sfi.ie
Science Foundation Ireland — the state agency funding STEM research. 36 requests, 6 domains. GTM loads 156 ms before the consent manager appears. The privacy policy is dated 2018 — not a single specific external service is named.
Request timeline
Declared versus actual
Transfer timings
Source Sans Pro + Roboto Slab. USA.
Font Awesome 4.7.0 CSS + woff2. USA.
GTM-K87TNXJ. USA.
5 woff2 font files. USA.
dept-cookie-management v0.1.6. An npm CDN.
Detected trackers
- Google Tag Manager (www.googletagmanager.com, GTM-K87TNXJ)
- Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com)
- BootstrapCDN / MaxCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com)
- unpkg CDN (unpkg.com)
Indicators of GDPR non-compliance
- GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 7; ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336/2011)Google Tag Manager (GTM-K87TNXJ) loads at +152 ms without consent. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — two font families (Source Sans Pro, Roboto Slab) — loads at +119 ms, transmitting the user's IP address to Google's servers in the USA. BootstrapCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) loads at +119 ms. The consent management tool (unpkg.com/dept-cookie-management@0.1.6) loads at +308 ms — 189 ms after GTM launches.
- GDPR Art. 13(1)(e)The privacy policy is dated 9 May 2018 and names no specific external service: not GTM, not Google Analytics, not Google Fonts, not BootstrapCDN, not unpkg. Only generic categories ('analytics providers,' 'search engine providers') are mentioned, without identifying recipients.
Context
SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) is the state fund financing basic and applied STEM research, established in 2003. It administers grant programs for universities, research centers, and industry partners. HAR: 36 requests, 6 domains. 25 requests go to the first-party domain www.sfi.ie, with the remaining 11 going to five external domains.
The consent manager loads after GTM
The site uses dept-cookie-management — a JavaScript consent-management package published on npm and loaded from the unpkg.com CDN. It appears in the HAR at +308 ms. GTM-K87TNXJ loads at +152 ms. The gap is 156 ms, during which the GTM container is already initialized and capable of activating any tags configured within it. The loading order is inverted: the consent tool arrives after the tool it is supposed to control.
Google Fonts — 7 files prior to consent
At +119 ms, two CSS requests fire to fonts.googleapis.com: Source Sans Pro (100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 700, 900) and Roboto Slab (100, 200, 300, 400). At +164–165 ms, five woff2 files load from fonts.gstatic.com. Each request transmits the visitor’s IP address to Google’s servers in the USA. Both font families are standard open-source fonts, available for local hosting. Google Fonts is not mentioned in the privacy policy.
BootstrapCDN and Font Awesome 4.7.0
Font Awesome 4.7.0 — a version released in 2016 — loads from maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com (a CDN owned by MaxCDN, USA). This is another external recipient of visitors’ IP addresses, unmentioned in the policy. Like Google Fonts, the Font Awesome icons could be hosted locally.
The 2018 privacy policy
The privacy policy is dated 9 May 2018 — the date the GDPR took effect. Over the following eight years, the site changed its architecture, added a GTM container, and connected external CDNs — but the policy was never updated. It names no specific data recipient: in place of names, only categories (“analytics providers,” “search engine providers”) appear. Under Art. 13(1)(e), the data subject must be given information about specific recipients, or at least their categories — generic descriptions without names do not meet this requirement.
Set-Cookie — zero
None of the 36 requests sets a cookie via Set-Cookie. Cookies are also absent from outgoing requests.
Conclusion
sfi.ie reproduces a pattern typical of the Irish series: GTM firing without consent, Google Fonts loading without consent, and an outdated policy naming no specific recipients. What sets it apart is an inverted loading order: the consent manager appears 156 ms after GTM, rendering the concept of consent technically meaningless. The fix is standard: move GTM behind the banner, host the fonts and Font Awesome locally, and update the policy with an actual list of recipients and a current date.
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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — sfi.ie
Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел]
От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email]
Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта sfi.ie.
1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c))
На основании независимого технического анализа сайта прошу подтвердить и подробно раскрыть следующие категории обработки:
1) Google Tag Manager (GTM-K87TNXJ) загружается на +152 мс без согласия. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — два семейства шрифтов (Source Sans Pro, Roboto Slab) — на +119 мс, передавая IP пользователя на серверы Google в США. BootstrapCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) загружается на +119 мс. Инструмент управления согласием (unpkg.com/dept-cookie-management@0.1.6) загружается на +308 мс — спустя 189 мс после запуска GTM.
2) Политика конфиденциальности датирована 9 мая 2018 года и не называет ни одного конкретного внешнего сервиса: ни GTM, ни Google Analytics, ни Google Fonts, ни BootstrapCDN, ни unpkg. Упоминаются только общие категории ('analytics providers', 'search engine providers') без идентификации получателей.
2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/ie-sfi-ie/
3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h))
Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки.
С уважением,
[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]
[Дата]Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — sfi.ie
To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department]
From: [Your name], [contact email]
I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website sfi.ie.
1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c))
Based on an independent technical analysis of the site, I request confirmation and detailed disclosure of the following categories of processing:
1) Google Tag Manager (GTM-K87TNXJ) loads at +152 ms without consent. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — two font families (Source Sans Pro, Roboto Slab) — loads at +119 ms, transmitting the user's IP address to Google's servers in the USA. BootstrapCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) loads at +119 ms. The consent management tool (unpkg.com/dept-cookie-management@0.1.6) loads at +308 ms — 189 ms after GTM launches.
2) The privacy policy is dated 9 May 2018 and names no specific external service: not GTM, not Google Analytics, not Google Fonts, not BootstrapCDN, not unpkg. Only generic categories ('analytics providers,' 'search engine providers') are mentioned, without identifying recipients.
2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/ie-sfi-ie/
3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h))
Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]
[Date]RIA DigiDoc — phone · Smart-ID / Mobile-ID
Where to file: Data Protection Commission (DPC) — dataprotection.ie
The regulator reviews complaints in its national language. There is an officially translated template from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) — you can use it instead of or alongside this letter: Official EDPB complaint form (PDF, your language)
Тема: Жалоба на обработку персональных данных — sfi.ie
1. Предмет жалобы
Я подаю жалобу в отношении обработки моих персональных данных сайтом sfi.ie.
2. Обстоятельства
Я посетил сайт sfi.ie и обнаружил признаки несоответствия обработки моих персональных данных требованиям GDPR. Технический разбор, опубликованный на gdpru.eu 31.05.2026 (открытая методология, воспроизводимые измерения), документирует следующие признаки:
1) Google Tag Manager (GTM-K87TNXJ) загружается на +152 мс без согласия. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — два семейства шрифтов (Source Sans Pro, Roboto Slab) — на +119 мс, передавая IP пользователя на серверы Google в США. BootstrapCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) загружается на +119 мс. Инструмент управления согласием (unpkg.com/dept-cookie-management@0.1.6) загружается на +308 мс — спустя 189 мс после запуска GTM.
2) Политика конфиденциальности датирована 9 мая 2018 года и не называет ни одного конкретного внешнего сервиса: ни GTM, ни Google Analytics, ни Google Fonts, ни BootstrapCDN, ни unpkg. Упоминаются только общие категории ('analytics providers', 'search engine providers') без идентификации получателей.
Полная техническая документация опубликована по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/ie-sfi-ie/
3. Положения GDPR, соблюдение которых прошу проверить
GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 7; ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336/2011); GDPR Art. 13(1)(e)
4. Требование
Прошу проверить изложенные обстоятельства и, если несоответствие подтвердится, принять меры, предусмотренные статьёй 58(2) GDPR.
5. Приложения
Полная доказательная база — HAR-файл, контрольная сумма SHA-256 и цитата из политики конфиденциальности сайта, документирующая указанное противоречие — опубликована и проверяема по ссылке в пункте 2 выше.
С уважением,
[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]
[Дата]Subject: Complaint regarding personal data processing — sfi.ie
1. Subject of the complaint
I am filing a complaint regarding the processing of my personal data by the website sfi.ie.
2. Circumstances
I visited the website sfi.ie and found indications that the processing of my personal data does not comply with the GDPR. The technical analysis published on gdpru.eu on 31 May 2026 (open methodology, reproducible measurements) documents the following indications:
1) Google Tag Manager (GTM-K87TNXJ) loads at +152 ms without consent. Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — two font families (Source Sans Pro, Roboto Slab) — loads at +119 ms, transmitting the user's IP address to Google's servers in the USA. BootstrapCDN (maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) loads at +119 ms. The consent management tool (unpkg.com/dept-cookie-management@0.1.6) loads at +308 ms — 189 ms after GTM launches.
2) The privacy policy is dated 9 May 2018 and names no specific external service: not GTM, not Google Analytics, not Google Fonts, not BootstrapCDN, not unpkg. Only generic categories ('analytics providers,' 'search engine providers') are mentioned, without identifying recipients.
Full technical documentation is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/ie-sfi-ie/
3. GDPR provisions I ask you to examine
GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 7; ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336/2011); GDPR Art. 13(1)(e)
4. Request
I request that you examine the circumstances described and, if non-compliance is confirmed, apply the measures provided for in Article 58(2) GDPR.
5. Attachments
The full evidence base — the HAR file, its SHA-256 checksum and the quotation from the site's privacy policy documenting the stated contradiction — is published and verifiable at the link in point 2 above.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]
[Date]