Do i need compliance before using this plugin code (GDPR compliance)

  • Jestemzmiasta

    (@jestemzmiasta)


    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hello
    First of all, thank you very much for your plugin.
    I have a question regarding GDPR compliance, and more specifically, does the plugin store visitors’ IP in the database (especially unhashed)? If so, I should ask the user for consent first. That’s why I want to know how it meets the requirements of GDPR.
    I know you wrote that:
    Full Data Privacy compliance
    and
    Compatible with data privacy regulations
    but I would like to know if the plugin does not store and transmit personal data and should I ask user for consent.

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  • Plugin Author dFactory

    (@dfactory)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hi,

    Thanks.

    It does not store any personal information.
    It does stored a hashed IP (unique to your site) only if you enable “Strict counts” option.
    No data is shared with any 3rd party services.

    Hope this helps,

    Pzdr 😉

    Thread Starter Jestemzmiasta

    (@jestemzmiasta)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you. I see that I am talking to a fellow countryman, but for others, I will make an effort to write still in English;)
    OK, so one thing left – the cookie. I noticed that the plug-in is generating a cookie (pvc_visits[0]). Interestingly, the “Cookie Notice & Compliance plugin for GDPR / CCPA” prevents sending this cookie until consent is given. But it cannot be easily removed with a change of mind with this tool. At least i don’t know how. But the truth is that cookie can also be uploaded to your computer only after you consent. So is there a way to turn off sending cookies? I know that then it counts each page refresh, and not working as it should in 100%:( Can you help me how to solve it. Maybe there is some code that can be added in the blocking cookie mechanizm in “cookie banner and consent programs” like “complianz” that will block sending cookie untill consent id given, and remove it when sb changes mind.

    Plugin Author dFactory

    (@dfactory)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hi again,

    There is no obligation, even under the most strict interpretation of GDPR, to not to store cookies at all, but to prevent processing of personal data and sharing data with 3rd party services without user consent. Cookies are just one of couple of methods available. So it’s not about that cookies are “bad” – localStorage, fingerprinting can also be equally “bad”. It’s all about how they are used.

    Now regarding the PVC – the cookie stored by the plugin is a) 1st party cookie (belongs to you as a site owner so to so say) and b) does not handle any personal information. Because of that you are totally allowed to use it and it’s usage does not require user consent.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by dFactory.
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