
- /blog — GDPR consent compliance guides
- /blog/prove-gdpr-compliance-client — How to prove GDPR consent compliance to a client: network audit deliverable, cookie inventory, remediation log, and monthly retainer model
- /blog/gdpr-cookie-fines-2026 — GDPR cookie enforcement tracker: notable fines from CNIL, AEPD, Garante, German DPAs — amounts, violations, and what triggered each case
- /blog/gdpr-cookie-classification-necessary — GDPR cookie classification: what "strictly necessary" legally means, what passes, what fails, and how to audit your CMP inventory
- /blog/gtm-tag-fires-before-consent — GTM Consent Mode v2 race conditions: the 300ms timing gap that causes tags to fire before consent even in correctly-configured setups
- /blog/tiktok-pixel-gdpr-compliance — TikTok Pixel GDPR: pre-consent _ttp write + PageView, plus cross-border transfer violation to ByteDance/China
- /blog/how-to-read-gtm-container-audit-gdpr-leaks — GTM container audit workflow: finding pre-consent firing tags and confirming with live scan
- /blog/cookiebot-vs-onetrust-vs-axeptio — Cookiebot vs OneTrust vs Axeptio: Pre-consent blocking audit
- /blog/gtm-consent-mode-v2-explained — GTM Consent Mode v2: Signals vs. blocking and legal risks
- /blog/cmp-setup-checklist-for-agencies — Tactical CMP setup checklist for marketing agencies
- /blog/how-to-test-cookie-banner-gdpr-compliance — Manual verification protocol for cookie banner compliance
- /blog/gdpr-pre-consent-trackers-explained — Legal definition of pre-consent trackers, 4 common offenders, EU enforcement cases
- /blog/audit-consent-banner-without-code — 3-minute manual DevTools protocol for auditing consent banners without code access
- /blog/facebook-pixel-before-consent — Facebook Pixel GDPR dual violation: network transmission + cookie write before consent
- /blog/what-is-gdpr-zero-load-requirement — Zero-load requirement explained: standard, what passes, 4 silent failure modes
- /blog/does-your-cookie-banner-block-ga4 — GA4 pre-consent firing: 3 failure modes and DevTools verification
- /privacy — Privacy policy
- /terms — Terms of service

## Contact
https://polarisaudit.com