Germany's Central Association of the Construction Industry. 35 requests, 1 domain. TYPO3 CMS. Barlow and Font Awesome served locally. Not a single external domain. No Google, no Meta, no counters. Set-Cookie — zero. The policy mentions Matomo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube — none of them show up in the HAR.
Request timeline
Declared versus actual
Context
ZDB (Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes) is Germany’s central association of the construction trade, representing roughly 35,000 businesses. Founded in 1899, headquartered in Berlin. TYPO3 CMS, Apache. HAR: 35 requests, 1 domain.
Clean architecture
All 35 requests go exclusively to www.zdb.de. CSS and JS are assembled by TYPO3’s merger in /typo3temp/assets/compressed/. The Barlow typeface (Regular, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800) and the Font Awesome icon set (brands and solid) are hosted locally within the zdb_content extension. There are no requests to Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, or any third-party CDN. Set-Cookie — zero.
Policy vs. HAR: declared and actual
The privacy policy (version dated 17.05.2021) declares the use of Matomo and Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube plugins. None of these services appear in the HAR — no trackers, no SDKs, no pixel requests. The integrations may exist on internal pages or behind authorization, or may have been removed after the policy was written. On the public homepage, nothing that is declared is actually activated.
The policy references Microsoft Teams and LifeSize in the context of video conferencing — this is offline infrastructure, unrelated to the website.
Set-Cookie — zero
Not one of the 35 requests sets a cookie via Set-Cookie.
Conclusion
www.zdb.de does not transmit visitor data to third parties. One domain, local resources, no trackers, no cookies. The policy is written with a margin beyond the site’s actual state — this is not itself a violation, but it creates inflated expectations for the reader. No GDPR violations recorded at the time of the audit.
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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — zdb.de 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 zdb.de. 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/de-zdb-de/ 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) — zdb.de 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 zdb.de. 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/de-zdb-de/ 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]