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Transifex is a SaaS translation and localisation platform headquartered in San Francisco. Its Transifex Live widget injects translations client-side and sets first-party cookies for language preference, user state and analytics. Because the platform runs on US infrastructure, integrating Transifex on an EU site amounts to a transfer of personal data to a third country, governed by the EU US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses. Consent is required for non essential cookies.
Transifex is a cloud based translation and localisation platform that helps software vendors, content publishers and e-commerce teams manage multilingual experiences. Its flagship browser side feature, Transifex Live, is a small JavaScript snippet inserted in the page that detects source strings, requests translations from the Transifex CDN and rewrites the visible DOM with the selected language. Behind the scenes, project managers and translators collaborate inside the Transifex web application on translation memory, glossary entries and review workflows.
Transifex Live sets first-party functional cookies that store the language selected by the visitor and a state token used to enforce variant routing or A/B tests on translations. The widget transmits the visitor IP address, User-Agent, referring URL and the page source strings to the Transifex CDN in order to deliver the matching translation. Optional analytics cookies record translation impressions and quality signals. The publisher account inside the Transifex web application holds usernames, email addresses, role assignments and translation memory built from source content.
The publisher is the controller of the personal data processed through Transifex Live and the API. Transifex Inc. acts as a processor under Article 28 GDPR and offers a Data Processing Addendum. Functional cookies required to display the chosen language fall under the strictly necessary exemption of Article 5(3) ePrivacy and can be set without consent, provided they are limited to that purpose. Analytics cookies and any tracker that records visitor interactions for product improvement require prior, granular consent on the EU publisher website.
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Transifex operates from California and hosts its production environment on US based cloud providers. Translations, source strings and the visitor IP cross the Atlantic each time Transifex Live serves a request. EU exporters rely on the EU US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision adopted by the Commission in July 2023, when Transifex Inc. is listed under the DPF. As a complementary measure, the Transifex DPA references the new Standard Contractual Clauses (Module 2 controller to processor) and lists supplementary safeguards such as encryption in transit and at rest, access logging and scoped API tokens.
On the public website, a compliant consent banner must distinguish strictly necessary cookies (language preference) from analytics or experimentation cookies, and must let the visitor refuse with the same ease as accepting. A focused DPIA is recommended for publishers with high traffic, sensitive audiences (health, public sector, minors) or large volumes of user generated content sent for translation, because translation memory can incidentally hold personal data extracted from source strings.
Sign the Transifex DPA, verify the current DPF status of the provider on the dataprivacyframework.gov directory, restrict the scope of source content sent for translation to remove personal data where possible, configure the consent banner to gate the Transifex Live analytics module and document the transfer impact assessment. Privacy friendly alternatives include Weblate (EU based, on premise option), Crowdin (EU and US regions available) and Lokalise (EU region), each with mature DPAs and granular cookie behaviour.
Websites using Transifex must obtain user consent under GDPR regulations.
DPIA considerations
A DPIA is recommended when Transifex Live or the API integration handles user generated content, account data or any indirect identifier of large EU visitor bases. The assessment should cover translation memory retention, the role of Transifex as processor, US transfers under the DPF or SCCs, the impact on data subject rights and the residual risk after technical measures (TLS, scoped API tokens, IP truncation for analytics). The DPA published by Transifex must be signed before go-live.
Sample consent text
This site uses Transifex, a translation platform operated from the United States, to display content in your language. Strictly necessary cookies are used to remember your language. With your consent, additional Transifex cookies measure translation quality and usage analytics. By accepting, you authorise the transfer of your IP, User-Agent and language preference to Transifex Inc. under the EU US Data Privacy Framework.
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| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| txlive_language | first_party | 12 months | Stores the language selected by the visitor so that Transifex Live can serve the matching translation. Strictly necessary functional cookie. |
| txlive_session | first_party | Session | Identifies the current visitor session used by the Live widget to maintain translation state across page navigation. |
| tx_user | first_party | 12 months | Used in the Transifex web application to authenticate logged in users (translators, project managers, administrators). |
| tx_csrftoken | first_party | 12 months | Cross-site request forgery protection token for the Transifex web application and authenticated API calls. |
| tx_analytics | first_party | 13 months | Aggregated translation usage analytics, set only when the visitor accepts analytics cookies on the publisher website. |
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Transifex Live sets first-party functional cookies that record the visitor language, a session identifier and a state token for the widget. Authenticated areas of the Transifex web application add an auth cookie and a CSRF token. Analytics cookies appear only when explicitly enabled and accepted via the publisher consent banner.
You may load the strictly necessary language cookie of Transifex Live without consent, as it falls under the Article 5(3) ePrivacy exemption. For any analytics, experimentation or marketing cookie generated by the widget, prior, granular and revocable consent is required before the script runs.
Between the publisher and Transifex, the lawful basis is contract performance under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, formalised by the Master Services Agreement and the DPA. On the public website, strictly necessary cookies rely on the same contract logic, whereas analytics and marketing cookies require explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR combined with Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive.
Yes. The platform is operated by Transifex Inc. in California and processes EU customer and visitor data on US infrastructure. Transfers rely on the EU US Data Privacy Framework certification when active, with Standard Contractual Clauses (Module 2) as a contractual fallback. Supplementary technical and organisational measures (encryption, access controls, scoped tokens) are listed in the DPA.
A focused DPIA is recommended when Transifex Live or the API processes personal data at scale, when the publisher serves sensitive sectors (health, public sector, minors) or when source content sent for translation may incidentally contain personal data. The DPIA documents the role of Transifex as processor, the US transfer, the supplementary measures and the residual risk.
Sign the Transifex DPA, gate the analytics module behind the consent banner, restrict source strings to content that does not contain personal data, store API tokens with the minimum required scope, configure SSO for the team and enable audit logging. On the website, expose a clear cookie notice that lists txlive_language and any optional Transifex cookie you activate.
Weblate is an open source platform that can be self-hosted on EU infrastructure and offers a similar collaborative workflow. Crowdin and Lokalise offer SaaS options with EU regions, mature DPAs and granular cookie controls. POEditor is a lightweight alternative for smaller projects. The choice depends on integration needs, volumes and the appetite for self-hosting.
List each Transifex cookie (name, purpose, retention, party), mention Transifex Inc. as processor, the United States hosting and the transfer mechanism (DPF or SCCs). Update the policy when you enable or disable the Transifex Live analytics module or when the provider DPF status changes. A short reference to the Transifex sub-processor list is good practice.