Referrers
Cabin captures referrer information when visitors arrive at your website, helping you understand where your traffic is coming from while respecting privacy. However, certain browser privacy features and technical limitations may prevent referrer data from being collected.
Common Reasons for Missing Referrer Data
Direct Navigation: When visitors type your URL directly into their browser's address bar or use a bookmark, no referrer information is available.
Security Downgrade: If a visitor clicks a link from a secure website (HTTPS) to your non-secure website (HTTP), browsers typically strip the referrer information to protect user privacy.
Explicit Blocking: When visitors click links containing the
rel="noreferrer"attribute, browsers intentionally withhold referrer information. If you notice traffic from a specific site but no referrer data, you might consider reaching out to the site owner about removing this attribute (while respecting their privacy choices).
Cabin's privacy-first approach means we only collect the referrer information that browsers willingly provide, without using fingerprinting or other invasive tracking methods to bypass these privacy mechanisms.