We would like to point out that when you visit our YouTube channel, data will be processed even if you are not registered or logged in to your YouTube/Google account. The focus here is on the promotional use of your data for YouTube. We do not have full or independent access to the data collected by YouTube or your profile data.
To view content on our YouTube channel, you do not need to have a YouTube/Google account.
If you have created a YouTube/Google account and comment publicly on our posts, we may see the profile information you have published. Subscribers to our YouTube channel will also see their user name. Beyond that, we do not process any other personal data from the use of the service.
We receive anonymous statistics from YouTube through reporting on the use and usage of our channel. Youtube provides us with the following information in the statistics:
- Number of people who have subscribed to us, as well as growth and development within a defined period.
- Number of people who see a post we make. Number of interactions with/to one of our posts. We use this, for example, to determine which content is more interesting for the community than others.
- Views
- Watch time
- Subscriber share
- Impressions
- CTR
- Traffic source
- Geography
- Cities
- Age
- Gender
- Date
- Followers
- Content type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Subtitle language
- how often the video was translated
- Share type
We use these statistics to continuously improve our YouTube channel and our posts and to better respond to the interests of our users. We cannot identify specific users from the statistics or link them to the data of our subscribers.
However, when you visit our YouTube channel, YouTube collects and processes various usage data about your visit each time you visit it. This includes the usual log file data, IP address, browser type, screen resolution or your language settings. This also involves tracking your use of the services as part of the provision of YouTube's specific services. This tracking may include, for example, viewing, clicking, sharing and/or rating videos, ads or other content, or performing a search, in addition to your contact information.
YouTube uses login credentials, cookies, device IDs and IP addresses and location information, among other things, to identify you and log your usage. YouTube also tracks your user behaviour for advertising purposes. Via your YouTube settings, you can decide how targeted advertising is displayed to you. More detailed information on which data is collected by YouTube for what purpose and on what basis can be found in the joint privacy policy of YouTube and Google under Google Privacy Policy. You can find information on the storage of your data HERE.
You can limit the processing of data in the general settings of your Google account. In addition to these tools, Google also offers specific privacy settings for YouTube. You can find out more in the Google Product Privacy Guide.
You can also request information via the Google privacy form: https://support.google.com/policies/troubleshooter/7575787?visit_id=637054532384299914-2421490167&hl=de&rd=2
You can find more information about the use of cookies by Google and its partners HERE. Cookies used include session cookies that are deleted when the browser is closed and persistent cookies that remain on the terminal device until they expire or are deleted by the user. A cookie is a tiny text file that allows a website to recognise a browser. Cookies are stored on the computer when a website is called up and are retrieved and read the next time the web server is called up. You can use your browser settings to decide for yourself whether and which cookies you want to allow, block or delete. Alternatively, you can also install ad blockers such as Ghostery .
If you do not have a Youtube account, you can manage interest-based online advertisements via the settings of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance and via the settings of your mobile device. The collection and storage of data through the use of cookies can also be objected to at any time with effect for the future via the opt-out link below: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
You can manage your preferences regarding usage-based online advertising using the link above. If you object to usage-based online advertising with a particular provider using the preference manager, this only applies to the particular business data collection via the web browser you are currently using. Preference management is cookie-based. Deleting all browser cookies will also remove the preferences you have set with the preference manager.
We do not automatically collect and evaluate profile data from YouTube users. We do not carry out automated decision-making, including profiling, as defined by Article 22 GDPR does not apply.
In principle, we only store personal data until the respective purpose for which the data was collected has been achieved. In the context of a business relationship with you, we store your personal data for as long as the business relationship lasts, including the initiation and the processing of a contract as well as the regular limitation period. In addition, we store the data if and to the extent that we are subject to statutory retention obligations. These may arise, for example, from the German Commercial Code (HGB) or the German Fiscal Code (AO).
If you have given us consent for a processing operation, the data related to the granting of consent will be stored until revoked or at the longest for the duration of the processing operation and after its termination within the scope of the limitation period. If you have sent us a message via social media, you also have the option of deleting your data/chat history yourself after your request has been processed.