Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how video-spotter.com (“Video Spotter”, “we”, “us”) collects and uses personal data when you visit our website, and what choices and rights you have. We are based in the Netherlands, and we process personal data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Who is responsible

The data controller for this website is Traffic Media LTD., the Netherlands. You can reach us at [email protected].

What data we collect

  • Log data: when you visit the site, our web server, hosting provider and content delivery network (Cloudflare) automatically record technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version, device and operating system, the pages you request, the referring page, and the date and time of your visit. We use this data to deliver the site, keep it secure, prevent abuse and fix errors. Log data is kept for only for a limited period and is not used to identify you personally.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: see the sections below.
  • Newsletter: if you subscribe, we store your email address and the date of your subscription so that we can send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
  • Messages and comments: if you email us or leave a comment, we receive the data you choose to share, such as your name, email address and message.

We do not use a website analytics service.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Together with similar technologies (such as local storage, pixels and device identifiers), they are used on this site for:

  • Strictly necessary purposes: making the site work, keeping it secure and remembering your consent choices. These do not require consent.
  • Advertising: showing ads, limiting how often you see the same ad, measuring ad performance, preventing ad fraud and, if you agree, personalising ads based on your interests. These are set by our advertising partners and are only used with your consent where the law requires it.

You can delete or block cookies at any time in your browser settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of the site may not work properly, and you may still see ads, but they will not be personalised.

Third-party advertising vendors

Video Spotter is free to read because it is funded by advertising. We work with the following advertising partners. They may use cookies and similar technologies to collect data such as your IP address, device information and the pages you visit, in order to serve and measure ads on this and other websites. Each partner is responsible for its own processing under its own privacy policy.

  • Google AdSense: Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. Learn more in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and How Google uses cookies in advertising. You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google’s My Ad Center.
  • Sulvo (demand.supply) and its demand partners: Sulvo manages ad placements on this site through its demand.supply technology and works with a range of ad exchanges and bidders, such as Google, Amazon Publisher Services, Magnite (Rubicon Project), Sovrn, Yahoo and OneTag, as well as identity providers. These partners may receive data about your visit to take part in ad auctions and deliver ads. See Sulvo’s privacy policy. The full list of authorised sellers for this site is published in our ads.txt file.
  • Taboola: Taboola shows content recommendations and sponsored links, for example below articles. Taboola may use cookies and similar technologies to personalise these recommendations. See Taboola’s privacy policy, which also explains how to opt out.

You can also manage interest-based advertising from many companies at Your Online Choices.

Consent and the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework

Visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for consent before non-essential cookies and personalised advertising are used. We do this through a consent management platform that follows the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). The TCF passes your choices to our advertising partners in a standard way, so they know which purposes and vendors you have accepted or refused. The vendors that participate in the TCF are listed in the IAB Europe Global Vendor List.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the privacy or cookie settings link shown on the site. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before you withdrew it. If you refuse consent, you may still see non-personalised ads.

Embedded content

Articles include videos embedded from other platforms such as YouTube. Embedded content behaves as if you had visited the other website, and that platform may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with the video under its own privacy policy.

Legal bases

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): advertising cookies, personalised ads and the newsletter.
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): log data for running and securing the website, and answering your messages.
  • Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): where we are required by law to keep or disclose data.

International transfers

Some of our service providers and advertising partners are located outside the European Economic Area, for example in the United States. Where data is transferred outside the EEA, this is done on the basis of appropriate safeguards, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

Your rights under the GDPR

You have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • have inaccurate data corrected;
  • have your data erased;
  • restrict the processing of your data;
  • object to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • receive your data in a portable format;
  • withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected]. We respond within one month and free of charge. For data held by our advertising partners, you can also contact them directly through the links above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; in the Netherlands this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority).

Children

This website is not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website or partners change. The latest version is always published on this page, with the date at the top.

Contact

For any questions about this policy or your personal data, email [email protected].