There are three ways that Independent Analytics addresses user privacy laws, such as the GDPR (DSGVO) and CCPA.
First, Independent Analytics does not communicate with external servers. Unlike third-party apps that save your data on their servers, Independent Analytics is a WordPress plugin that runs entirely on your site. Your analytics data is both created and stored on your server without anyone else ever having access.
Second, Independent Analytics does not store personal data. It uses a visitor’s IP address to get their geolocation, then hashes their IP with their User Agent and a salt token to create a unique ID, which gets saved to the database. This allows Independent Analytics to recognize the same visitor when they return without storing personal data. It’s important to note that this unique ID is created with a one-way hash, not using encryption, so there is no key to revert it to the original contents.
Lastly, Independent Analytics does not use cookies at all.
If you have any further questions about how Independent Analytics handles data privacy, please feel free to get in touch.
HIPAA compliance
Independent Analytics does not have access to or store protected health information (PHI). It also does not store any personal information that could be tied to an individual’s health records. Additionally, it does not communicate with external servers, preventing any disclosure of data to other tracking technologies or vendors.
