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Compliance Score

How the score was calculated

Starting score: 100
1 critical finding: −25
1 high finding: −15
1 low finding: −2
Final score: 58

AI Analysis

The website https://www.iabuk.com/events-training/techtonic received a score of 58/100 in its UK GDPR and PECR compliance audit, with significant concerns regarding cookie consent mechanisms. Key issues include the lack of meaningful text explaining cookie usage within the banner, as well as missing reject buttons both in the banner and on the full page, indicating inadequate user control over cookie preferences. Additionally, there is no visible accept button in the banner, further compromising compliance with privacy policy requirements and data protection standards.

Fix these first

2 priorities

01
CRITICALfind_reject_button_fullpage
No 'reject' button found with confidence >= 50%. Found: 'Save my settings' -> settings (100%), 'BACK' -> close (100%), 'About' -> close (100%), 'FAQs' -> close (100%), 'tiktok' -> close (100%), 'IAB' -> settings (100%), 'BACK' -> close (100%), 'Save my settings' -> settings (100%)
02
HIGHwcag_aa_scan
Found 1 accessibility violation(s): 0 critical, 1 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor

Report Details

Playbook: UK Cookie Compliance
Domain: iabuk.com
Started At: 21 Jan 2026, 10:35
Duration: 2m 21s
Total Checks: 37
Report ID: FTzPjf_ud5RP

Check Results

Data Capture

3 checks All passed

capture_html_initial

INFO

Captured HTML (244974 bytes) from https://www.iabuk.com/events-training/techtonic

Captured HTML:

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screenshot_initial

INFO

Screenshot captured

Screenshot Evidence:

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capture_cookies_initial

INFO

Captured 1 cookies

Captured Cookies:

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Pre-Consent Cookies

1 check All passed

check_initial_cookies

CRITICAL

No non-essential cookies found

PECR Regulation 6(1)

Cookies (except strictly necessary) require user consent BEFORE being set

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Cookie Consent Banner

6 checks1 failed

find_banner

INFO

Found consent banner via vision (height: 800px)

PECR Regulation 6(2)

Clear and comprehensive information must be provided about cookie use

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find_cookie_banner

INFO

Cookie consent banner detected on page

verify_banner_visible

INFO

Element visibility is true as expected

screenshot_banner

INFO

Screenshot captured

Screenshot Evidence:

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extract_banner_text

Extracted 0 words

check_banner_content

LOW-2

Cookie banner lacks adequate information - PECR requires clear explanation of cookie purposes

PECR Regulation 6(2)(a)

Cookie notice must provide clear, comprehensive information about purposes

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Cookie Controls

5 checks3 failed

find_reject_button_semantic

INFO

No clickable elements found in search scope

find_reject_button_fullpage

CRITICAL-25

No 'reject' button found with confidence >= 50%. Found: 'Save my settings' -> settings (100%), 'BACK' -> close (100%), 'About' -> close (100%), 'FAQs' -> close (100%), 'tiktok' -> close (100%), 'IAB' -> settings (100%), 'BACK' -> close (100%), 'Save my settings' -> settings (100%)

ICO Cookie Guidance

Rejecting cookies must be as easy as accepting them - a visible reject button is required

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find_accept_button_semantic

INFO

No clickable elements found in search scope

find_accept_button_fullpage

LOW

Found accept button: <button#ccc-recommended-settings.ccc-notify-button.ccc-link.ccc-tabbable...> text='Accept all cookies'

find_accept_button_any

Accept cookies button found

AI Dark Pattern Analysis

2 checks

check_dark_patterns_vision

HIGH

No specific dark patterns identified in cookie banner

EDPB Guidelines 03/2022 on Dark Patterns

Visual deceptive patterns including color manipulation and hidden controls are prohibited

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check_deceptive_buttons

HIGH-8

No buttons found in banner for analysis

EDPB Guidelines 03/2022 on Dark Patterns

Button labels must accurately reflect their function without ambiguity or deception

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AI Content Analysis

3 checks

check_banner_quality_llm

MEDIUM

No banner element available for content analysis

PECR Regulation 6(2)(a)

Cookie notices must provide clear, comprehensive information about purposes

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check_language_consistency

LOW

No banner element available for language analysis

PECR Regulation 6(2)(a)

Information must be provided in a language users can understand

check_cookie_purposes

MEDIUM

No cookies available for purpose matching

PECR Regulation 6(2)(a)

All cookies used must be disclosed and explained in the notice

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AI Accessibility Analysis

1 check All passed

check_visual_accessibility

MEDIUM

Banner meets visual accessibility standards (score: 50/100)

Equality Act 2010

Cookie banners must be accessible to users with disabilities including visual impairments

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Accessibility

1 check1 failed

wcag_aa_scan

HIGH-15

Found 1 accessibility violation(s): 0 critical, 1 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor

Serious accessibility issue: Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 15 element(s) affected.

Website has 0 critical and 1 serious WCAG AA violations that significantly impact users with disabilities. These issues may prevent screen reader users, keyboard-only users, or users with visual impairments from accessing the cookie consent interface.

Accessibility Issues:

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholdsserious15 elements

Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

Affected elements (showing 3 of 15) :

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<span>
                                                      Alex Kozloff,
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How to fix

Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018, Equality Act 2010

UK websites must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards; failure may constitute disability discrimination

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Report Generation

2 checks All passed

generate_summary

INFO

AI summary generated successfully

generate_pdf

INFO

PDF report generated: https://smesolutions.uk/artifacts/artifacts/c27a2f82-b0b3-4a20-8783-6557e51c10aa/report.pdf

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