cdn.ads-flipp.com: How Flipp Tracks Your Shopping Behavior

Flipp’s tracker, cdn.ads-flipp.com, watches your interactions with retail ads to build profiles. It intrudes on your privacy by capturing deal data. Here’s what it does and how to stop it.

What Is cdn.ads-flipp.com?

This domain belongs to Flipp, a retail advertising platform. It tracks user interactions with deals and ads, creating invasive profiles for targeted marketing.

Data It Collects

When you engage with Flipp ads, it grabs:

• IP Address: Reveals your location, tied to areas.
• Ad Interaction: Logs deals clicked and views with timestamps.
• Device ID: Unique tag for your device.
• Browser Fingerprint: Collects plugins and fonts.
• Page URL: Records pages with Flipp ads.
• Referrer URL: Tracks origin before interactions.
• User-Agent: Notes details like “Mozilla/5.0.”

This data maps your shopping habits.

Who Gets Your Data?

Flipp shares your information with:

• Retail Partner: Using Flipp for ad delivery.
• Third-Party Adtech Vendor: For targeting.
• Legal Authority: Complies with data requests.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditor defends your data. Stop this tracker with:

• Tracker Blockers: Use Privacy Auditor to block scripts.
• VPN Services: Mask IP with Mullvad.
• Privacy Browsers: Choose Firefox with protection.
• Cookie Clearing: Delete cookies regularly.

Combine for stronger privacy.

Sources

• Flipp Privacy Policy: https://www.flipp.com/privacy-policy

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.