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Table of Contents
Is my data used to train AI models?
Where is my data stored?
Which data is shared with other platforms?
How does StoryChief make sure its platform is secure?
What happens with the data from Google Search Console?
Questions
1. Is my data used to train AI models?
AI subprocessors are contractually restricted from using your data to improve or train its AI model.
2. Where is my data stored?
All data are only stored on our infrastructure that is hosted in Europe.
3. Which data is shared with other platforms?
Only a small subset of data is shared with our subprocessors, only the required data to make these services work. List of subprocessors
4. How does StoryChief make sure its platform is secure?
We have an active service (Aikido) that scans our infrastructure daily for any potential security issues.
5. What happens with the data from Google Search Console?
The metrics from the website (Google Search Console) are stored on Google infrastructure in Europe. This information is not shared with any of the subprocessors.
It's only used for reporting & analysis purposes for our customers by providing insights into search results for their websites. Based on this, our platform provides improvement opportunities. (Content Audit Walkthrough)
6. Does StoryChief add cookies to my website?
Yes we set 2 cookies on article pages published to your website to track article views and average read time.
Following cookies are set:
_pk_id This cookie is set by the web analytics service StoryChief. This cookie keeps visitor ID value used by StoryChief to recognize returning visitors. We have enabled the 'Replace User ID with a pseudonym' feature of PIWIK with which, the User ID is replaced by a pseudonym to avoid directly storing and displaying personally identifiable information. lifetime: 365 days
_pk_ses This cookie is set by the web analytics service StoryChief. Session cookies are responsible for keeping the session active for 30 minutes after last tracked action, when they expire the visit is considered as ended. This cookie keeps: - Time of the first visit for this user - Time of the previous visit for this user - Number of visits for this user lifetime: 30 minutes
Can I disable these cookies?
Yes by disabling web analytics (note articles insights will not capture reads and avg read time)
window['strchf-disable-tracking'] = true;
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