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3 | - | YouTube respects your privacy. We recognize the potential of technology to help you communicate with us via our website and | 3 | + | YouTube respects your privacy. The privacy policy below details the measures taken by YOUTUBE, LLC ("YouTube") to protect your |
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6 | - | through e-mail and we would like to use this technology over time to develop a relationship with you. The privacy policy below | 6 | + | privacy in connection with your use of www.youtube.com and other sites owned by YouTube (collectively, "Site"). Please read the |
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9 | - | details the measures taken by YOUTUBE, LLC ("YouTube") to protect your privacy in connection with your use of | 9 | + | following to learn more about our privacy policy. |
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12 | - | www.youtube.com and other sites owned by YouTube (collectively, "Site"). Please read the following to learn more about our | | | |
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16 | | This privacy policy is incorporated into and is subject to the YouTube Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this privacy | 12 | | This privacy policy is incorporated into and is subject to the YouTube Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this privacy |
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18 | | policy or the Terms of Use, please do not provide YouTube with any information and do not use the Site. Your continued use of the | 14 | | policy or the Terms of Use, please do not provide YouTube with any information and do not use the Site. Your continued use of the |
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20 | - | Site after the privacy policy has been modified will signify your acceptance of the changes for information gathered after the date | 16 | + | Site after the privacy policy has been modified will signify your acceptance of the changes for information gathered after the date of |
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26 | - | Overview | 22 | + | **Our Commitment To Privacy** |
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29 | - | This policy statement discloses our privacy practices including the notification of: | 25 | + | Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and |
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32 | - | Personally identifiable information ("PII") collected through our Site; | 28 | + | the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. |
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35 | - | Intended usage of this PII; | 31 | + | **The Information We Collect:** |
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38 | - | Choices available regarding opt-in/opt-out, data collection, use and distribution of the information; | 34 | + | This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on YouTube.com. We collect some personal information about the author |
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41 | - | Security measures to protect the loss or misuse of information under YouTube&aposs control; | 37 | + | of the videos in our site. This information is limited to your name, email and IP address at the time you send a media file to us. Other |
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44 | - | How to maintain the accuracy of your information. | 40 | + | information such as your phone number and address is not collected. |
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47 | - | The Details | 43 | + | If you decide to post a message in one of our forums or on the video comments section, again, the only information collected is your |
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50 | - | In general, you may visit our Site and access information while not revealing any inpidual user information other than Technology | 46 | + | name, email (if provided) and IP address at the time of submission. |
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53 | - | Related Information (defined below). If you upload content to this Site, the content will be governed by the Terms of Use and any | 49 | + | **The Way We Use Information:** |
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56 | - | other terms or conditions on the upload pages. The types of inpidual user information collected in the registration process may | 52 | + | We do not share this information with outside parties. When you send us a video, the visitors to the site will be able to contact you |
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59 | - | include your name, contact information, other PII and other information volunteered by you. | 55 | + | using a contact form. However, your email address will not be revealed to them. If you don&apost want anyone to find out your email |
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62 | - | YouTube collects PII when you register with YouTube, when you visit YouTube pages and when you deliver communications or | 58 | + | simply don&apost respond to these messages. If you do not wish to receive emails from our visitors let us know using the contact form. |
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65 | - | content to the Site. YouTube may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from business | 61 | + | We will never send you spam or unsolicited emails. |
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68 | - | associates or otherwise. Without limitation, information collected, including PII, may be used by YouTube for internal research | 64 | + | **Our Commitment To Data Security** |
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71 | - | purposes, marketing, promotions and public relations, subject only to the terms of our privacy policy. | 67 | + | To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place |
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74 | - | YouTube will not disclose, transfer, sell or otherwise communicate your PII to any third party, other than YouTube&aposs parent, | 70 | + | appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. |
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77 | - | subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of (i) their employees or (ii) vendors and contractors operating under confidentiality | 73 | + | **Our Commitment To Children&aposs Privacy:** |
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80 | - | agreements and subject to YouTube&aposs privacy policy, unless you give YouTube permission to do so, except as set forth in this | 76 | + | Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our |
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83 | - | privacy policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, YouTube may disclose any information you provide if | 79 | + | website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13. |
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86 | - | required to do so by law or pursuant to a request by law enforcement or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary | 82 | + | To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making |
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89 | - | to (1) comply with the law or with the legal process; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of YouTube or third parties; or (3) | 85 | + | corrections. |
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92 | - | act in an emergency to protect someone&aposs safety or legal rights ("Mandatory Disclosures"). As we develop our business, we may | 88 | + | **How To Contact Us** |
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95 | - | buy or sell assets or change our name or form of entity, and, depending upon the transaction, your personal information may be | 91 | + | Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, send us an email using the contact form. |
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97 | - | one of the transferred assets; provided, however, we will not sell or transfer PII except subject to the terms of our privacy policy. | | | |
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99 | - | For instance, in the event that YouTube is acquired by another company, your PII may be part of the assets transferred to the | | | |
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101 | - | acquiring party. YouTube will notify you before PII about you becomes subject to a different privacy policy. The collected | | | |
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103 | - | information may be provided in the aggregate to third parties, including potential business partners and advertisers, but this | | | |
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105 | - | information is not linked to any PII before it is disclosed unless YouTube has obtained your consent. | | | |
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107 | - | To help administer our Site and provide a positive experience while visiting our Site, YouTube does collect technology-related | | | |
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109 | - | information. "Technology-Related Information" may include, but is not limited to the following: source IP address, domain name, | | | |
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111 | - | date and time visited and visited pages. A "cookie" is a small line of text that is stored with your Web browser for record-keeping | | | |
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113 | - | purposes and to help us provide better service to you. Your browser has options to accept, reject or provide you with notice when | | | |
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115 | - | a cookie is sent. We use cookies for many purposes such as to save your password so you don&apost have to re-enter it each time you | | | |
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117 | - | visit our site. We also use cookies to deliver content (which may include third party advertisements) specific to your interests. | | | |
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119 | - | YouTube may set and access YouTube "cookies" on your computer. YouTube lets other companies that show advertisements on | | | |
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121 | - | some of our pages set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to | | | |
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123 | - | YouTube&aposs cookies. Other companies&apos use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not this one. YouTube has no | | | |
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125 | - | control over the information collected from or about you by any third party after you have left the Site. By clicking on links to other | | | |
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127 | - | websites, advertisers and other third parties, you are leaving the Site. Once you have left the Site, YouTube does not control the | | | |
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129 | - | data collection and privacy practices, or other activities, of any third party linked to this Site and YouTube assumes no liability and | | | |
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131 | - | is not responsible for any practices of such third party websites. | | | |
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135 | - | YouTube endeavors to ensure the commercially reasonable protection of user&aposs PII. We have implemented security measures to | | | |
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137 | - | protect PII collected on our Site against loss, misuse or alteration. However, the Internet is an open system and technology and | | | |
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139 | - | human operators are not infallible. Accordingly, we cannot and do not guarantee that the inpidual user information you have | | | |
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141 | - | transmitted, including PII, will not be intercepted by others and/or decrypted or accidentally disclosed. We cannot ensure or | | | |
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143 | - | warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet, and we accept no liability for any unintentional | | | |
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147 | - | Changes to the Privacy Policy | | | |
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149 | - | As a user of the Site, please understand that our privacy policy may change from time to time. If we decide to make any material | | | |
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151 | - | changes, we will post these changes on the Site. If, at any point, we decide to use PII in a manner different than what was stated | | | |
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153 | - | at the time it was collected, we will notify users of this change by email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their | | | |
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155 | - | information in this different manner. YouTube will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the | | | |
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159 | - | A Special Note about Children, Children&aposs Privacy and Our Compliance with the Children&aposs Online Privacy Protection Act | | | |
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161 | - | In compliance with the Children&aposs Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we are a general audience site and do not intend to | | | |
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163 | - | collect any PII from children under 13 years of age, unless we believe such collection to be permitted by law. Our Site targets an | | | |
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169 | - | Last Changed: April 24, 2005. | | | |