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_dc_gtm_<container-id>

Used by Google Tag Manager to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics. Set when GTM loads GA on the page.

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GDPR & ePrivacy guidance

_dc_gtm_<container-id> is a analytics cookie. Under Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR, it must not be set before the visitor has given prior, informed, freely-given consent.

If your scanner finds _dc_gtm_<container-id> on a page before the visitor interacts with your consent banner, that's a violation — the cookie loaded without a legal basis.

Fix: gate the script that sets this cookie behind your CMP, so it only fires after the relevant consent category is accepted.

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