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  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

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Data Collected

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  • IP address
  • Pages visited
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  • Search queries
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  • Content viewed

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  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

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United States of America

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Data Recipients

  • Vimeo LLC

Data Protection Officer of Processing Company

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Privacy(at)vimeo.com

Transfer to Third Countries

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United States of America

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https://vimeo.com/privacy

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    Duration: Session
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  • vuid

    Registers a unique ID that is used by Vimeo.

    Duration: 2 years
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    Domain: vimeo.com
  • player

    Saves the user's preferences when playing embedded videos from Vimeo.

    Duration: 1 year
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    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com

This is an integrated map service.

Processing Company

Google Ireland Limited

Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland

Data Purposes

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  • Displaying Maps

Technologies Used

  • APIs

Data Collected

This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.

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  • Location information
  • IP address
  • URL
  • Usage data
  • Search terms
  • Geographic location

Legal Basis

In the following the required legal basis for the processing of data is listed.

  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

Location of Processing

European Union

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Data Recipients

  • Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC, Alphabet Inc

Data Protection Officer of Processing Company

Below you can find the email address of the data protection officer of the processing company.

https://support.google.com/policies/troubleshooter/7575787?hl=en

Transfer to Third Countries

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United States of America,Singapore,Taiwan,Chile

Click here to read the privacy policy of the data processor 

http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

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Essential

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Data Purposes

This list represents the purposes of the data collection and processing.

  • Analytics
  • Optimization

Technologies Used

  • Cookies
  • Device fingerprinting

Data Collected

This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.

  • Browser language
  • Browser type
  • Device operating system
  • Device type
  • Geographic location
  • IP address
  • Number of visits
  • Referrer URL
  • Screen resolution
  • Usage data
  • Visited sub-pages

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In the following the required legal basis for the processing of data is listed.

  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Name: cookie_consent
Purpose: This cookie stores the selected consent options of the user.
Cookie duration: 1 year
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These technologies enable us to analyse the use of the website in order to measure and improve performance.

This is a video player service.

Processing Company

Google Ireland Limited

Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data Purposes

This list represents the purposes of the data collection and processing.

  • Displaying Videos

Technologies Used

  • Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated)

Data Collected

This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.

  • Device information
  • IP address
  • Referrer URL
  • Videos viewed

Legal Basis

In the following the required legal basis for the processing of data is listed.

  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

Location of Processing

European Union

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Data Recipients

  • Alphabet Inc.
  • Google LLC
  • Google Ireland Limited

Data Protection Officer of Processing Company

Below you can find the email address of the data protection officer of the processing company.

https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form

Transfer to Third Countries

This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required data protection standards. If the data is transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data can be processed by US authorities, for control and surveillance measures, possibly without legal remedies. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the website provider’s privacy policy or contact the website provider directly.

Worldwide

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https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Click here to opt out from this processor across all domains 

https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/

Click here to read the cookie policy of the data processor 

https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en

Storage Information

Below you can see the longest potential duration for storage on a device, as set when using the cookie method of storage and if there are any other methods used.

  • Maximum age of cookie storage: 10 years, 2 days
Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Purpose: Displaying Videos

This service uses different means of storing information on a user’s device as listed below.

  • PREF

    This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.

    Duration: 10 years, 2 days
    Type: cookie
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  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

    This cookie measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old.

    Duration: 6 months
    Type: cookie
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  • use_hitbox

    This cookie increments the views counter on the YouTube video.

    Duration: Session
    Type: cookie
    Domain:
  • YSC

    This is set on pages with embedded YouTube video.

    Duration: Session
    Type: cookie
    Domain:

This is a service for displaying video content.

Processing Company

Vimeo LLC

555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, United States of America

Data Purposes

This list represents the purposes of the data collection and processing.

  • Displaying Videos

Technologies Used

  • Cookies

Data Collected

This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.

  • Browser information
  • Browser language
  • Browser type
  • Cookie information
  • Device information
  • Device operating system
  • Information from third party sources
  • IP address
  • Pages visited
  • Referrer URL
  • Information users provide on site
  • Search queries
  • Geographic location
  • Content viewed

Legal Basis

In the following the required legal basis for the processing of data is listed.

  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

Location of Processing

United States of America

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Data Recipients

  • Vimeo LLC

Data Protection Officer of Processing Company

Below you can find the email address of the data protection officer of the processing company.

Privacy(at)vimeo.com

Transfer to Third Countries

This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required data protection standards. If the data is transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data can be processed by US authorities, for control and surveillance measures, possibly without legal remedies. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the website provider’s privacy policy or contact the website provider directly.

United States of America

Click here to read the privacy policy of the data processor 

https://vimeo.com/privacy

Click here to opt out from this processor across all domains 

https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy

Click here to read the cookie policy of the data processor 

https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy

Storage Information

Below you can see the longest potential duration for storage on a device, as set when using the cookie method of storage and if there are any other methods used.

  • Maximum age of cookie storage: 2 years
Provider: Vimeo LLC
Purpose: Displaying Videos

This service uses different means of storing information on a user’s device as listed below.

  • muxData

    This cookie is used in conjunction with a video player. If the visitor is interrupted while viewing video content, the cookie remembers where to start the video when the visitor reloads the video.

    Duration: Session
    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com
  • has_loggend_in

    An indicator of if the visitor has ever logged in.

    Duration: Session
    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com
  • vuid

    Registers a unique ID that is used by Vimeo.

    Duration: 2 years
    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com
  • player

    Saves the user's preferences when playing embedded videos from Vimeo.

    Duration: 1 year
    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com
  • is_logged_in

    Set after a user's first upload.

    Duration: Session
    Type: cookie
    Domain: vimeo.com

This is an integrated map service.

Processing Company

Google Ireland Limited

Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland

Data Purposes

This list represents the purposes of the data collection and processing.

  • Displaying Maps

Technologies Used

  • APIs

Data Collected

This list represents all (personal) data that is collected by or through the use of this service.

  • Date and time of visit
  • Location information
  • IP address
  • URL
  • Usage data
  • Search terms
  • Geographic location

Legal Basis

In the following the required legal basis for the processing of data is listed.

  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

Location of Processing

European Union

Retention Period

The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.

Data Recipients

  • Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC, Alphabet Inc

Data Protection Officer of Processing Company

Below you can find the email address of the data protection officer of the processing company.

https://support.google.com/policies/troubleshooter/7575787?hl=en

Transfer to Third Countries

This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required data protection standards. If the data is transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data can be processed by US authorities, for control and surveillance measures, possibly without legal remedies. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the website provider’s privacy policy or contact the website provider directly.

United States of America,Singapore,Taiwan,Chile

Click here to read the privacy policy of the data processor 

http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Click here to opt out from this processor across all domains 

https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/

Click here to read the cookie policy of the data processor 

https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en

Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Purpose: Displaying Maps
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