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

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

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Vimeo LLC

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Data Purposes

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

  • Displaying Videos

Technologies Used

  • Cookies

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

  • Browser information
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  • Device operating system
  • Information from third party sources
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  • Pages visited
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  • Geographic location
  • Content viewed

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  • Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a GDPR

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

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Privacy(at)vimeo.com

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

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Technologies Used

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

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  • 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

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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

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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/

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 

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Provider: Google Ireland Limited
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