---
title: Termly Setup Blocker — Domain Redirect Issue
type: article
created: '2026-04-05'
updated: '2026-04-05'
source_docs:
- raw/2026-02-16-check-in-mark-122786179.md
tags:
- termly
- finwellu
- domain-redirect
- privacy-policy
- ops
- blocker
layer: 2
client_source: FinWellU
industry_context: b2b-services
transferable: false
---

# Termly Setup Blocker — Domain Redirect Issue

## Overview

During a check-in between Mark and Karly, an attempt to configure Termly for [[wiki/clients/current/finwellu/index|FinwellU.com]] surfaced a technical blocker: the domain currently redirects, which prevents Termly from completing its required cookie-scanning process. Until the site is live at its final URL, Termly setup may not be possible.

## Background

The goal was to configure Termly for `finwellu.com` in order to generate a privacy policy for the client. The domain exists in the server but is not yet set as the primary domain — it is still operating under a staging or predecessor configuration (referenced as "Next Level Planning"). When navigating to `finwellu.com`, the domain redirects rather than resolving to the live site.

## The Blocker

Termly's setup process performs a crawl of the target domain to:
- Identify cookies in use
- Detect third-party scripts and tracking technologies
- Generate a privacy policy based on actual site content

When the domain redirects, Termly cannot complete this scan and the setup process fails or produces an incomplete result.

> "I think it wants to look at the website when it's configuring, like to look at what's on there and what cookies are being used… if I try to fire it up and I give it the Finwell U domain, it may spaz when it gets redirected."
> — Mark Hope

## Status

| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| **Domain** | finwellu.com |
| **Current state** | Redirects; not yet live at final URL |
| **Termly scan** | Blocked by redirect |
| **Workaround** | Mark to attempt setup; outcome TBD |
| **Fallback** | Delay Termly setup until site goes live |

## Action Items

- [ ] **Mark Hope** — Attempt Termly setup for `finwellu.com`; report back to Karly on whether the redirect causes the scan to fail
- [ ] If scan fails, defer Termly configuration until the site is taken live at its final URL

## Related

- [[wiki/clients/current/finwellu/index|FinwellU Client Overview]]
- [[wiki/meetings/2026-04-05-check-in-mark-karly|Check-In: Mark & Karly — 2026-04-05]]