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Opentracker is a real time web analytics service based in Amsterdam that shows individual visitor activity, clicks, sources and ecommerce events as they happen. It uses first party cookies to recognise visitors and sessions, so it can follow a visitor through a site in real time. Because it tracks identifiable visit behaviour it needs consent for its cookies, but as a Netherlands based provider it keeps data in the European Union, which removes the third country transfer concern.
Opentracker is a web analytics platform from the Netherlands that focuses on real time, visitor level reporting. Rather than only aggregated charts, it shows the live activity of individual visitors, their navigation paths, sources and ecommerce actions. A JavaScript snippet collects the events and a dashboard presents them in real time, which is useful for understanding behaviour as it happens.
Opentracker sets first party cookies that store a visitor identifier and session information so it can recognise a returning visitor and stitch a session together. It records page views, clicks, referrers, search terms, device data and, for online stores, ecommerce events. Because it tracks at the level of an individual visitor rather than only in aggregate, the data is personal data even though it does not require a name.
The cookies Opentracker uses to recognise visitors are analytics trackers, not strictly necessary, so they require prior consent under article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, with consent as the legal basis under GDPR article 6(1)(a). Visitor level analytics is harder to justify on legitimate interest than aggregated, anonymised measurement, so keep the tag blocked until the visitor accepts analytics cookies and consider whether you need visitor level detail.
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Opentracker is operated from Amsterdam and processes and stores data in the European Union, so there is no transfer of personal data to a third country and no need for the EU US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses. Keeping the analytics in the EU is a meaningful advantage over United States based tools and simplifies your records of processing.
Gate the Opentracker tag behind analytics consent and confirm with developer tools that no Opentracker cookie is set before consent. Sign a data processing agreement, set a sensible retention for the visitor level data, and describe Opentracker, its EU hosting and the cookies in your privacy and cookie policies. Consider whether aggregated reporting would meet your needs with less personal data.
Websites using Opentracker must obtain user consent under GDPR regulations.
DPIA considerations
Opentracker provides visitor level, real time analytics, which is more privacy intrusive than aggregated measurement, so assess whether a DPIA is needed, especially at scale. The data stays in the European Union, which keeps the transfer risk low, but document the visitor level processing, the retention, the data processing agreement and the consent gating.
Sample consent text
With your consent, this website uses Opentracker, a real time analytics service hosted in the European Union, to understand how visitors move through our pages. It sets first party cookies to recognise your visit and session, and the data stays in the EU. No analytics cookie is set until you accept analytics cookies, and you can change or withdraw your consent at any time.
Third-party domains contacted
opentracker.netot-tracking.opentracker.netCookies placed
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ot_visitor | First party, persistent | 1 year | Stores a visitor identifier used by Opentracker to recognise returning visitors. |
| ot_session | First party, session | Session | Stores a session identifier used to group events within a single visit. |
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Opentracker sets first party cookies that store a visitor identifier and session information, so it can recognise a returning visitor and reconstruct a session. They are analytics cookies, not strictly necessary ones, and they require consent because they track at the level of an individual visitor.
Yes. The cookies Opentracker uses to recognise visitors are analytics trackers, so they require prior consent under article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Keep the tag blocked until the visitor accepts analytics cookies.
The analytics cookies rely on consent under GDPR article 6(1)(a) and ePrivacy article 5(3). Visitor level, real time analytics is harder to base on legitimate interest than aggregated, anonymised measurement, so consent is the safer basis.
No. Opentracker is operated from Amsterdam and stores data in the European Union, so there is no transfer of personal data to a third country and no need for the EU US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.
Possibly, because visitor level real time tracking is more intrusive than aggregated analytics. Assess the processing, the retention and the scale. The EU hosting keeps the transfer risk low, which reduces the overall risk.
Gate the tag behind analytics consent, confirm no cookie is set before consent, sign a data processing agreement, set a sensible retention for the visitor data, and describe Opentracker and its EU hosting in your privacy and cookie policies.
Other EU friendly analytics include Matomo, Plausible, Fathom and SealMetrics, several of which can run cookieless and consent free. If you do not need visitor level real time detail, an aggregated, cookieless tool reduces both the consent burden and the privacy risk.
List Opentracker, its visitor and session cookies, their purpose and the EU hosting in your cookie policy, and review it when you change the tracking configuration or retention. Keep the consent categories aligned with the visitor level analytics.