Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026

1. Introduction

livemotion gmbh ("we", "us", or "our"), operating gravelearthseries.tv, is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Data Controller

livemotion gmbh is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have questions about this policy or our data practices, please contact us at the address provided in Section 11.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

  • Email address
  • Username
  • Password (stored securely using bcrypt hashing)
  • Display name (optional)
  • Profile picture (optional)

3.2 Usage Data

For logged-in users, we collect video viewing data to provide features such as:

  • Watch history
  • Video progress (to resume playback)
  • Viewing preferences

This data is associated with your account and is not shared with third parties for advertising purposes.

3.3 Chat Messages

If you participate in live chat during streams, your messages are stored to display chat history and for moderation purposes.

3.4 Comments and Likes

When you comment on videos or like content, this information is stored to display your interactions and personalize your experience.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Authenticate your account and keep it secure
  • Enable video playback and track viewing progress
  • Display your comments and chat messages
  • Send service-related communications
  • Improve our services and user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Contract: Processing necessary to provide our services to you (account management, video playback)
  • Legitimate Interest: Processing for service improvement and security
  • Consent: Where required, such as for marketing communications
  • Legal Obligation: Processing required by law

6. Third-Party Services

We use Mux to host and stream video content. Mux processes aggregated, anonymized viewing data for quality and performance monitoring. We have disabled Mux's tracking cookies. For logged-in users, we pass an anonymized user identifier to enable viewing analytics.

Mux Privacy Policy: https://www.mux.com/privacy

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

  • Account data: Retained until you delete your account
  • Viewing history: Retained while your account is active
  • Chat messages: Retained while your account is active
  • Comments: Retained until deleted by you or removed by moderation
  • Likes: Retained while your account is active

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restriction: Request limitation of processing
  • Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure password hashing, and access controls on our systems.

10. Cookies

We only use strictly necessary cookies that are essential for our website to function. These cookies do not require your consent under EU law.

CookiePurposeDuration
authjs.session-tokenMaintains your login session30 days
authjs.csrf-tokenSecurity protectionSession

We do not use advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies. Our video player and chat services are configured to operate without setting cookies.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Email: info@gravelearthseries.tv

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the European Economic Area and believe we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.