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Home » Blog » WP YouTube Lyte: Embed YouTube videos in a DSGVO-compliant way

WP YouTube Lyte: Embed YouTube videos in a DSGVO-compliant way

20. April 2022

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Many website and blog owners ask themselves, how can I embed a YouTube video without taking legal risks. DSGVO compliance has become an important topic, not only since the well-known ruling of 20.01.2022 concerning DSGVO violations when embedding Google Fonts.

This article presents a variant to embed YouTube videos as required by the GDPR. This means that content from YouTube will only be loaded when you confirm. This prevents the unsolicited transmission of data to the Google group, when loading the page.

Attention: The article does not replace the thorough legal clarification of the website with regard to GDPR. It is only intended to be a guide to the best of our knowledge and belief.

Why not embed YouTube videos directly?

As mentioned above, when embedding YouTube videos without taking precautions for data protection, the visitor’s IP address is transmitted to Google/YouTube. According to DSGVO, the IP address belongs to the so-called personal data and may not be disclosed to third parties without consent and legitimate interest.

Install and activate plugin “WP YouTube Lyte

The installation of WP YouTube Lyte works like any other plugin:

  • Log in to WordPress.
  • Select “Plugin” > “Install”.
  • In the search enter “wp youtube lyte”.
  • Click on “Install”.
  • After the installation click on “Activate”.

Configure “WP YouTube Lyte” plugin

After the plugin installation, a new menu item will appear in “WP YouTube Lyte” in WordPress. The settings are made there.

Filed Under: GDPR, WordPress

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