IONOS web hosting: check anonymized logs and storage
With IONOS web hosting, the normal access logs are anonymized according to the product documentation. Nevertheless, retention, additional WebAnalytics functions and security processing remain to be examined separately.
Requirements
Access to the IONOS customer account and the affected hosting package.
Setting
Deactivate unnecessary WebAnalytics or statistics functions. For normal logs, take documented anonymization into account; the hosting comparison shows eight weeks of storage.
Verification
Generate test requests and check in the customer area which anonymised log data and statistics are visible afterwards.
Reverting the change
Re-enable only the statistics functions that are actually needed, then check again for visitor identifiers.
Other log levels
Setting this level alone does not exclude other logs. In addition, What does my hosting provider store about website visitors? and check web server, proxy/CDN, security and provider separately.
Related guides
Sources and verification
This guide is based on multiple current sources. Vendor documentation is not treated as proof that every concrete installation automatically follows the same privacy characteristics.
Important: IP processing is not IP storage
An IP address has to be processed to establish and deliver a network connection. Hosting providers, firewalls or DDoS protection may also process or retain it for a limited time for security purposes. No Logging distinguishes this security layer from unnecessary persistent visitor logging by the website, application and ordinary access logs.