Privacy Scan (GDPR)

The Privacy Scan checks which external connections your website makes – and whether they are relevant for data privacy. Ideal for GDPR audits and consent management.

What You See

After a scan, you get an overview with:

• Total connections – How many external services are loaded?
• Risk distribution – Critical, Warning, Info, OK
• Unique domains – How many different external domains?
• Consent required – How many connections need user consent?
• Third-country transfers – Data transfers outside the EU

Connection Details

External connections are grouped by domain. For each domain you see:

• Risk level – Critical (red), Warning (yellow), Info (blue), OK (green)
• Service name & category – e.g. "Google Analytics – Tracking"
• Requirements – What do you need to consider for privacy compliance?
• Recommendation – What arkmetis suggests
• Resource types – Scripts, stylesheets, fonts, APIs

Starting a Scan

1. Open the Privacy Scan in the sidebar
2. Optionally select a specific page from the dropdown (default: homepage)
3. Click "Start Scan"
4. Wait for the analysis to complete (a few seconds)

Tip: Scan different pages separately. Some external scripts are only loaded on certain pages (e.g. YouTube embeds on the blog page).

Typical Findings

Cost

The Privacy Scan costs 1 credit per run.