May 2026 · Website review series

May 2026 Cookie Banner Review25 PPC & SEO companies

Independent technical review of cookie banner wording, visitor consent controls, cookie categorisation, policy clarity and tracking transparency across PPC, SEO and digital marketing companies.

Scores reflect technical transparency observations only. They are not legal advice or formal compliance determinations.

How the scores are structured

Consent Mechanism
25 points
User Choice & Control
15 points
Cookie Categorisation
15 points
Technical Loading Behaviour
15 points
Cookie Policy Quality
10 points
Banner Wording
10 points
UX & Accessibility
10 points
Total
100 points

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Browse the summaries and open a score breakdown for the detail.

MJS Media

Rank #1 • Strong Consent Controls

84/100Strong Transparency

Clear accept/reject/preference style controls observed, giving visitors a stronger level of visible choice.

  • Clear user choice controls observed.
  • Reject and preference options appear prominent.
  • Good example of modern consent presentation.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism22/25
User Choice & Control14/15
Cookie Categorisation13/15
Technical Loading Behaviour13/15
Cookie Policy Quality9/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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KAP SEO Services

Rank #2 • Good Implementation

78/100Good Implementation

Policy wording indicates accept/reject controls for non-essential cookies through the site banner.

  • Accept/reject wording appears clearer than average.
  • Cookie policy structure is comparatively strong.
  • Technical script-loading behaviour should still be checked periodically.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism20/25
User Choice & Control13/15
Cookie Categorisation12/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality9/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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Atomic Digital Marketing

Rank #3 • Strong User Choice

76/100Good Implementation

Visible manage preferences, reject and accept controls appear to provide a modern consent pathway.

  • Strong visible choice structure.
  • Preference management appears available.
  • Good UX compared with older implied-consent banners.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism19/25
User Choice & Control13/15
Cookie Categorisation11/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality9/10
Banner Wording8/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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Hallam

Rank #4 • Agency Transparency Review

74/100Good Implementation

Established agency example where consent transparency, cookie categories and user choice should be maintained carefully.

  • Good implementation profile.
  • Clearer than average policy expectations.
  • Ongoing monitoring recommended due to marketing technology use.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism18/25
User Choice & Control12/15
Cookie Categorisation12/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality9/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Croud

Rank #5 • Marketing Technology Review

73/100Good Implementation

Digital marketing business where robust tracking transparency and consent records are especially important.

  • Good transparency profile.
  • Marketing-tag environment requires regular review.
  • Clear visitor choice should be maintained.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism18/25
User Choice & Control12/15
Cookie Categorisation12/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Impression Digital

Rank #6 • Agency Consent Review

72/100Good Implementation

Larger digital agency example with stronger apparent transparency expectations and clearer policy presentation.

  • Generally stronger implementation profile.
  • Policy structure appears more mature.
  • Periodic tracking and consent review still recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism18/25
User Choice & Control12/15
Cookie Categorisation12/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Found

Rank #7 • Search Agency Review

71/100Good Implementation

Search and performance marketing website where consent mode, analytics and third-party tags should be clearly governed.

  • Good overall implementation profile.
  • Ongoing consent-mode review recommended.
  • Cookie policy should remain current.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism17/25
User Choice & Control12/15
Cookie Categorisation11/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Click Consult

Rank #8 • PPC & SEO Review

70/100Good Implementation

PPC and SEO agency where strong consent controls are particularly important due to likely analytics and advertising tags.

  • Marketing technology use makes consent controls important.
  • Good implementation profile overall.
  • Ongoing cookie category review recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism17/25
User Choice & Control12/15
Cookie Categorisation11/15
Technical Loading Behaviour11/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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The SEO Works

Rank #9 • SEO Agency Review

69/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

SEO agency profile where tracking transparency and cookie categorisation should be kept clear for visitors.

  • Reasonable transparency profile.
  • Cookie categorisation should remain clear.
  • Consent behaviour should be periodically checked.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism16/25
User Choice & Control11/15
Cookie Categorisation11/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording7/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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Key Principles

Rank #10 • Analytics & Tagging Review

68/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Website references analytics and tag-management activity, making consent-mode and script-loading controls important to review.

  • Analytics and tag-management relevance identified.
  • Policy clarity appears stronger than some examples.
  • Technical loading behaviour should be checked.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism16/25
User Choice & Control11/15
Cookie Categorisation11/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality9/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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PushON

Rank #11 • Digital Agency Review

67/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Digital agency example where ecommerce, analytics and marketing tags make consent controls commercially important.

  • Consent presentation appears moderate.
  • Technical tag behaviour should be checked.
  • Preference controls should be easy to find.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism16/25
User Choice & Control11/15
Cookie Categorisation10/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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Utilize

Rank #12 • Mixed Consent Presentation

66/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Consent controls appear available, but wording and presentation may still benefit from clearer modernisation.

  • Consent controls appear present.
  • Wording could be clearer and more explicit.
  • Preference and reject labelling should be reviewed.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism16/25
User Choice & Control11/15
Cookie Categorisation10/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Rise at Seven

Rank #13 • SEO & Creative Review

65/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

SEO and creative agency where tracking transparency should be clear, especially around analytics and campaign measurement.

  • Fair transparency profile.
  • More detailed cookie categorisation may help.
  • Technical tracking review recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism15/25
User Choice & Control10/15
Cookie Categorisation10/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility6/10
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Reboot Online

Rank #14 • SEO Agency Review

64/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

SEO agency example where visitor tracking, analytics and cookie policy wording should be kept especially transparent.

  • Fair implementation profile.
  • Preference controls should remain prominent.
  • Tracking transparency review recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism15/25
User Choice & Control10/15
Cookie Categorisation10/15
Technical Loading Behaviour10/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Blue Array

Rank #15 • SEO Consultancy Review

63/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

SEO consultancy profile where analytics transparency and user controls are key areas for review.

  • Fair transparency profile.
  • Cookie policy should explain analytics clearly.
  • Preference controls should remain accessible.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism15/25
User Choice & Control10/15
Cookie Categorisation10/15
Technical Loading Behaviour9/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Digitali

Rank #16 • Legacy Wording Review

62/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Some consent controls appear visible, but the language and button wording could be more transparent.

  • Some user choice functionality appears present.
  • Button wording may benefit from clearer labels.
  • Improved cookie categorisation would strengthen transparency.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism15/25
User Choice & Control11/15
Cookie Categorisation9/15
Technical Loading Behaviour9/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Cedarwood Digital

Rank #17 • Digital Agency Review

61/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Digital marketing website where consent wording, cookie categories and tracking disclosures may benefit from periodic review.

  • Moderate implementation profile.
  • Cookie categories could be clearer.
  • Tracking transparency should be reviewed.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism14/25
User Choice & Control10/15
Cookie Categorisation9/15
Technical Loading Behaviour9/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Addictive Digital

Rank #18 • Partial User Choice

60/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Banner controls appear present, though the overall structure could better explain consent and tracking choices.

  • Some consent controls visible.
  • Clearer reject option recommended.
  • Policy and banner wording could be tightened.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism14/25
User Choice & Control10/15
Cookie Categorisation9/15
Technical Loading Behaviour9/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Absolute Digital Media

Rank #19 • Performance Agency Review

59/100Fair, Improvements Recommended

Performance marketing agency where visitor transparency around analytics and advertising cookies is commercially important.

  • Fair but improvable profile.
  • Consent controls should be reviewed.
  • Technical loading behaviour should be checked.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism14/25
User Choice & Control9/15
Cookie Categorisation9/15
Technical Loading Behaviour9/15
Cookie Policy Quality8/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Net Sixty Six

Rank #20 • Accept & Close Style Wording

47/100Limited Consent Controls

Older accept/close style consent wording may limit user understanding of available tracking choices.

  • Accept/close style wording observed.
  • Preference controls could be clearer.
  • Tracking transparency review recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism9/25
User Choice & Control6/15
Cookie Categorisation7/15
Technical Loading Behaviour8/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Wombat Creative

Rank #21 • Older Banner Wording

46/100Limited Consent Controls

Digital marketing website using older consent phrasing that may benefit from clearer visitor choice controls.

  • Older-style wording observed.
  • Clearer reject and preference options recommended.
  • Cookie categories could be made more visible.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism9/25
User Choice & Control5/15
Cookie Categorisation7/15
Technical Loading Behaviour7/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording6/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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AgentPro

Rank #22 • Legacy Consent Wording

45/100Limited Consent Controls

Older implied-consent style wording appears visible, with limited clarity around reject and preference controls.

  • Legacy wording observed.
  • Explicit user choice could be improved.
  • Modern consent banner recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism9/25
User Choice & Control5/15
Cookie Categorisation7/15
Technical Loading Behaviour7/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Vizion Online

Rank #23 • Older Implied Consent Wording

44/100Limited Consent Controls

Older implied-consent wording was observed, with visitor choice controls not clearly prominent from the visible wording.

  • Implied-consent style wording observed.
  • Reject controls not clearly highlighted.
  • Modern accept/reject/preference banner recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism8/25
User Choice & Control5/15
Cookie Categorisation7/15
Technical Loading Behaviour7/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording5/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Air Social

Rank #24 • Older Cookie Wording

43/100Limited Consent Controls

Older implied-consent wording appears visible, with modern reject/preference controls not clearly prominent.

  • Older wording observed.
  • Choice mechanism could be more prominent.
  • Reject and manage-preferences controls recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism8/25
User Choice & Control5/15
Cookie Categorisation7/15
Technical Loading Behaviour7/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording4/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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Social Ant

Rank #25 • Social Media Agency Review

42/100Limited Consent Controls

Social media marketing website with legacy-style implied-consent wording requiring clearer visitor choice.

  • Legacy implied-consent wording visible.
  • Consent controls could be clearer.
  • Modernised banner recommended.
Score breakdown
Consent Mechanism8/25
User Choice & Control5/15
Cookie Categorisation6/15
Technical Loading Behaviour7/15
Cookie Policy Quality7/10
Banner Wording4/10
UX & Accessibility5/10
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