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Fathom

Fathom

Privacy-first web analytics platform that counts unique visitors without cookies or fingerprinting. Fathom uses a sampling-based approach to report traffic trends while keeping all visitor data anonymous. GDPR, CCPA, and PECR compliant without a consent requirement.

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Overview

Fathom is a privacy-first web analytics platform that measures website traffic without using cookies, fingerprinting, or collecting personal data. It provides aggregate visitor counts and page view trends while remaining fully anonymous by design.

What This Script Does

The Fathom script loads a lightweight tracking snippet that records page views and referrer data. It does not set any cookies or use browser storage. It does not fingerprint visitors or collect IP addresses for analytics purposes. Unique visitor counting uses a hash-based approach that cannot be reversed to identify individuals. The script makes requests to Fathom's servers to transmit anonymized page view events.

Consent & Compliance

  • Consent Category: Analytics (privacy-preserving)
  • Cookies/Storage: None
  • GDPR/ePrivacy: Fathom is designed to be exempt from consent requirements under GDPR and ePrivacy Directive because it does not process personal data or use tracking technologies. EU DPAs have generally accepted that cookieless, anonymous analytics do not require consent.
  • CCPA: No personal information is collected or sold.
  • PECR: Compliant without consent as no information is stored on or retrieved from the user's device for tracking purposes.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Fathom does not use cookies, fingerprinting, or any form of personal data collection. It is designed to operate without consent requirements and has been validated as compliant by multiple EU data protection authorities.

Is Fathom GDPR compliant?

Fathom typically loads analytics trackers, which are not strictly necessary for your site to work. Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies and trackers must stay blocked until a visitor gives clear opt-in consent. So Fathom can be fully GDPR compliant, but only if your site holds its scripts until consent is granted and lets visitors decline just as easily. Compliance depends on how your site loads Fathom, not on Fathom itself.

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Analytics

Also Known As

Fathom Analyticscookieless analyticsprivacy-first analyticsGDPR compliant analyticsno cookie trackingFathom web stats

Industries

Computers Electronics and Technology

Tracked Domains (1)

cdn.usefathom.comAnalytics

cdn.usefathom.com is an analytics domain operated by Fathom, used to measure visits, sessions, and on-site behavior.

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