Security at BabelViz

Updated November 21, 2024

At BabelViz, we design our Tableau Extensions with top-tier security protocols to ensure that your data remains safe and your workflows uninterrupted. Our solutions not only extend the capabilities of your Tableau dashboards but do so while maintaining the highest standards of data protection.

How our Tableau Extensions Operate

Our extensions, distributed as .trex files, are essentially web-based applications that integrate directly with your Tableau dashboards. Once launched within an embedded iFrame, these tools run locally on your browser.

Tableau Extensions can be configured to allow or deny dashboard access to data in the workbook. In the case of BabelViz, it does not require access to the data in the workbook or from your data sources, Tableau administrators configure the extension with data access blocked.

This means, by design, BabelViz does not have access to your data. This setting is enforced as a configuration option in your Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud site when enabling the extension.

For translations to work, the text elements are extracted from the dashboard and sent to our translation service for processing. The translated text is then returned to the extension and displayed on the dashboard. This process is entirely automated and does not involve any manual intervention.

Additionally, BabelViz allows users to select their language preferences and save them for future use. They can also choose whether the dashboards should always be automatically displayed in their language of choice. This feature is designed to enhance the user experience; these choices are stored on the BabelViz extension server, which is hosted on the customer's infrastructure.

On-Premises Solutions for Maximum Control

BabelViz is built for organizations that require full control over their data environment.

Our solution is designed for self-hosted deployment, allowing you to run BabelViz behind your own firewall. This ensures that all updates, configurations, and data interactions remain within your secure internal network. The BabelViz extension app requires internet access solely to connect to our licensing server for periodic license checks.

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We are committed to being open and transparent about our services in every possible way. If you have any more questions about how we operate, do not hesitate to get in touch; we will be happy to help!