🛡️AI-Powered Cognitive Risk Scanner · GDPR + WCAG Aligned

Is your website manipulating
your users?

CogaGuard scans any webpage for dark patterns, cognitive manipulation, and ethical design violations. Get a scored report with AI fix recommendations in seconds.

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30+
Detection rules
6
Risk categories
<30s
Scan time
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AI-powered

Sample report

See what a scan looks like

cogaguard.com/scan/result
72
🔴 High Risk
Cognitive Risk Score
🔗 ryanair.com/homepage
22 issues found
Fake urgency: "Only 3 seats left at this price"High
Pre-selected seat add-on (+€14.99)High
Insurance opt-out buried in dropdownHigh
Confirm-shaming: "No thanks, I'll pay more"Medium
Price displayed without mandatory fees until checkoutHigh
Cookie consent: Accept button 4× larger than RejectMedium
+ 16 more issues in the full report

Detection engine

What CogaGuard detects

Our AI scans for 30+ patterns across 6 risk categories, cross-referenced against GDPR, WCAG 2.1, and the EU Dark Patterns guidelines.

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Urgency & Scarcity

Fake countdown timers, false "only 2 left" messages, artificial deadlines that pressure users into fast decisions.

Countdown timersFalse stock warnings"Today only" claims
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Consent Manipulation

Pre-checked boxes, buried opt-outs, confusing double-negatives, and GDPR-violating consent flows.

Pre-ticked checkboxesOpt-out hidden in settingsConfusing consent language
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Cognitive Overload

Excessive choices, overwhelming interfaces, and information designed to confuse rather than inform.

Choice overloadMisleading comparisonsJargon-heavy descriptions
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Friction Patterns

Deliberate obstacles on cancel/unsubscribe flows, hard-to-find delete buttons, roach motel traps.

Hard cancel flowsRoach motel signupBuried account deletion
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Language Manipulation

Confirmshaming, misleading button labels, emotionally manipulative copywriting on key CTAs.

ConfirmshamingMisleading CTA labelsGuilt-based language
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Visual Deception

Disguised ads, fake reviews design, UI tricks that hide true prices, misleading contrast on decline options.

Disguised adsLow-contrast decline buttonsHidden fees revealed late

Simple process

From URL to fix plan in 3 steps

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Paste your URL

Enter any live webpage URL. CogaGuard fetches the real HTML, including visible text, buttons, forms, and consent flows.

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AI scans for manipulation

Our engine analyses content against 30+ cognitive risk rules across 6 categories. Powered by Anthropic Claude.

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Get your fix plan

Receive a 0–100 risk score, severity levels per issue, GDPR/WCAG references, and copy-paste fix suggestions.

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Who uses CogaGuard?

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UX Designers

Validate designs before launch. Catch manipulation patterns your team may have introduced unintentionally.

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Document dark pattern violations for GDPR audits and EU consumer protection compliance. Generate PDF reports.

✓GDPR-aligned documentation
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