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Website: http://www.youtube.com/

About Us: https://www.youtube.com/about/

Owned By: Google Inc.

In Their Own Words

"YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small."

Industry affiliations

What does this company do?

Publisher
Web site operator that sells and displays ads.

Video
Provider of advertising services in the form of recorded content or live stream broadcasted through web browsers or televised channels.

What data does this company collect?

Data Collected
Anonymous: Ad Views, Analytics, Browser Information, Cookie Data , Date/Time, Demographic Data, Hardware/Software Type, Internet Service Provider, Interaction Data , Page Views , Serving Domains

Pseudonymous: IP Address, Search History, Location Based Data, Device ID

PII: Name , Phone Number, Email Address, Login

Data Sharing
Aggregate data is shared with 3rd parties., Anonymous data is shared with 3rd parties., PII data is shared with 3rd parties., Sensitive data is shared with 3rd parties.

Data Retention
As long as necessary to fulfill a business need or as required by law.

Data Use
Ad Serving, Ad Targeting, Analytics/Measurement, Content Customization, Optimization

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Privacy contact

• Privacy Matters
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• Privacy contact URL: https://www.youtube.com/t/contact_us/

Privacy policy

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

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