October 12, 2022
Analytics implementation: A 12-step guide (Tracking plan included)
A proper web analytics implementation is necessary to gather accurate insights from your visitors’ behavior and make data-based decisions that will help you improve your business. But creating the right analytics configuration requires you to factor in many aspects, such as: Your business objectives The data you want to track Legal requirements you need to […]
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September 22, 2022
Denmark’s data protection authority says Google Analytics is illegal under GDPR
In recent months, we’ve seen a domino effect of decisions by European data protection authorities (DPA) concerning Google Analytics (GA). On January 12, 2022, the Austrian DSB released its ruling in the case of an unnamed German web publisher. The regulator stated that working with Google Analytics to collect data on EU residents is unlawful under […]
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September 15, 2022
PIPEDA & CPPA: How the Canadian privacy laws impact your analytics [Updated]
The existing Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is Canada’s main federal law protecting user privacy and governing how companies handle personal information.Canada has been trying to better align its privacy and data protection laws with global trends by initiating a modernized data protection framework.Over time, the Canadian government proposed bills to deploy […]
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September 12, 2022
Why you should perform a mid-year digital marketing review
You’ve approached this year with a plan, made implementations, written plenty of useful content and run campaigns to make sure you reach your prospective customers. But do you know how effective everything has been and what to change in the coming months? You can do it with a well-planned, thorough audit of your marketing actions, and […]
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August 29, 2022
PWA analytics: How to collect data about users’ online and offline behavior
Progressive web apps (PWAs) combine the reach of a website with the functionalities of an app. They can be discovered and installed on any device with a modern web browser, on both mobile and desktop. That’s why they are becoming more and more popular.According to a few statistics gathered by Forbes: The average bounce rate […]
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August 9, 2022
Piwik PRO Core vs. Universal Analytics & Google Analytics 4
Choosing the right data analytics platform is challenging, as no single tool fits every need. See how Piwik PRO Analytics Suite fares against Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4. We present the essential features of all products, explaining in detail their significance from a legal, technical and practical point of view. We also explain why […]
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June 30, 2022
First-party data: The future of digital marketing
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 4 years, you’ve noticed that something has changed. Something about data privacy and the collection of user data. These changes have had profound effects on marketing campaigns and the ability to track touchpoints on the customer journey. But what’s in store for marketers and businesses looking […]
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June 8, 2022
Is Google Analytics illegal in the EU?
Note: On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which changes the legal status of transatlantic data transfers. That said, multiple privacy watchdogs point out issues with the new deal. NOYB, a privacy-focused organization founded by Max Schrems, has already announced it will challenge the new framework before the Court […]
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June 7, 2022
Cory Underwood: US businesses are interested in how the changes in privacy laws in Europe affect the larger ecosystem for data collection
Maciej Zawadziński: The topic of online privacy is broadly discussed on both sides of the Atlantic. But do the US and the EU understand this notion in the same way? Cory Underwood, Platform Engineer at Search Discovery: From a legal standpoint, they don’t. The definitions of personal data differ not only between the US and […]
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May 31, 2022
Mobile app analytics: Best practices that help you do it right
In one of our previous articles, we discussed the basics of mobile app analytics. Our guide allowed you to understand how mobile app analytics works, introduced its key metrics and goals, and presented a comparison of different mobile analytics platforms. Now, let’s move on to the next step.In this post, we present best practices that […]
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