Privacy Policy for the Survey “YouTubers in Germany”

This survey is being conducted by the TubeWork project at the University of Potsdam. The researchers are committed to the highest standards of data integrity and research transparency. To this end, they follow the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) guidelines on the handling of research data and the DFG’s guidelines on ensuring good scientific practice.

Participation in the survey

The survey is aimed at YouTubers in the D.A.CH. region. Participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw your consent at any time in accordance with Article 7 of the GSGVO using the withdrawal form.

Data collection

This survey collects only the information necessary for the research project. As part of this survey, personal data is collected in order to later combine the responses with an existing dataset containing metadata from YouTube. This combination is performed exclusively for research purposes. All results of our study use only fully anonymized data, so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual persons.

Storage, Access, and Disclosure of Data

The collected data is stored on servers at the University of Potsdam that are protected by multiple passwords. Only researchers involved in the project have access to the data for the purpose of scientific analysis. The data will not be disclosed to third parties outside the project for research purposes, even after the project has been completed.

Data collector and data processor

University of Potsdam, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Chair of Social Structure and Social Inequality

Responsible Persons

Project Manager: Herr Prof. Dr. Roland Verwiebe