SoundCloud: GDPR, cookies and installation

Video
Consent-controlled integration
SoundCloud
1 cookie listed ↗ Privacy policy + Multiple instances
service soundcloud
7.5M
requests / 30 days

52.58% consent


SoundCloud: video, cookies and consent

SoundCloud is used to display or embed video content. Loading an external player may establish a connection with the provider’s servers before the visitor starts the video.

With tarteaucitron, loading SoundCloud can be conditioned on the visitor’s choice instead of immediately activating the third-party service.

Managing SoundCloud with tarteaucitron

When SoundCloud is integrated through tarteaucitron, its activation is managed according to the visitor's consent choice. The service can therefore be loaded only when the corresponding permission has been granted and the visitor can later change this choice through the consent interface.

Cookies and storage used by SoundCloud

The current tarteaucitron integration declares 1 cookie associated with SoundCloud:

  • sc_anonymous_id

This list corresponds to the cookies currently declared in the tarteaucitron service definition. The service provider may change its technical implementation over time.

Configuring SoundCloud

Add the following code to your website after initializing tarteaucitron. Replace the example values with those provided by SoundCloud.

<script>
(tarteaucitron.job = tarteaucitron.job || []).push('soundcloud');
</script>

Additional code

The following code can already be present on your website and should be kept where the service is used.

<div class="soundcloud_player" data-playable-id="track_or_playlist_id" data-playable-type="type (playlists|sets)" data-height="iframe_height" data-color="accent_color" data-auto-play="autoplay (true|false)" data-hide-related="hide related (true|false)" data-show-comments="show comment (true|false)" data-show-user="show user (true|false)" data-show-reposts="show repost (true|false)" data-show-teaser="show teaser (true|false)" data-visual="visual (true|false)" data-artwork="artwork (true|false)"></div>

Code to remove

Default HTML code to remove from your website:

<iframe width="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" autoplay (true|false) src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/type (playlists|sets)/track_or_playlist_id&hide_related=hide related (true|false)&color=accent_color&auto_play=autoplay (true|false)&show_comments=show comment (true|false)&hide_related=hide related (true|false)&show_user=show user (true|false)&show_reposts=show repost (true|false)&show_teaser=show teaser (true|false)&visual=visual (true|false)&artwork=artwork (true|false)"></iframe>

For a complete guide, read the documentation to install tarteaucitron.js.

Privacy information

For detailed information about the processing of data by SoundCloud, cookies and applicable retention periods, refer to the documentation or privacy policy published by the service provider:

SoundCloud privacy information

Frequently asked questions about SoundCloud

Does SoundCloud require consent?

Whether SoundCloud requires consent depends on the data and tracking technologies used by the player. Embedded content using non-essential trackers should be conditioned on consent.

How does tarteaucitron block SoundCloud?

tarteaucitron controls the activation of SoundCloud according to the consent choice recorded for the visitor. The service code is triggered through tarteaucitron instead of being loaded independently from the consent manager.