vfgh.gv.at

Austrian Constitutional Court — 20 requests, 2 domains. The external one, apps.mindbreeze.com, an Austrian search engine: 2 CSS files for the widget, zero data, zero cookies. YouTube and Twitter are declared in the policy with double click-to-load.

Declared versus actual

✓ Mindbreeze — mentioned in the policy as the search processor, Art. 6(1)(a) and (f) — declared

✓ YouTube — double click-to-load, data goes out only on click — declared

✓ Twitter/X — double click-to-load, likewise — declared

✓ Webalizer — server-side analytics with IP pseudonymization (the last 3 octets are truncated) — declared

Transfer timings

+685 ms apps.mindbreeze.com

Two CSS files for the search widget. Zero user data, zero cookies.

Context

VfGH (Verfassungsgerichtshof) is Austria’s Constitutional Court, the highest body of constitutional review. HAR: 20 requests, 2 domains. The privacy policy is detailed, covering both judicial and non-judicial activities, and a DPO is appointed.

Mindbreeze — Austrian search

The only external domain is apps.mindbreeze.com. Mindbreeze is an Austrian company providing enterprise search solutions. Two requests per session, both for search-widget CSS files: zero user data, zero cookies. The privacy policy explicitly mentions Mindbreeze as the processor when the search function is used.

YouTube and Twitter — click only

YouTube videos and Twitter posts are embedded via double click-to-load: previews are stored on the court’s own server, and a connection to the external service is only established when the user actively clicks. Neither YouTube nor Twitter appeared in the HAR. The policy describes this explicitly and correctly.

Server-side analytics with no external services

Web analytics run on Webalizer — a server-side tool with no external requests. IP addresses are truncated to remove the last three octets before analysis, ruling out personal identification. No Google Analytics, no counters.

Conclusion

20 requests, 2 domains — and the second domain carries only stylesheets, not a single byte of user data. The Constitutional Court has documented everything correctly and implemented it the same way.

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/vfgh-gv-at-2026-05-26.har

SHA-256: 985c47a16f346c716ba2d916c380f313d6b7dc858ccec4f810833b8359843be9

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) — vfgh.gv.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 vfgh.gv.at.

1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c))
Прошу предоставить информацию по всем категориям, целям и получателям обработки моих данных на этом сайте — независимо от того, выявлены ли на сегодняшний день какие-либо несоответствия.

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-vfgh-gv-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) — vfgh.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 vfgh.gv.at.

1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c))
I request information on all categories, purposes, and recipients of my data processed on this site — regardless of whether any non-compliance has been identified to date.

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-vfgh-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]