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Cookie and Tracking Technology Use

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What it is

GOAT uses a range of tracking tools including cookies and pixels to monitor how you use its website and app, collecting technical identifiers and behavioral data about your browsing patterns.

This analysis describes what GOAT's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Tracking technologies enable persistent monitoring of user behavior across sessions and potentially across the web, and the data collected feeds into advertising targeting and analytics that may involve third parties.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cookies and pixels on GOAT's platform collect identifiers and behavioral data that may be shared with advertising and analytics partners, meaning your browsing activity contributes to profiles used for targeted advertising on and beyond the GOAT platform.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Access the cookie preferences or privacy settings on the GOAT website, decline non-essential cookies including analytics and advertising cookies, and save your preferences to limit behavioral tracking.

How other platforms handle this

Zendesk Medium

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our websites and services and store certain information. Tracking technologies used include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our services. You can instruct your browser to ...

Thomson Reuters Medium

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies on our websites and in our communications to collect information about your browsing activities, preferences, and interactions with our content. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie preference centre or your ...

Roblox Medium

We use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of the Roblox platform. These technologies allow us to recognize your browser or device, remember your preferences, analyze how you use our services, and deliver targeted advertisements...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Services. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information about how you interact with our Services.

— Excerpt from GOAT's GOAT Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Under the EU's ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law) and GDPR, non-essential cookies require prior informed consent from EU users; a cookie consent banner alone may not satisfy this requirement if pre-ticked boxes or bundled consent is used. The UK ICO enforces equivalent requirements under UK PECR. The FTC has oversight of tracking practices under the FTC Act, particularly where tracking data is used for behavioral advertising. California's CPRA treats certain persistent identifiers used for cross-context behavioral advertising as personal information subject to opt-out rights. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Cookie consent management is a well-regulated area with established enforcement precedent from EU data protection authorities. GOAT's use of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics (visible in the page source) involves cross-border data transfers to US-based processors, requiring GDPR-compliant transfer mechanisms. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users must receive granular cookie consent options; bundled or implied consent is not sufficient. California users may opt out of the sharing of persistent identifiers for cross-context behavioral advertising. The presence of OneTrust cookie management infrastructure in the page source suggests a consent management platform is deployed, though its configuration and coverage require operational review. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Data processing agreements with analytics and advertising vendors receiving cookie data must meet GDPR Article 28 requirements. Where vendors are US-based, Standard Contractual Clauses or other transfer mechanisms should be documented. GOAT's use of DoubleClick and Google Ads conversion tracking (visible in page source) creates vendor relationship considerations. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit the OneTrust consent management configuration to confirm non-essential cookies are not loaded prior to affirmative user consent for EU and UK users, and that the consent record is maintained and auditable. The list of advertising and analytics vendors receiving cookie data should be reviewed against GDPR vendor list requirements.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has oversight of online tracking and behavioral advertising practices under the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
GOAT Privacy Policy
Entity
GOAT
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008265
Document ID
CA-D-00736
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b3c44aaa4d32d761f4005ed1ab29486f87044e306337ebb17c86aa9dafcc3c5b
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 04:33 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GOAT
Document: GOAT Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-008265
Captured: 2026-05-10 04:33:03 UTC
SHA-256: b3c44aaa4d32d761…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/goat/goat-privacy-policy/cookie-and-tracking-technology-use/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GOAT's Cookie and Tracking Technology Use clause do?

Tracking technologies enable persistent monitoring of user behavior across sessions and potentially across the web, and the data collected feeds into advertising targeting and analytics that may involve third parties.

How does this clause affect you?

Cookies and pixels on GOAT's platform collect identifiers and behavioral data that may be shared with advertising and analytics partners, meaning your browsing activity contributes to profiles used for targeted advertising on and beyond the GOAT platform.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 25 platforms. See the full comparison.

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