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Privacy Policy

What data do we collect?

This service records and retains a record of HTTP requests as logged by our webserver. These records include the originating IP-address, a timestamp, the requested URL, the user-agent string, and the address of the previous web page from which a link to our service was followed. These data are stored on a secured server within the Eawag network.

Bot Protection System

This service is protected by Anubis (https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis), an advanced bot detection and protection system. Anubis may collect and process the following additional data for security and access control purposes:

  • IP addresses and network information
  • Browser fingerprints and HTTP request metadata
  • Access patterns and behavioral analysis data
  • Challenge-response interactions for bot detection
  • Session cookies for security and access management

This information is processed to protect the service from automated abuse, ensure legitimate access, and maintain service availability for human users.

How will we use your data?

We use these data to:

  • Track and resolve technical problems
  • Protect against automated abuse and malicious traffic
  • Ensure service availability and performance
  • Generate anonymous summary statistics about service usage

Any published statistics will be aggregated such that no inferences about individual clients or users can be drawn.

Cookies and tracking technology

This service may use session cookies as part of our bot protection system (Anubis) to distinguish legitimate users from automated traffic. These cookies are essential for the security and proper functioning of the service. We do not use tracking cookies for advertising or analytics purposes, and we do not share information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data retention

Server logs and security-related data are retained for operational and security purposes. Data collected by our bot protection system may be retained for the duration necessary to ensure service security and prevent abuse.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about the privacy policy regarding this service, the data we hold on you that results from using this service, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Eawag
Research Data Management
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland

tel: +41 (0)58 765 55 11
fax: +41 (0)58 765 50 28
email: rdm@eawag.ch
web: https://www.eawag.ch