Identify GDPR IP Data Transfer Risks on Your Website with Violating-GDPR.com

Violating-GDPR.com by Multidots is a part of our continued focus on privacy-first and ethical web development. 

The platform serves as a dedicated resource to help website owners understand GDPR risks related to IP data transfers and external dependencies.

What Violating-GDPR.com Is Designed to Do

GDPR compliance can become unclear when websites rely on third-party services hosted outside the European Union.

Violating-GDPR.com helps website owners understand one specific and common GDPR risk: whether their website transfers IP addresses outside the EU.

The tool focuses on identifying external resources that may cause user IP data to be sent to non-EU servers, which can raise GDPR concerns depending on location and legal context.

Why IP Address Transfers Matter Under GDPR

Several European court rulings have clarified that IP addresses are considered personal data under GDPR.

• A German court ruled that embedding Google Fonts can violate GDPR when IP addresses are sent to the United States.
• Courts in Austria and France ruled that transferring IP information outside the EU can be a GDPR breach, especially when it can be combined with other data.

When a website loads resources from external servers using scripts, fonts, images, iframes, or videos, the visitor’s IP address is shared with those servers.

In some countries, especially Germany, Austria, and France, this can create compliance risks if IP data leaves the EU.

Privacy compliance rarely exists in isolation. Regulations like GDPR often overlap with other EU frameworks that focus on user rights, transparency, and inclusive digital experiences. For example, accessibility requirements under the European Accessibility Act also impact how websites are designed, built, and maintained. 

If you are working with WordPress, this guide on European Accessibility Act compliance for WordPress explains how accessibility and regulatory responsibility go hand in hand when building user-first websites.

What the Tool Actually Checks

Violating-GDPR.com performs a technical scan of a provided URL.

It looks for:

• Script tags
• Video embeds
• Iframe embeds
• Image tags

The tool then checks where the servers hosting those resources are located.

If some of the content is loaded from servers outside Europe, the website may be flagged as potentially violating GDPR, depending on jurisdiction.

This makes it easier to spot risks that are often hidden behind design or performance choices.

How Violating-GDPR.com Works

The process is simple and transparent.

You enter a website URL > The system scrapes the page and identifies embedded external resources > It checks where the servers for those resources are located.

If external content is hosted outside the EU, the URL may be marked as "violating GDPR" for IP data transfers.

This gives you an initial understanding of whether your site might be exposing user IP addresses beyond Europe.

Important Limitations to Understand

Violating-GDPR.com is intentionally lightweight and fast. Because of this, there are limits to what it can detect.

• It does not detect content loaded server-side
• It does not detect content fetched dynamically via JavaScript
• It does not check every network request for performance reasons

The tool is meant as an initial check, not a full forensic audit.

Not All Non-EU Servers Automatically Mean a Violation

Using servers outside the EU is not always a GDPR violation.

Some US-based companies participate in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which can allow lawful data transfers under certain conditions.

However, court rulings show that this area is complex and still evolving. This is why many organizations choose solutions where they fully control data location and hosting.

Violating-GDPR.com helps surface these situations so teams can make informed decisions.

Who Should Use Violating-GDPR.com

The tool is useful for anyone responsible for a website that serves EU users.

This includes:

• Website owners and founders
• Developers and technical teams
• Agencies managing client sites
• Publishers and content platforms
• Businesses operating in or targeting EU countries

If you want to understand where your site may be leaking IP data outside Europe, this tool is a practical starting point.

Is This Legal Advice? 

No. Violating-GDPR.com does not provide legal advice. It is a technical check that highlights potential GDPR risks related to IP data transfers.

For full compliance decisions, legal consultation is still recommended.

Summary

Violating-GDPR.com helps website owners understand whether their site may be transferring IP addresses outside the EU through embedded external resources. By scanning scripts, images, iframes, and other embeds, it surfaces common GDPR risk areas that are often overlooked. 

The tool is fast, educational, and designed to provide clarity without legal jargon.

For teams that want better visibility into GDPR-related data transfers, Violating-GDPR.com offers a simple and practical first step.

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