Check Your Website's Legal Compliance
See what a first-time visitor's browser sees: your privacy policy, cookies, tracking pixels, state privacy law disclosures and accessibility statement, with plain-English fixes
Why Website Compliance Matters for Small Businesses
Accessibility lawsuits keep rising
3,117 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in U.S. federal courts in 2025, up 27% from 2024, and thousands more were filed in state courts. Restaurants, retailers and local service businesses are frequent targets, and overlay widgets haven't stopped them.
20 state privacy laws in effect
California, Texas, Virginia, Colorado and 16 more states have comprehensive privacy laws in effect, including Indiana, Kentucky and Rhode Island since January 1, 2026. Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and Vermont have passed laws that start in 2027 and 2028.
Tracking pixels are data sharing
A Meta Pixel or Google Ads tag shares visitor data with an ad platform. Under California's CCPA and most state laws, that counts as selling or sharing personal data, which brings disclosure and opt-out duties for covered businesses.
Customers are paying attention
81% of Americans say they're concerned about how companies use the data they collect (Pew Research Center, 2023). A clear privacy policy and an honest cookie banner build trust.
What this scan checks
Privacy policy
Linked from your homepage with the word "Privacy" (California's CalOPPA), loads correctly, has a current date and no leftover template text.
Tracking & pixels
Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Google Ads, TikTok, Hotjar, Clarity and 30+ other tools, and whether your policy discloses them.
Cookie consent
Whether tracking cookies are set before a visitor chooses, and whether your banner offers a real "Reject" option.
US state privacy laws
Whether your policy explains CCPA and other state rights, a "Do Not Sell or Share" link when you use ad pixels, and Global Privacy Control support.
GDPR / UK GDPR
Legal basis, controller and data subject rights, judged only when your site serves Europe.
Terms, refunds & contact
Terms of service, refund and shipping policy for online stores, text message consent, and visible contact details.
Accessibility
An accessibility statement, and accessibility overlay widgets that promise compliance they can't deliver.
Basics
HTTPS on every page and form, and a current copyright notice.
Common problems we find
- Tracking with no disclosure: Google Analytics, ad pixels or session recording running while the privacy policy never mentions them.
- A policy nobody has updated in years: Old policies miss the state laws that took effect from 2023 to 2026.
- A cookie banner that doesn't block anything: Tracking cookies are already set before the visitor clicks Accept.
- Ad pixels with no opt-out: No "Do Not Sell or Share" or "Your Privacy Choices" link, and Global Privacy Control signals ignored.
- An overlay instead of real fixes: Widgets that claim instant ADA compliance. The FTC ordered one overlay vendor to pay $1 million in 2025 over that claim.
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