Overview
Traffic Stars is a pop and push advertising network primarily used by adult and entertainment publisher sites. Its scripts load popunder and banner ad units on publisher pages. Traffic Stars sets cookies to track ad frequency and target visitors across its network.
What This Script Does
- Loads popunder, banner, and push notification ad units on publisher pages
- Sets cookies to track ad impression frequency and cap repeated ad exposure
- Collects visitor data including IP address, browser fingerprint, and referring URL for audience targeting
- Fires impression and click tracking pixels back to Traffic Stars servers
- May redirect users to advertiser landing pages via popunder windows
Consent & Compliance
- Category: Marketing
- GDPR: Sets tracking cookies and collects behavioral data for ad targeting. Requires explicit consent under GDPR before any scripts load or cookies are set.
- CCPA: Shares visitor data with advertisers for targeted advertising, which may constitute a "sale" under CCPA. Opt-out mechanisms are required.
- ePrivacy: Sets non-essential cookies for ad frequency capping and targeting. Requires prior consent in EU jurisdictions.
Should You Block This Without Consent?
Yes. Traffic Stars is an advertising network that sets tracking cookies and collects behavioral data for ad targeting. It must be blocked until the user provides explicit marketing consent.
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Does Traffic Stars require consent?
Yes. Traffic Stars sets tracking cookies and collects visitor data including IP address, browser fingerprint, and referring URL for ad targeting. It must be blocked until the visitor provides explicit marketing consent — no legitimate interest basis applies to ad network tracking.
What does Traffic Stars do on publisher pages?
Traffic Stars loads popunder, banner, and push notification ad units on publisher pages. It fires impression and click tracking pixels, caps ad frequency via cookies, and collects behavioral data for audience targeting across its advertising network.
How does ConsentStack handle Traffic Stars?
ConsentStack blocks Traffic Stars scripts entirely until the visitor grants marketing consent. Given that Traffic Stars collects fingerprint and behavioral data for ad targeting, ConsentStack treats it as high-priority marketing consent — no scripts load before an explicit opt-in.
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