Privacy

In short

The observatory uses no cookies of its own, no advertising and no third-party tools that follow visitors. It counts visits anonymously, without cookies and without storing IP addresses, with its own counter on its own server in the European Union (Germany): pages viewed, referring site, country and type of device, never who you are. There are no accounts and no forms. Fonts, flags and the map are served from the site itself and from its data store, not from other sites.

What is stored in your browser

One item, in your browser’s local storage, under the key “eodi.ultima-visita”: the date and time of your last visit to the map. If you choose a channel in “Alerts”, the last channel chosen is also stored there, under the key “eodi.avisos.canal”, so that it is already selected when you come back; the button below deletes it too.

What it is for

To mark on the map the incidents that are new or have changed since your previous visit and to count the updates in “Europe now”.

Where it is

Only in your browser. It is not sent to any server of the observatory or to third parties.

What it says about you

Nothing: it is just a date. It does not identify anyone or track anyone, and it is not a cookie.

How long it lasts

Each visit to the map replaces it with the date of that visit. It lasts until you delete it with the button below or clear the site’s data in your browser; in a private window, the browser deletes it when the window is closed.

Without it

The site works the same. On your first visit, or after deleting it, nothing is marked as new: updates start counting from that visit.

Technical logs

As with any website, when your browser requests a page or a file it sends its IP address, the address requested and its type. They are received by the company that hosts the site, based in the United States, and by the one that stores the data and map files, in Germany, in order to serve them and protect them from abuse. The observatory does not use these logs for analytics or to learn about visitors, keeps no copy of them and does not combine them with anything.

If the hosting detects abnormal traffic, it may ask the browser to pass an automatic check and store a technical cookie for that check. It serves only the security of the site.

If you write

If you write to the contact address, your address and your message are used only to reply and, where relevant, to correct a piece of data. They are not passed on to anyone and are deleted when no longer needed.

Your rights

You can request access to, rectification or erasure of your data, or object to its use, by writing to lucasalanizpintos@gmail.com. Responsible: Lucas Alaniz Pintos. You can also complain to the data protection authority of your country.