Freestyle Privacy Notice
Personal Information
- Browsing Freestyle You can watch videos on Freestyle without having a Freestyle Account. You also can contact us by emailing us directly without having to register for an account.
- Your Freestyle Account. For some activities on Freestyle, like uploading videos, posting comments, flagging videos, or watching restricted videos, you need a Freestyle Account. We ask for some personal information when you create an account, including your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorized access.
- Usage Information. When you use Freestyke, we may record information about your usage of the site, such as the accounts and groups you follow, which other users you communicate with, the videos you watch, the frequency and size of data transfers, and information you display about yourself as well as information you click on in Freestyle (including UI elements, settings). If you are logged in, we may associate that information with your Freestyle Account. In order to ensure the quality of our service to you, we may place a tag (also called a "web beacon") in HTML-based customer support emails or other communications with you in order to confirm delivery.
- Content Uploaded to Site. Any personal information or video content that you voluntarily disclose online (e.g., video comments, your profile page) may be collected and used by others.
Uses
- If you submit personal information to Freestyle, we may use that information to operate, maintain, and improve the features and functionality of YouTube, and to process any flagging activity or other communication you send to us.
- We do not use your email address or other personal information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent. We may use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major Freestyle changes or for customer service purposes). You also can choose how often Freestyle sends you email updates in your Freestyle Account settings page.
- We use cookies, web beacons, and log file information to: (a) store information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit Freestyle; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, sweepstakes, and contests.
Information That is Publicly Available
- When you create a Freestyle Account, some information about your Freestyle Account and your account activity will be provided to other users of Freestyle. This may include the date you opened your Freestyle Account, the date you last logged into your Freestyle Account, your age (if you choose to make it public), and the country you live in.
- Your Freestyle Account name, not your email address, is displayed to other users when you engage in certain activities on Freestyle, such as when you upload videos or send messages through Freestyle. Other users can contact you by leaving a message or comment on the site.
- Any videos that you submit to Freestyle may be redistributed through the internet and other media accounts, and may be viewed by other Freestyle users or the general public.
- You may also choose to add personal information which may include your name, gender, profile picture or other details, that will be visible to other users on your Freestyle Account profile page. If you choose to add certain features to your Freestyle Account profile page, then these features and your activity associated with these features will be displayed to other users and may be aggregated and shared with your friends or other users. Such shared activity may include your favorite videos, videos you rated and videos that you have uploaded.
Your Choices
- If you have a Freestyle Account, you may update or correct your personal profile information, email preferences and privacy settings at any time by visiting your account profile page.
- You may control the information that is available to other users and your confirmed friends at any time by editing your Freestyle Account and the features that are included on your profile page.
- You may, of course, decline to submit personal information through Freestyle, in which case you can still view videos and explore Freestyle, but Freestyle may not be able to provide certain services to you.