RELX Group

RELX Group

RELX Group is an information analytics company (LexisNexis, Elsevier). Digital scripts may appear on academic, legal, and scientific publisher sites within the RELX portfolio for analytics and subscription access management.

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Overview

RELX Group is an information analytics company that owns LexisNexis, Elsevier, and other academic and legal publishing brands. Its scripts appear on publisher sites within the RELX portfolio for analytics and subscription access management.

What This Script Does

  • Tracks page views, article downloads, and content engagement across RELX publisher properties
  • Manages subscription authentication and entitlement verification for gated content
  • Collects usage analytics to inform content licensing and publishing decisions
  • May set cookies for session management, access control, and analytics tracking
  • Aggregates usage data across institutional and individual subscriber accounts

Consent & Compliance

  • Category: Analytics / Functional
  • GDPR: Analytics tracking requires consent unless limited to anonymized or aggregated data. Subscription access management is functional. The dual purpose means both bases may apply depending on specific script behavior.
  • CCPA: Usage data tied to individual accounts is personal information subject to disclosure requirements.
  • ePrivacy: Session and authentication cookies qualify as strictly necessary. Analytics cookies require consent.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

Conditional. The subscription access management functionality is essential and should not be blocked. However, the analytics tracking components that collect behavioral data beyond session management should be blocked until consent is obtained.

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Consent Categories

Analytics
Functional

Also Known As

RELX GroupLexisNexisElsevieracademic publisher analyticsReed Elseviersubscription access management

Industries

Computers Electronics and Technology

Tracked Domains (1)

online-metrix.netEssential

Frequently Asked Questions

Is consent required for RELX Group scripts on my website?

Yes, for analytics tracking. RELX Group scripts appearing on academic and legal publisher sites within the RELX portfolio track page views, article downloads, and content engagement. Analytics processing under GDPR requires consent. Functional cookies used for subscription authentication may be exempt as strictly necessary.

What does RELX Group track on publisher sites?

RELX scripts collect page view data, article download events, and content engagement metrics across publisher properties like Elsevier and LexisNexis. They manage subscription authentication and entitlement verification for gated content. Session cookies handle access control, while analytics cookies aggregate usage across subscriber accounts.

How does ConsentStack detect RELX Group?

ConsentStack identifies RELX Group scripts on publisher properties and classifies them under analytics and functional categories. Subscription authentication cookies are treated as functional and not blocked. Analytics tracking scripts are gated on consent — ConsentStack prevents them from loading until the visitor grants analytics consent.

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