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

About Us: http://www.youtube.com/yt/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, Interaction Data , Page Views , Serving Domains

Pseudonymous: IP Address (EU PII), Search History, Location Based Data, Device ID (EU PII)

PII: Phone Number

Data Sharing
Anonymous data is shared with 3rd parties.

Data Retention
Undisclosed

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

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We do not have enough information to infer if consumer data is used or collected by this company for interest-based advertising.

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Privacy contact

• Privacy Matters
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Privacy policy

Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

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