Unfortunately there is a lot of spam search requests and this allows us to block them. We also save the searches we receive to filter spam. This allows us to gather data about how our users interact with Ecosia products in a secure and anonymized way. We might, for example, use it to decide which new feature to build next.ДЇor this we use a self-hosted, secure and encrypted in-house analytics system. We collect data and do statistical analysis to understand user behavior and trends, how people use our services, and to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve Ecosia. That means, for example, if you are located in Germany your search traffic will remain within Germany and will fall under strict German privacy regulations.ДЄt Ecosia, we want to make sure our users have the best search experience possible. However, when you perform a search on Ecosia, your request will generally be routed to the server that is geographically nearest to you.

We use Digicert, one of the largest and most trusted SSL certificate authorities, to generate and manage our SSL certificates.Д®cosiaвЂ™s servers are located around the world in order to provide a fast response no matter where you are. This way no one between you and Ecosia can secretly listen in on your searches. We only allow connections to our search engine over a secured SSL/HTTPS connection. Most other websites ignore this setting - we think users should have a choice. If you have 'Do Not Track' enabled in your browser settings we do not collect any analytics data. We only keep fully anonymised search data after 7 days.We store all analytics data in an highly encrypted database.We send all data collected from Ecosia services over an SSL-secured connection.We do not use unique event fingerprinting.We remove parts of the IP address when we store it so they become anonymous.Also, no third party that is not directly involved in answering your search request will ever have access to your search data.ДЇor all data we collect ourselves, we take data protection very seriously and take many steps to ensure it is safe and anonymous. We do not, and never will, share or sell any data we collect ourselves with any third party.

We only collect the data we absolutely need and do so with a self-hosted, secure and encrypted in-house analytics system.

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