User ID
User ID, a unique identifier, used to log in to a website, app or online service. It can be a visitor’s email, username or another identifier. User ID allows you to recognize a particular user across different devices. It also helps you attribute sessions to the visitor.
More details about the user ID on the Piwik PRO help center and blog:
March 9, 2023
PHI and PII: How they impact HIPAA compliance and your marketing strategy
Disclaimer: This blog post is not legal advice. Piwik PRO provides privacy-friendly analytics software, but doesn’t provide legal consultancy. If you’d like to make sure that you comply with HIPAA guidelines, we encourage you to consult an attorney. Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) may seem similar. However, there are critical distinctions […]
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March 3, 2023
Data flow in an analytics platform: How to set up your data collection and analysis process
Whether new to analytics or already well-versed, you might have heard a lot about collecting, managing and analyzing data. But what exactly happens in between? How does your data flow from one part of the analytics ecosystem to another? Data can stream in different directions and back and forth between systems. It may take a […]
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