Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-09-04

This Privacy Policy explains what data GermanShorts does — and does not — collect. We have written it to reflect exactly what the project actually does today, not a generic template. Where something is not yet finalized, it is marked clearly as a TODO below instead of being assumed.

1. This website does not collect personal data

The pages on this website (germanshorts, including this page) are static — there is no login system, no account registration, no forms, no comment system, and no cookies set by this website itself. We do not run any analytics or tracking script on this website.

2. Hosting-level technical logs

Like virtually any website, the hosting provider that serves these pages may automatically record standard technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and access times) as part of normal web server operation, for security and reliability purposes. GermanShorts does not itself request, access, or analyze this data beyond what the hosting provider makes available for those purposes. GermanShorts is hosted on Cloudflare Pages; see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy for how the hosting provider itself handles this technical log data.

3. Content distribution platforms

GermanShorts videos are published on third-party platforms, currently: YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, with TikTok in the process of being connected. When you watch, like, comment on, or subscribe to/follow GermanShorts content on any of those platforms, your interaction is governed entirely by that platform's own privacy policy — not by GermanShorts:

GermanShorts, as the account/channel owner on each platform, may see aggregate, anonymized viewership statistics made available by that platform (such as view counts), the same way any content creator on that platform would. GermanShorts does not separately collect, store, or process viewers' personal data outside of what each platform itself provides — and does not use any platform's user data for anything beyond publishing GermanShorts' own content and reading that content's own aggregate performance statistics.

4. How content is produced

GermanShorts videos are generated from a small, curated bank of German vocabulary, translations, images, and licensed background music, using an internal, self-hosted production pipeline. This production process does not use viewer data, personal information, or any third-party personal datasets — it works entirely from content the project itself curates and licenses.

5. Contact and inquiries

If you contact GermanShorts directly (for example, by email), we will only use the information you send us to respond to your inquiry. We do not add contacts to a mailing list or share your message with third parties, unless required by law. Contact address: TODO — add a public contact email.

6. Children's privacy

GermanShorts does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone, including children, because this website and the underlying production process do not collect personal data from visitors or viewers in the first place, as described above.

7. Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as the project evolves — for example, when a new distribution platform is connected, or when hosting details are finalized. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.