ToS;DR

IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked


Service: Qwant
Status: disputed
Case: IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked
Changes: 2
Source: link
Author: 435 Curator


Connection data here might imply IP address: "Qwant also collects connection data, not associated with your search queries, only to ensure the security of its information system and, if you create or modify Boards, to respect the obligation to identify content creators such as mandated by French law (article 6-II de la Loi pour la confiance en l’économie numérique)." They also say: "When you search, your query is instantly anonymized by being dissociated from your IP address, in accordance with what the French data controller advices." Dissociated could mean "not stored at all", but it might also mean "stored separately from your search queries".


Comments:
On 2018-06-26 09:01:33 UTC, Vincent (Mr. 404) (404) Staff wrote:

As mentioned in the analysis, it doesn't look like this is the case. Connection data here might imply IP address:

"Qwant also collects connection data, not associated with your search queries, only to ensure the security of its information system and, if you create or modify Boards, to respect the obligation to identify content creators such as mandated by French law (article 6-II de la Loi pour la confiance en l’économie numérique)."

They also say:

"When you search, your query is instantly anonymized by being dissociated from your IP address, in accordance with what the French data controller advices."

Dissociated could mean "not stored at all", but it might also mean "stored separately from your search queries".



We track editorial changes to analyses and updates to a point's status and display the previous versions here as part of an effort to promote transparency regarding our curation process.

Version 1: 2018-06-26 09:01:33 UTC by Vincent (Mr. 404) (404) Curator

Previous Title: No changes recorded

Updated Title: No changes recorded

Previous Analysis: IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked

Updated Analysis: Connection data here might imply IP address: "Qwant also collects connection data, not associated with your search queries, only to ensure the security of its information system and, if you create or modify Boards, to respect the obligation to identify content creators such as mandated by French law (article 6-II de la Loi pour la confiance en l’économie numérique)." They also say: "When you search, your query is instantly anonymized by being dissociated from your IP address, in accordance with what the French data controller advices." Dissociated could mean "not stored at all", but it might also mean "stored separately from your search queries".

Previous Status: PENDING

Updated Status: disputed

Version 2: 2018-06-09 07:43:48 UTC by 435 Curator

Previous Title:

Updated Title: IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked

Previous Analysis:

Updated Analysis: IP addresses of website visitors are not tracked

Previous Status:

Updated Status: PENDING