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Technical audit · 26.05.2026

parlament.gv.at

Austrian Parliament
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Policy changed — see what exactly · 2026-08-25 →

Austrian Parliament — 84 requests, 1 domain. Self-hosted Matomo loads at 91 ms and pings at 241 ms. The policy states plainly: consent required. There is none.

Request timeline

+91 ms · Matomo scripts
pdpiwik.js and piwik/piwik.js load from www.parlament.gv.at alongside the CSS. There is no consent banner.
+241 ms · tracking ping
piwik.php sends a POST with action_name=Startseite and idsite=1. Visit data is recorded before any user choice.
Session total
84 requests, 1 domain. Zero external services. Matomo is the only tracker, self-hosted.

Declared versus actual

✓ Matomo — declared in the policy, which explicitly states 'Mit Ihrer Einwilligung', appears in the HAR before consent — declared

Transfer timings

+91 ms www.parlament.gv.at/piwik/piwik.js

The Matomo script loads without consent.

+241 ms www.parlament.gv.at/piwik/piwik.php

Tracking ping: action_name=Startseite, idsite=1. Before consent.

Detected trackers

Indicators of GDPR non-compliance

Context

Österreichisches Parlament is Austria’s legislative body, comprising the Nationalrat and the Bundesrat. The Parlamentsdirektion is its administrative apparatus. HAR: 84 requests, 1 domain.

The policy says “with consent” — the code says otherwise

The parliament’s privacy policy is carefully written: a dedicated “Webanalyse-Cookie” section states explicitly that Matomo runs only with the user’s consent, that the IP address is anonymized, and that data is stored on Parlamentsdirektion servers. Not a word about external recipients.

The HAR shows something different: pdpiwik.js loads at +91 ms, piwik.js follows, and the tracking ping goes out at +241 ms. There is no consent banner in the session. The gap between what is declared and what is implemented is precise and documented.

Matomo is deployed entirely on the parliament’s own infrastructure — /piwik/ on the same domain. Data is not sent to third parties, and the IP address is anonymized. Architecturally, this is correct. But firing before consent, while explicitly declaring the opposite, makes this an indicator of non-compliance — one the parliament itself documented in its own policy.

Conclusion

84 requests, 1 domain, zero external dependencies. Self-hosted Matomo is a good solution. But the Austrian Parliament does not comply with its own privacy policy: the tracker fires without the consent the policy calls a mandatory condition.

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/parlament-gv-at-2026-05-26.har
SHA-256: 5b6789973887b79e26c018ffff42a43b509c752e56d3ba5b435fce6328217bd8
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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)

Send this letter directly to the company first — before contacting the regulator it has the right to respond (GDPR Art. 12(3) — 30 days).

Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — parlament.gv.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 parlament.gv.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) Matomo (Piwik) fires 91 ms after the page loads and sends a tracking ping at +241 ms. The privacy policy states explicitly: "Mit Ihrer Einwilligung setzt die Parlamentswebseite ein Cookie von Matomo" — i.e., only with consent. There is no consent, yet the tracker runs.


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-parlament-gv-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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Subject: Complaint regarding personal data processing — parlament.gv.at

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

2. Circumstances
I visited the website parlament.gv.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) Matomo (Piwik) fires 91 ms after the page loads and sends a tracking ping at +241 ms. The privacy policy states explicitly: "Mit Ihrer Einwilligung setzt die Parlamentswebseite ein Cookie von Matomo" — i.e., only with consent. There is no consent, yet the tracker runs.

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

3. GDPR provisions I ask you to examine
GDPR Art. 6(1)(a), TKG § 165

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]