Vimeo allows you to include videos on your website, via a simple embedding wizard, available by clicking "Share" under the video you are watching. Including Vimeo videos while complying with GDPR regulations requires a few small tricks, which we will look at below.
Here's how to include Vimeo videos on your GDPR-compliant website:
Solution 1 - automatic scan
You can leverage the advanced "Cookie Shield" feature, which is equipped to automatically detect this software. By setting the scanner to "Learning" mode, you can simply navigate through the pages of the site, allowing it to identify your content and ensure it is already in privacy-compliant mode.
Alternatively, manual configuration is also an option.
Solution 2 - manual configuration
Part 1 - the Vimeo embed code
Go to Vimeo and open the video you want to embed on your website.
Below the video you will see a "Share" button.
Clicking on the button will open an overlay window. Among the various possibilities you will find the code of an iframe to copy (with the possibility to manage some options related to size, colors, etc...)
Whether you decide to embed the video via iframe, or via direct link (perhaps with the help of a dedicated plugin), you only have to worry about one thing:
A small change to the SRC of the iframe (or link). All you have to do is add a parameter to the end of the url, namely: &dnt=1
So, imagining you want to include the iframe on your site, the SRC tag will have to change from so:
to so:
Part 2 - declaring the cookie with MyAgilePrivacy
In your WordPress website admin panel, navigate to MyAgilePrivacy -> Cookie List from the left menu.
Here, you'll discover the list of cookies that were imported during the plugin installation process. Initially, they will all appear in a draft state.
Your task is to publish only the cookies relevant to your website.
On this screen you will see a series of columns:
- Cookie Name: the name of the Cookie
- Is Necessary: indicates whether or not the cookie is essential to site navigation. If rejecting the cookie makes the site unusable, then it is essential. You will find this information pre-filled in the cookie details.
- Auto Update: indicates whether the cookie reference text (which we will see in a moment) remains automatically updated or not. If the setting is on "yes," we will automatically take care of updating the cookie reference texts to keep everything up to date according to GDPR regulations.
- Installation Type: tells you the insertion type chosen for the cookie. This value will be changed depending on the type of inclusion needed, and we will see this together within the guides.
To declare the presence of Vimeo videos on your site, search the list for the one with the title "Vimeo Videos (Vimeo, LLC)."
All you have to do is switch the cookie from "draft" to "published" status.
Conclusion
By taking these steps, you'll notify users about the presence of Vimeo videos on your site.
Rest assured, these videos will not track any cookies.
