Technical audit · 26.05.2026

auftrag.at

Austrian Public Procurement and Government Tenders Platform

Austria's public tenders platform — 57 requests, 9 domains, all within the EU. A PostHog EU instance loads 280 ms before the Usercentrics CMP. Wiener Zeitung Digital Publications GmbH is the operator.

Request timeline

+1313 ms · before banner

PostHog EU (eu-assets.i.posthog.com) — config loads. EU instance, data stays in the EU.

+1426 ms · before banner

PostHog EU (eu.i.posthog.com/e/) — first event sent. Before consent.

+2947 ms · banner ready

Usercentrics consent API — banner configuration fully loaded.

Declared versus actual

+ PostHog (eu-assets.i.posthog.com) — not declared

Transfer timings

+1313 ms eu-assets.i.posthog.com

PostHog EU — event before consent

+1593 ms web.cmp.usercentrics.eu

Usercentrics GDPR CMP

Detected trackers

PostHog EU (eu-assets.i.posthog.com, eu.i.posthog.com)
Usercentrics CMP (web.cmp.usercentrics.eu)

Indicators of GDPR non-compliance

GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 5(1)(a)
PostHog EU (+1313 ms) loads 280 ms before the Usercentrics CMP (+1593 ms). Visit data is sent out before the consent banner appears.

Context

auftrag.at is an Austrian public procurement and government tenders platform, operated by Wiener Zeitung Digital Publications GmbH (a subsidiary of the historic Wiener Zeitung). Publishes tenders from Austrian state authorities. DPO: datenschutz@auftrag.at. HAR: 57 requests, 9 domains.

Everything within the EU — a sound architecture

Nine domains — all European. PostHog EU (eu-assets.i.posthog.com, eu.i.posthog.com) — the European PostHog instance, with data stored in the EU. Usercentrics (web.cmp.usercentrics.eu) — a German CMP. Not a single American service, no Google Analytics, no Facebook, no Cloudflare.

PostHog before Usercentrics — 280 ms

PostHog EU loads its config at +1313 ms and immediately sends the first event at +1426 ms. The Usercentrics CMP only appears at +1593 ms. A 280 ms gap — PostHog collects visit data before the user ever sees the banner.

The fix is a technical one: initialize PostHog only after consent is obtained through Usercentrics. Usercentrics supports integration with PostHog via its own SDK — blocking before consent can be configured in a few lines.

Policy — detailed, in Russian

Unusually, auftrag.at’s privacy policy is written in Russian — likely copied from a template or machine-translated. Dated February 25, 2026. It describes the operator (Wiener Zeitung Digital Publications GmbH, Maria-Jacobi-Gasse 1, 1030 Vienna), DPO contact, categories of data, and legal bases. PostHog is not mentioned in the policy.

Conclusion

auftrag.at has the right European architecture: PostHog EU instead of Google Analytics, Usercentrics instead of OneTrust. The only problem is load order: PostHog must wait for consent from Usercentrics. This can be fixed in a few minutes via the Usercentrics integration.

Evidence

How to verify: download the file and compute its checksum — sha256sum file.har (Linux, macOS) or certutil -hashfile file.har SHA256 (Windows); it must match the one shown. The conclusions apply to the scope of this measurement — see the limitations of the method.

Original (audit)

HAR file: at/auftrag-at-2026-05-26.har

SHA-256: ca0749caf91ee1e5f24b5fb66e7d246c680e1c618e2389f17517afccdcd951b3

Re-check snapshot

Awaiting changes

HAR files are stored on EU infrastructure (Proton Drive). SHA-256 is published for integrity verification.

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Step 1. Data access request (GDPR Art. 15)

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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — auftrag.at

Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел]
От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email]

Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта auftrag.at.

1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c))
На основании независимого технического анализа сайта прошу подтвердить и подробно раскрыть следующие категории обработки:

1) PostHog EU (+1313 мс) загружается за 280 мс до Usercentrics CMP (+1593 мс). Данные о посещении уходят до появления баннера согласия.


2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-auftrag-at/

3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h))
Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки.

С уважением,

[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]


[Дата]

Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — auftrag.at

To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department]
From: [Your name], [contact email]

I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website auftrag.at.

1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c))
Based on an independent technical analysis of the site, I request confirmation and detailed disclosure of the following categories of processing:

1) PostHog EU (+1313 ms) loads 280 ms before the Usercentrics CMP (+1593 ms). Visit data is sent out before the consent banner appears.

2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-auftrag-at/

3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h))
Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]

[Date]

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Тема: Жалоба на обработку персональных данных — auftrag.at

1. Предмет жалобы
Я подаю жалобу в отношении обработки моих персональных данных сайтом auftrag.at.

2. Обстоятельства
Я посетил сайт auftrag.at и обнаружил признаки несоответствия обработки моих персональных данных требованиям GDPR. Технический разбор, опубликованный на gdpru.eu 26.05.2026 (открытая методология, воспроизводимые измерения), документирует следующие признаки:

1) PostHog EU (+1313 мс) загружается за 280 мс до Usercentrics CMP (+1593 мс). Данные о посещении уходят до появления баннера согласия.

Полная техническая документация опубликована по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-auftrag-at/

3. Положения GDPR, соблюдение которых прошу проверить
GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 5(1)(a)

4. Требование
Прошу проверить изложенные обстоятельства и, если несоответствие подтвердится, принять меры, предусмотренные статьёй 58(2) GDPR.

5. Приложения
Полная доказательная база — HAR-файл, контрольная сумма SHA-256 и цитата из политики конфиденциальности сайта, документирующая указанное противоречие — опубликована и проверяема по ссылке в пункте 2 выше.

С уважением,

[Ваше имя]
[контактный email]
[Страна]

[Дата]

Subject: Complaint regarding personal data processing — auftrag.at

1. Subject of the complaint
I am filing a complaint regarding the processing of my personal data by the website auftrag.at.

2. Circumstances
I visited the website auftrag.at and found indications that the processing of my personal data does not comply with the GDPR. The technical analysis published on gdpru.eu on 26 May 2026 (open methodology, reproducible measurements) documents the following indications:

1) PostHog EU (+1313 ms) loads 280 ms before the Usercentrics CMP (+1593 ms). Visit data is sent out before the consent banner appears.

Full technical documentation is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/at-auftrag-at/

3. GDPR provisions I ask you to examine
GDPR Art. 6(1), Art. 5(1)(a)

4. Request
I request that you examine the circumstances described and, if non-compliance is confirmed, apply the measures provided for in Article 58(2) GDPR.

5. Attachments
The full evidence base — the HAR file, its SHA-256 checksum and the quotation from the site's privacy policy documenting the stated contradiction — is published and verifiable at the link in point 2 above.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]


[Date]