Hotjar

Analytics

Session recording, heatmaps, and on-site surveys.

How to block it until consent

Hotjar is analytics — consent required. Sets multiple _hj* first-party cookies. The Hotjar snippet supports suppression: do not call hj('identify', …) or load the tracker until analytics consent is given.

Detection signals

Host domains

hotjar.com
static.hotjar.com
script.hotjar.com

Cookies set

_hjSession_*
_hjSessionUser_*
_hjid
_hjFirstSeen
_hjIncludedInSessionSample
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
_hjTLDTest

Request patterns

/hotjar-
/modules.
/c/hotjar-

Privacy-friendly alternatives

Microsoft Clarity

Categorisation follows common EU/DPC guidance. Your specific deployment may change the category (e.g. Stripe on a checkout page vs. a marketing page).