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TwistedWeb is a web analytics platform providing visitor tracking, traffic analysis, and website performance insights. It offers both cookie-based and cookieless tracking options. When configured with anonymised IP and cookieless tracking, it may be operated under legitimate interest without consent. Cookie-based tracking requires consent under ePrivacy.
TwistedWeb is a web analytics platform providing traffic analysis, visitor tracking, and site performance reporting. It supports cookieless tracking modes that anonymise visitor data, making it compatible with legitimate interest without consent when properly configured.
Cookie-based tracking requires consent under the ePrivacy Directive. Cookieless, anonymised tracking may be configured under legitimate interest if the data is not used to build individual user profiles. Configure IP anonymisation and disable cross-site tracking for a privacy-friendly implementation.
Enable IP anonymisation. Use cookieless tracking mode if available. Sign a DPA with TwistedWeb. Disclose analytics processing in your privacy policy. If using cookies, obtain consent through your cookie banner.
Websites using TwistedWeb must obtain user consent under GDPR regulations.
DPIA considerations
A DPIA is generally not required for standard analytics use cases. It may be relevant for large-scale tracking or cross-site user profiling.
Sample consent text
This website uses TwistedWeb analytics to understand visitor behaviour. We anonymise IP addresses and do not use cookies for analytics. No consent is required for our current analytics implementation.
Third-party domains contacted
twistedweb.comapi.twistedweb.comcdn.twistedweb.comCookies placed
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _tw_vid | analytics | 1 year | Assigns a unique visitor identifier for tracking returning visitors across sessions. |
| _tw_sid | analytics | 30 minutes | Tracks the current browsing session to group page views and interactions into a single visit. |
| _tw_ref | analytics | Session | Captures the referral source and campaign parameters for traffic attribution reporting. |
| _tw_consent | functionality | 1 year | Stores the visitor consent state for analytics tracking on the website. |
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TwistedWeb is a Python based web framework built on the Twisted networking engine. It does not set any cookies by default. As a server side framework, any cookies present in a TwistedWeb application are implemented by the developer, not by the framework itself.
No consent is required for the TwistedWeb framework itself, as it does not set cookies or collect personal data. However, if your TwistedWeb application implements session cookies, analytics, or user tracking, consent requirements apply to those specific features based on their nature and purpose.
TwistedWeb as a server framework can operate under legitimate interest since it provides technical infrastructure. Any cookies or personal data processing you implement within your TwistedWeb application needs its own legal basis assessment. Session cookies for authentication typically qualify as strictly necessary.
TwistedWeb itself does not transfer data anywhere as it is a self hosted framework. Data transfers depend entirely on your deployment infrastructure and any third party services you integrate. If you host your TwistedWeb application within the EEA, no international transfers occur from the framework.
A DPIA is not required for using TwistedWeb as a framework. However, the application you build with TwistedWeb may require a DPIA depending on the data processing activities it performs. Evaluate the specific use case, data types, and processing scale of your application.
Audit all cookies and data processing in your TwistedWeb application. Implement privacy by design principles in your code. Use TwistedWeb's middleware capabilities to add consent checks before setting non essential cookies. Document all processing activities in your Records of Processing Activities.
TwistedWeb is already a privacy neutral framework since it does not collect data. Other Python web frameworks with similar characteristics include Flask, Django, and FastAPI. The privacy impact depends on your implementation rather than the framework choice. Django includes built in security features that may assist compliance.
Your cookie policy should document the cookies your TwistedWeb application sets, not the framework itself. List each cookie with its name, purpose, duration, and type. If your application only uses strictly necessary session cookies, you still need to mention them in your cookie policy even if they are exempt from consent.