Does advertserve.com track visitors?

Gecko Advisor detected 6 tracking scripts on advertserve.com. These may include analytics platforms, advertising networks, or behavioral tracking technologies.

Does advertserve.com share data with third parties?

When loading advertserve.com, we detected connections to 9 third-party services. These may include CDNs, analytics providers, or embedded content.

Is advertserve.com secure?

advertserve.com uses TLS Grade B encryption. While encrypted, there may be room for improvement in the security configuration.

What is advertserve.com's privacy score?

advertserve.com has a privacy score of 43/100 based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis. This score is calculated based on detected tracking scripts, third-party connections, cookie usage, and security configuration. Higher scores indicate fewer observable privacy concerns.

advertserve.com Privacy & Security Signals

https://advertserve.com

Grade D(Poor)

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Quick Summary

High data exposure detected

advertserve.com connects to 9 external services and loads 6 tracking scripts.

This is more than 98% of sites we've analyzed.

This is common on fast-growing or marketing-heavy sites and can usually be reduced without affecting core functionality.

Analysis performed using a real browser environment and compared against 310,383 publicly accessible websites.

Data Sharing Risk

Medium

Trackers: 6 • Third-party: 9 • Cookies: 0

TLS/HTTPS

Valid

TLS grade: B

Top Trackers

6 found

Market Comparison

Based on 310,383 analyzed sites

0%Percentile

Lower quartile

advertserve.com is at the 2th percentile among 310,383 scanned sites. Score is 38 points below the dataset average of 81.

Privacy Score

Your score43

Avg 81

0100

↑6 Trackers

5.5 more than avg

↓0 Cookies

5.5 fewer than avg

Known Trackers Detected

cloudflare.comgoogletagmanager.comgstatic.comgoogle.com+1 more

advertserve.com has a privacy score of 43/100 based on 310,383 sites in the Gecko Advisor dataset. This site uses 6 trackers (dataset average: 0.5) and sets 0 cookies (dataset average: 5.5).

Recommended Actions

Top 3 prioritized fixes for advertserve.com

These recommendations are based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis of advertserve.com. Addressing these 3 issues can improve the site's privacy score and user trust. Reducing trackers decreases data exposure to third parties. Security improvements protect users from potential attacks.

Third-Party

9 connections

HTTPS

Grade B

Trackers

6 detected

⚠ High Risk

Compare Privacy Practices

How does advertserve.com compare to other sites?

Score Breakdown

Security and tracking issues have higher impact than disclosure-only signals.

Tracking & Analytics

-30High

Security Headers

-12Low

Third-Party Requests

-15High

Cookie Security

0None

Privacy Compliance

0None

Final Score

100 - 57 + 0 =43

What This Means For You

Practical tips based on what we found

Browser fingerprinting detected

This site may track you even without cookies. Consider using a privacy-focused browser or extension like Firefox with Enhanced Tracking Protection.

6 tracking scripts found

Your browsing activity on this site is being monitored by multiple third parties. A tracker blocker like uBlock Origin can help reduce this exposure.

Pro tip: Using a privacy-focused browser like Firefox or Brave, combined with an ad blocker, can significantly reduce tracking across all websites you visit.

Detailed Analysis Report

43/100

Above-average third-party tracker presence

6 third-party trackers detected (global average: 1.4)
Mixed tracker stack spanning advertising, analytics, and social purposes

advertserve.com uses a mix of third-party technologies for analytics, advertising, and content delivery.

Across 3 scans between December 14, 2025 and April 28, 2026, advertserve.com's tracker count has ranged from 0 to 6. advertserve.com currently has a privacy score of 43 out of 100. This report covers advertserve.com's tracker usage, cookie behavior, privacy history, and how it compares to other sites.

advertserve.com Cookie Analysis

Our scan identified 0 cookies on advertserve.com.

How Many Trackers Does advertserve.com Use?

Our scan detected 6 third-party trackers on advertserve.com. By purpose: 1 advertising, 1 analytics, 3 functional, 1 uncategorized. The tracker stack spans multiple purposes, combining analytics, advertising, and content delivery. Notable high-risk trackers: DoubleClick (Google) (advertising). One unusual detection: Tracker matched: pingdom.net, found on only 47 other domains in the dataset.

advertserve.com Compared to Other Sites

advertserve.com has a privacy score of 43 out of 100.

What advertserve.com's Privacy Profile Means

advertserve.com has a privacy score of 43 out of 100. The global average across 49,838 domains is 80.8. The third-party stack spans multiple purposes including analytics, advertising, and social integrations. Across 3 scans, advertserve.com's privacy configuration has been provisional. For details on scoring methodology, see our methodology page.

How scores are calculated

advertserve.com Privacy History

advertserve.com has been scanned 3 times. Its stability classification is PROVISIONAL, based on observed configuration changes across scans. Privacy configuration has been consistent across scans. The tracker count has remained between 0 and 6. The privacy score has stayed within 43 to 75. The privacy score has decreased from 75 to 43 over the scan period.

Recent Changes Detected

Between December 25, 2025 and April 28, 2026, advertserve.com's tracking configuration changed. 6 tracker(s) were added: Tracker matched: cloudflare.com, Tracker matched: pingdom.net, Tracker matched: googletagmanager.com, Tracker matched: gstatic.com, Tracker matched: google.com, Tracker matched: doubleclick.net. The privacy score moved from 75 to 43.

Score Decline

advertserve.com's privacy score has decreased from 75 to 43 over the scan period, a drop of 32 points.

About This Report

This report is part of GeckoAdvisor's dataset covering 49,838 domains with 15,435,536 findings. GeckoAdvisor scans domains to detect third-party trackers, cookies, and privacy-relevant configuration changes. For details on scanning methodology and known limitations, see our methodology page.

Methodology