Security & Privacy

📖 2 min read 📄 Part 9 of 10

Web Analytics Tool - Security and Privacy

Data Privacy

GDPR Compliance

  • User consent management
  • Right to access (data export)
  • Right to deletion (30-day SLA)
  • Right to portability
  • Data minimization
  • Privacy by design

CCPA Compliance

  • Do-not-sell mechanism
  • Opt-out honored within 15 days
  • Consumer data access requests
  • Disclosure of data collection
  • Non-discrimination for opt-outs

Cookie Consent

  • Respect browser do-not-track
  • Cookie consent banners
  • Granular consent options
  • Consent audit trail
  • Withdrawal mechanism

Data Security

Encryption

  • TLS 1.3 for data in transit
  • AES-256 for data at rest
  • Key rotation every 90 days
  • HSM for key management
  • End-to-end encryption option

Authentication

  • OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • API key management
  • JWT tokens with short expiry
  • Session management

Authorization

  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Website-level permissions
  • API rate limiting
  • IP whitelisting option
  • Audit logging

Data Anonymization

IP Anonymization

  • Last octet removal (default)
  • Full IP hashing option
  • Geo-location before anonymization
  • Configurable per website

User ID Hashing

  • SHA-256 hashing with salt
  • Pseudonymization
  • No PII in analytics data
  • Separate identity store

Security Best Practices

Infrastructure Security

  • VPC isolation
  • Security groups
  • WAF for DDoS protection
  • Regular security audits
  • Penetration testing

Application Security

  • Input validation
  • SQL injection prevention
  • XSS protection
  • CSRF tokens
  • Rate limiting

Monitoring

  • Security event logging
  • Anomaly detection
  • Intrusion detection
  • Incident response plan
  • Regular security reviews

This comprehensive security and privacy approach ensures compliance and protects user data.