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Does this page need a banner at all?
A consent banner is required whenever the page loads anything that needs consent at all. The check first establishes whether that need exists, and only then assesses the banner — a page with no trackers and no third-party embeds doesn't need one.
- This order matters: a banner on a page with nothing to allow isn't a plus, it's an imposition — the visitor has to make a decision that's moot.
- Our own website is the proof: it loads no analytics tools, no advertising cookies, and no third-party fonts — and so it carries no banner.
- The reverse also applies: where the need exists and no banner appears, the processing happens with no basis at all. That's the more serious of the two cases.
