Frequently asked questions

It's a tool that loads your site in a real browser and shows the lawsuit exposure hiding in its behavior. LawsuitGuard goes further than a cookie scanner: it runs a controlled three-state consent experiment (No action / Reject / Accept) and inspects the actual network requests — including POST bodies — to document exactly what personal data leaves the page, then maps that evidence to CIPA/wiretapping, ADA, VPPA, and privacy-law theories with suggested fixes to review, in minutes.

Most CIPA (California Invasion of Privacy Act) and ECPA claims target websites that run tracking pixels, session-replay, or chat tools that capture visitor activity before consent and share it with third parties. LawsuitGuard flags pre-consent tracking and session recording specifically.

The Meta Pixel can create legal risk when it fires before consent, runs on sensitive pages like health or finance, or transmits data that isn't disclosed in your privacy policy. Our scanner detects the pixel, checks when it fires, and shows whether your disclosures match.

ADA web compliance is generally measured against WCAG 2.2 Level AA. LawsuitGuard runs an automated WCAG 2.2 AA audit (via axe-core) to surface the violations — missing labels, low contrast, keyboard traps — that most often lead to ADA demand letters, ranked by severity. Automated testing surfaces many issues but cannot confirm full ADA compliance; manual review is still needed.

No tool can guarantee you won't be sued, but finding and fixing pre-consent trackers, weak consent banners, and disclosure gaps removes the exact evidence plaintiffs rely on, which can lower your risk. LawsuitGuard surfaces and prioritizes those issues so you and your counsel can address them.

A manual audit is thorough but slow and expensive, often taking weeks and thousands of dollars. LawsuitGuard delivers an evidence-backed exposure report in minutes, and each run is a self-contained, point-in-time evidence snapshot you can re-run anytime. The two are complementary — scan first, then send the highest-exposure findings to counsel.

An Evidence Package is a hash-sealed, court-oriented record of what your site actually transmitted, to whom, and under which consent state — with numbered exhibits, a chain-of-custody log, and a certification written to support authentication under Federal Rules of Evidence 901 and 902(13)/(14). Each exhibit and the package as a whole are sealed with SHA-256 hashes (and an optional cryptographic signature), so any alteration is detectable and an independent party can re-verify it. Honestly: it supports authentication — establishing the record is what it claims to be — but it does not by itself decide admissibility, relevance, or hearsay, which remain for the court and your counsel. Export it as JSON or a certified PDF in tiers from Snapshot to Litigation-Ready.

It surfaces indicators relevant to CIPA, ECPA, the ADA, WCAG 2.2 AA, VPPA, CCPA/CPRA-style opt-outs, COPPA, and TCPA, plus baseline web-security headers. It identifies risk indicators; it does not provide legal advice.

LawsuitGuard keeps your scan report so you can revisit it, but it does not retain the underlying content of scanned pages beyond what's needed to generate the report.

Most scans complete in a few minutes, depending on how many pages you choose to scan.

Re-scan after any marketing-tag, consent, or design change — new pixels and A/B tests routinely reintroduce risk. Each scan is an independent, point-in-time evidence snapshot, so you can run a fresh one whenever you need current documentation.