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MyFonts is a web font hosting service by Monotype that delivers fonts from a content delivery network and counts pageviews for licensing, transmitting visitor IP and referrer to the United States.

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Overview

What does MyFonts do?

What MyFonts is

MyFonts is a web font hosting service operated by Monotype, a company based in the United States. When a website embeds a MyFonts web font kit, the fonts are delivered from a content delivery network so they load quickly for visitors anywhere.

To enforce licensing, the service counts pageviews each time a page that uses the font kit is loaded, which involves contact with Monotype infrastructure.

What data and cookies it collects

When a font is loaded, the visitor browser sends its IP address and the referring page address to a tracking service so a pageview can be counted against the licence. According to Monotype, the IP address is used to count pageviews and is not stored or further processed by the provider for other purposes.

The font delivery itself is cookieless, but the IP address is personal data under the GDPR, so the transmission still constitutes processing that must be justified.

GDPR and ePrivacy implications

Loading fonts from an external United States service exposes the visitor IP address to a third country, which European courts and regulators have treated as a sensitive point, as shown by decisions on external Google Fonts. The website operator is the controller and must be able to justify the transfer.

Because the IP is read from the device on each request, the safest approach treats external font loading as requiring user consent rather than relying solely on legitimate interest.

Consent requirements

Given the transfer of IP data abroad, many European operators ask for consent before loading MyFonts from the external service. The consent banner should explain that an external font provider in the United States will receive the IP address, and it must offer a genuine option to refuse.

Where consent is refused, the site should fall back to locally hosted fonts so the page still renders without contacting the external service.

International data transfers

The IP address and referrer are transmitted to the United States. Such transfers should rely on the EU US Data Privacy Framework where Monotype is certified, or on Standard Contractual Clauses together with a transfer impact assessment that considers United States surveillance laws.

Practical compliance steps

Prefer self hosting the licensed font files on your own server or European CDN so no visitor IP leaves to the United States. If you keep the external service, gate it behind consent, verify the transfer mechanism, and update your privacy notice to name Monotype and describe the IP transfer.

Keep records of your transfer assessment and your consent logs so you can demonstrate accountability if a supervisory authority asks.

Compliance

MyFonts and the GDPR

MyFonts is classified as “Essential”. On a site that targets European visitors, it must only load after the visitor consents, and it must be listed in your cookie policy.

Legal basis
Consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the safer basis where IP data is sent abroad, with legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR claimed by the provider for licensing measurement
Risk level
high
Applicable regulations
GDPR, ePrivacy Directive

Impact assessment (DPIA)

A DPIA is strongly advisable for MyFonts web font hosting because the service transmits visitor IP addresses to a provider in the United States for pageview counting. The combination of an international transfer and tracking on every page view raises the risk profile, even though the provider states it does not store the IP for other purposes.

Sample text for your banner

This site can load fonts from MyFonts by Monotype, which sends your IP address and the page address to a service in the United States to count pageviews for licensing. We only load these external fonts with your consent, which you can refuse or withdraw at any time, in which case locally hosted fonts are used.
Cookies and trackers

What MyFonts sets and contacts

Tracking method
CDN request
Server location
United States
Cookieless mode available
Yes
Data transferred outside the EU
Font files are served from a content delivery network and pageview tracking transmits the visitor IP address and referrer to the United States under the EU US Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses.

Cookies set (4)

NameTypeDurationPurpose
monotype_sessionStrictly necessarySessionMaintains the session on the Monotype and MyFonts web properties.
mt_consentFunctional1 yearStores the cookie consent choices made on the provider website.
mt_prefsFunctional6 monthsRemembers display and language preferences on the provider website.
_mt_gaAnalytics13 monthsMeasures usage of the provider website for reporting purposes.

Third-party domains contacted (4)

  • myfonts.com
  • hello.myfonts.net
  • fast.fonts.net
  • monotype.com
Questions

Frequently asked questions about MyFonts

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Which cookies does MyFonts set?

The MyFonts web font hosting and pageview tracking are cookieless, since the service identifies pageviews through the request rather than a stored cookie. The myfonts.com website itself uses session, preference and analytics cookies, but these are separate from the embedded font kit on your site.

Is consent required for MyFonts?

Because loading the external fonts sends the visitor IP address to the United States, the safest approach is to ask for consent before the font request. If you self host the licensed font files instead, no IP leaves to the provider and the consent question for fonts disappears.

What is the legal basis for processing with MyFonts?

Monotype relies on legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for pageview counting, but for the website operator the international transfer makes consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR the more defensible basis. Self hosting avoids the question by keeping data within the EU.

Does MyFonts transfer data outside the EU, to the US in particular?

Yes, when fonts are loaded from the external service the visitor IP address and referrer are transmitted to the United States. Such transfers should rely on the EU US Data Privacy Framework or on Standard Contractual Clauses with a transfer impact assessment.

Is a DPIA needed for MyFonts?

A DPIA is strongly advisable because the service combines an international transfer of IP data with tracking on every page view. Documenting the risk and the chosen safeguards helps demonstrate that the transfer has been properly assessed.

How do I implement MyFonts in a compliant way?

The cleanest approach is to self host the licensed font files on your own server or a European CDN so no visitor IP reaches the United States. If you keep the external service, gate it behind consent, verify the transfer mechanism, and describe the IP transfer in your privacy notice.

What are the alternatives to MyFonts?

Alternatives include self hosting the same licensed fonts, using European web font providers, or relying on system and open source fonts that load without any external request. These options reduce or remove the transfer of visitor IP data.

How do I update my cookie policy for MyFonts?

Since the embedded fonts are cookieless, focus your privacy notice on the IP transfer to Monotype in the United States, its purpose and its legal basis, rather than on cookies. If you self host instead, state that fonts are served locally and that no data is sent to the provider.

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