Cookies and Matomo

OPAC uses technically necessary cookies that do not require consent. So-called “functional cookies” ensure technically smooth operation of OPAC and all its functionalities. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by a website.

In the following, we provide you with a list of cookies used by OPAC stating what they are used for, a short description and the duration for how long they will be stored on your computer (unless you block or delete them).

Statistics cookies – application and use of Matomo

If you give us your consent, we use so-called statistics cookies from Matomo. The University Library has integrated the web analysis software Matomo (www.matomo.org) on its website for this purpose. The operator is InnoCraft Ltd., 7 Waterloo Quay PO625, 6140 Wellington, New Zealand.

These cookies are not technically necessary for functionality; you could also use the OPAC without agreeing to these statistics cookies. Nevertheless, you make it easier for us to better tailor the OPAC to your needs if you do not deactivate these statistics cookies. Of course, this data is also processed only in completely anonymized form. The collected anonymized statistics data is stored exclusively on servers of the KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and is not made accessible to anyone outside the University Library.

Here you can control the use of Matomo in the Library's OPAC:

Current status: Matomo is not activated.

Detailed information on Matomo

Web analysis means the collection, compilation and analysis of data on the behavior of website visitors. Amongst others, a website analysis tool collects data on the websites from which data subjects were referred to our website, on how many sub-pages of the website were accessed or how many times and for how long a sub-page was accessed. Web analysis mainly serves the purpose of optimizing a website and for cost-benefit-analyses of internet advertising. The University Library uses the Matomo software correspondingly in order to analyze behavior of users (data subjects) in its OPAC.

Matomo works in the following way: Matomo places a cookie in the IT system of the data subject. For an explanation on cookies, please see above. With every access to one of the sub-pages of this web service, the Matomo component automatically triggers a data transfer by the internet browser on the user’s IT system to our server for the purposes of online analysis. Cookies store personal information, such as the date and time as well as the location and origin of the access and the frequency of visits to our website.

This usage information, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transferred to our server with every access to our websites. The software is operated on a KU server; log files that are sensitive data under data protection law are stored exclusively on our internal server for usage analysis purposes only. We do not transfer such personal data to third parties. Your IP address is immediately made anonymous during this process, so that you as a user remain anonymous to us.

Any analysis carried out by Matomo supports us in optimizing our websites. By collecting anonymized data, we are able to draw conclusions as to whether a website structure is user friendly and adapt the structure if necessary to better meet the requirements of our users.