OSCAR - Website Compliance Scanner

About

OSCAR (Obligation Scanning & Compliance Analysis Reporter) is your friendly compliance companion that sniffs out legal and regulatory elements on any website.

WHAT OSCAR DOES
Oscar is a Bernese Mountain Dog who loves checking websites for compliance. With one click, he scans any page and reports what legal protections and policies he finds—or doesn't find.

26 COMPLIANCE CHECKS ACROSS 8 CATEGORIES

Privacy & Data Protection
- Privacy Policy (GDPR, CCPA)
- Do Not Sell / Share (CCPA/CPRA)
- Data Subject Access Request forms

Cookie Compliance
- Cookie Banners & Consent Management
- Cookie Policy pages
- Cookie Preference Settings

Legal Disclosures
- Terms of Service / Terms of Use
- Legal Notice / Impressum
- Dispute Resolution (ODR)
- Contact Information

Consumer Protection
- Refund & Return Policies
- Shipping Information
- Age Verification (COPPA)

Accessibility
- Accessibility Statements (WCAG, ADA)
- HTML Sitemaps

Content & IP
- DMCA / Copyright policies
- Report Abuse mechanisms
- Affiliate Disclosures (FTC)
- Ad Choices / Interest-Based Ads

Corporate Responsibility
- Modern Slavery Statements
- Environmental / ESG policies
- Security & Vulnerability Disclosure

ICANN & Registry Compliance
- WHOIS / RDAP information
- Domain Abuse contacts
- UDRP dispute information
- Registrar details
- Transfer policies

KEY FEATURES

One-Click Scanning
Click the Oscar icon and scan any page instantly. Oscar checks the entire page including footers, lazy-loaded content, and dynamically generated elements.

Multi-Language Support
Oscar understands compliance terminology in 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, and Portuguese.

Compare Multiple Sites
Use "Compare Tabs" mode to scan multiple websites at once and see how they stack up side-by-side.

Customizable
Train Oscar to focus on what matters to you:
- Enable or disable specific checks
- Adjust importance weights
- Add your own custom search terms

Sniff-O-Meter Dashboard
See exactly how your configuration affects scoring with our visual dashboard. Watch Oscar's mood change based on your coverage level!

Scan History
Review past scans to track compliance across sites you've visited.

100% PRIVATE

Oscar is privacy-first by design:
- All scanning happens locally in YOUR browser
- No data is EVER sent to external servers
- No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
- Scan history stored only on your device
- Open source - verify our code yourself

WHO IS OSCAR FOR?

- Privacy advocates checking website compliance
- Legal professionals auditing client websites
- Web developers ensuring their sites are compliant
- Business owners verifying their compliance posture
- Anyone curious about a website's legal transparency

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED

- activeTab: Scan the page you're viewing
- tabs: List tabs for comparison feature
- storage: Save settings & history locally
- scripting: Run the compliance scanner
- all_urls: Scan any website

FREE FOREVER

Oscar is completely free with no premium tiers, no ads, and no data monetization. Just a good boy doing compliance work.

Questions or suggestions? Visit our GitHub page to report issues or contribute!