What are Analytics

The Analytics feature allows you to gain insights on your historical browsing activity. The Analytics Dashboard has several sections:

Statistics - Shows a summary of your usage patterns and general trends
Activity Log - Shows exact queries that were made and additional metadata.

How to Enable Analytics

To enable Analytics, simply edit an Endpoint and choose one of the Analytics Levels. Then head over to the Analytics Dashboard and view the stats.

Data Storage Rules

Storage Region

You select a Storage Region to decide where your data is physically stored, should you choose to enable the Analytics feature. Personal accounts pick it in Preferences -> Account. Organizations pick it in Organization -> Data & Retention, where only Owners can change it.

Granular Data

The most granular data stored by Control D in any circumstance is kept for a maximum of one month. This is only the case when you have selected Full Analytics for the Device in question. In this case, Control D stores the following information about each of the DNS queries made against your Control D Device’s resolvers:

Domain name
Date and time of query
Protocol used
DNS return code
Type of record
Action taken (blocked, bypassed, or redirected)
Reason for action taken (Filter, Service, Custom Rule, Default Rule)
Context for reason (which specific Filter, Service, Custom Rule, and if redirected, which location or IP it was redirected via)
Source IP address
Destination IP address/es

This data is what makes the Activity Log possible. We never store it unless you choose to select Full Analytics. It is impossible to see your browsing data in the Activity Log unless Full Analytics is selected for the Device being viewed for this exact reason: we respect you and your privacy.

Domain Data

We keep all other data for Analytics for a maximum of 1 year, or until you delete it.

Data Retention Summary

Retention is configurable up to the maximums below. Personal accounts set it in Preferences -> Account. Organizations set it in Organization -> Data & Retention, where only Owners can change it. The choices offered are capped by the maximum available for your storage region, so you may see fewer of them than are listed here.

Raw Query Logs

Raw DNS query logs are stored for up to 1 month. Shorter windows of 1 day, 3 days and 7 days can be selected instead.

Statistics

Other statistics data is stored for up to 1 year. Shorter windows of 3 days, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months can be selected instead.

Aggregated statistics can never be kept for less time than raw query logs, and shortening either window permanently deletes anything older than the new period.

Delete Analytics Data

You can delete your Analytics data across every Device for the currently selected storage region. Personal accounts do this in Preferences -> Account. Organization Owners do it in Organization -> Data & Retention. Simply click the Delete button here:

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It may take up to 48 hours to completely delete your data.