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Default Consent Denial for Analytics and Advertising

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What it is

RunPod's website is configured to deny analytics, advertising, and personalization storage by default until user consent is received, based on the Google Tag Manager consent configuration visible in the page source.

This analysis describes what RunPod'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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

A consent-first default configuration is a positive privacy practice that means tracking should not activate until you explicitly agree, particularly for EU users subject to GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

Interpretive note: This provision is inferred from technical script configuration in the page source; actual enforcement of the consent default depends on implementation details that cannot be verified from static HTML alone.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The technical configuration of RunPod's website suggests that analytics and advertising tracking are intended to be withheld until you provide consent, which if correctly implemented means your browsing data should not be shared with Google or other trackers before you interact with the consent banner.

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YOU MUST BE AND HEREBY AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE AN ADULT OF THE LEGAL AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR COUNTRY OR STATE OF RESIDENCE. If you are under the legal age of majority, your parent or legal guardian must consent to this agreement.

DraftKings Medium

We rely upon you to obtain any consents from your friends and contacts that may be required by law to allow us to access, upload, and use their personal information for this purpose. You or your friends or contacts may reach us at privacy@draftkings.com to request the removal of this information fro...

FanDuel Medium

If you would like to opt out of the disclosure of your personal information for purposes that could be considered "sales" for those third parties' own commercial purposes, or "sharing" or processing for purposes of targeted advertising, please visit the following link, which is also available in the...

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The gtag consent default configuration setting analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_personalization, ad_user_data, functionality_storage, personalization_storage, and security_storage all to denied with a wait_for_update of 2000 milliseconds aligns with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements for prior consent before non-essential cookie or tracking activation. This approach is consistent with guidance from the IAB TCF and recommendations from multiple EU data protection authorities. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low, if correctly implemented. The risk is in implementation gaps: if the 2000ms wait period expires before consent is received and scripts fire anyway, or if the consent management platform does not correctly update the consent state, tracking may occur without valid consent. This is a common audit failure point. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users benefit most directly from this configuration. UK users post-Brexit are subject to the UK GDPR and PECR, which have similar requirements. California users benefit from CPRA opt-out rights but the consent-first architecture goes beyond what CCPA strictly requires for most categories. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The consent wait configuration should be verified against the consent management platform's actual behavior in integration testing. If RunPod uses a consent management platform certified under IAB TCF 2.x, vendor due diligence should confirm the certification is current. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and technical teams should audit whether the consent default correctly prevents all non-essential scripts from firing before consent is updated, test the 2000ms window to ensure it does not result in pre-consent data transmission, and confirm that the Intellimize localStorage write that occurs before consent is evaluated is assessed under applicable law.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC oversees whether companies honor their stated data practices including consent-first configurations that are disclosed or implied to users.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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
RunPod Privacy Policy
Entity
RunPod
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009105
Document ID
CA-D-00652
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
40b9323cbd19f40963b2cc672177d89253af79bc968892dc86715dd99d40e1f8
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 02:05 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: RunPod
Document: RunPod Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-009105
Captured: 2026-05-08 02:05:33 UTC
SHA-256: 40b9323cbd19f409…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/runpod/runpod-privacy-policy/default-consent-denial-for-analytics-and-advertising/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does RunPod's Default Consent Denial for Analytics and Advertising clause do?

A consent-first default configuration is a positive privacy practice that means tracking should not activate until you explicitly agree, particularly for EU users subject to GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

How does this clause affect you?

The technical configuration of RunPod's website suggests that analytics and advertising tracking are intended to be withheld until you provide consent, which if correctly implemented means your browsing data should not be shared with Google or other trackers before you interact with the consent banner.

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