Does siteground.com track visitors?

Gecko Advisor detected 1 tracking script on siteground.com. These may include analytics platforms, advertising networks, or behavioral tracking technologies.

Does siteground.com share data with third parties?

When loading siteground.com, we detected connections to 4 third-party services. These may include CDNs, analytics providers, or embedded content.

Is siteground.com secure?

siteground.com uses TLS Grade A+ encryption, indicating strong security configuration. Your connection to this site is encrypted using modern standards.

What is siteground.com's privacy score?

siteground.com has a privacy score of 79/100 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.

siteground.com Privacy & Security Signals

https://siteground.com

Grade B(Fair)

What websites actually do, not what they promise. Gecko Advisor analyzes real network behavior — not privacy policies.

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Quick Summary

1 data collection script detected

siteground.com shares visitor information with 5 third-party services, including third-party services.

This is typical for your category sites, but 71% of websites we've analyzed have fewer external data connections.

Analysis performed using a real browser environment and compared against 307,001 publicly accessible websites.

Data Sharing Risk

Medium

Trackers: 1 • Third-party: 4 • Cookies: 35

TLS/HTTPS

Valid

TLS grade: A+

Top Trackers

1 found

Market Comparison

Based on 307,001 analyzed sites

0%Percentile

Lower half

siteground.com is at the 29th percentile among 307,001 scanned sites. Score is 3 points below the dataset average of 82.

Privacy Score

Your score79

Avg 82

0100

↑1 Trackers

0.5 more than avg

↑35 Cookies

29.5 more than avg

siteground.com has a privacy score of 79/100 based on 307,001 sites in the Gecko Advisor dataset. This site uses 1 trackers (dataset average: 0.5) and sets 35 cookies (dataset average: 5.5).

Recommended Actions

Top 3 prioritized fixes for siteground.com

These recommendations are based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis of siteground.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

4 connections

HTTPS

Grade A+

Trackers

1 detected

● Moderate Risk

Compare Privacy Practices

How does siteground.com compare to other sites?

Score Breakdown

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

Tracking & Analytics

-5Low

Security Headers

-9Low

Third-Party Requests

-8Medium

Cookie Security

-2Low

Privacy Compliance

0None

TLS Bonus

Final Score

100 - 24 + 3 =79

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.

1 tracking script found

Some third-party tracking is present. Most privacy browsers and ad blockers can prevent these from loading.

35 cookies detected

Many cookies are being set, which may include long-term tracking. Consider clearing cookies regularly or using cookie management tools.

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

79/100

Static analysis only — dynamically loaded trackers may not be reflected

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Limited scan: This analysis is based on initial page load (static HTML). Trackers loaded via JavaScript — which is how most modern tracking works — are not captured. Actual tracker count may be higher.

This scan analyzes initial page load (static HTML) — trackers loaded via JavaScript are not captured
1 third-party trackers detected (global average: 1.4)
10 long-lived cookies detected alongside 25 short-lived/session cookies

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

siteground.com has a privacy score of 79 out of 100, based on 4 scans. The global average across 49,834 domains is 80.8. siteground.com loads 1 third-party trackers. This report covers siteground.com's tracker usage, cookie behavior, privacy history, and how it compares to other sites.

siteground.com Compared to Other Sites

siteground.com has a privacy score of 79 out of 100.

siteground.com Privacy History

siteground.com has been scanned 4 times. Its stability classification is PROVISIONAL, based on observed configuration changes across scans. siteground.com has maintained a consistent privacy configuration across scans. The tracker count has remained between 0 and 1. The privacy score has stayed within 62 to 79. The privacy score has increased from 76 to 79 over the scan period.

Recent Changes Detected

Between December 22, 2025 and April 27, 2026, siteground.com's tracking configuration changed. 1 tracker(s) were added: Tracker matched: cookiebot.com. The privacy score moved from 62 to 79.

How Many Trackers Does siteground.com Use?

siteground.com includes 1 third-party tracking technologies. By purpose: 1 analytics.

siteground.com Cookie Analysis

siteground.com uses 35 cookies based on our most recent scan. Most cookies are short-lived (under 24 hours), limiting persistent tracking ability.

What siteground.com's Privacy Profile Means

siteground.com has a privacy score of 79 out of 100. The global average across 49,834 domains is 80.8. Across 4 scans, siteground.com's privacy configuration has been provisional. For details on scoring methodology, see our methodology page.

How scores are calculated

About This Report

This report is part of GeckoAdvisor's dataset covering 49,834 domains with 15,258,495 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