Videoessays.org

Impressum

This website is provided by a private individual and has no commercial interest. It exists solely to make academic publications accessible as part of the research project “Video Essays, Memories, Ecologies, Bodies”, and to share related information.

Responsible Person:

Prof. Kevin B. Lee
Email: kevin.b.lee@usi.ch
Tel: +41 58 666 45 36

Affiliation:
Università della Svizzera italiana – Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society
Lugano Campus:
Black Building, Office P120 (Level P1)
Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
Mendrisio Campus:
Canavée, Office C3.60 (Level P3)
Viale Canavée 5, 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland

Copyright

The images used are either created by the author, in the public domain, or consist of screenshots and promotional materials from the author’s own archive. The rights to these third-party images do not lie with the author. As they are used in a scholarly and journalistic context, are explicitly referenced in the accompanying texts, and serve as illustrative or analytical examples, they are used under the quotation right according to Article 25 of the Swiss Copyright Act (URG).

No commercial interest is pursued in their use. If rights holders nevertheless wish to have certain images removed, please contact the responsible person.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereafter referred to as “data”) within this online offering and associated websites, features, and content.

Types of data processed:

  • Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses)
  • Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers)
  • Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos)
  • Usage data (e.g., visited websites, access times)
  • Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses)

Categories of data subjects:

Visitors and users of this website (hereafter collectively referred to as “users”).

Purpose of processing:

  • Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content
  • Responding to contact requests and communication with users
  • Security measures
  • Audience measurement

Embedded Content & External Platforms:

This website may include embedded videos or other media from third-party platforms, such as:

These platforms may collect personal data (such as IP addresses) when their content is accessed.

Hosting & Server Logs:

Our hosting provider may collect access data based on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR), including server logs (e.g., accessed pages, file names, timestamps, browser type, referrer URL, IP address). These are stored for a maximum of 7 days for security reasons and then deleted unless required for evidence.

User Rights:

As a data subject, you have the right to:

File a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

Request information (Art. 15 GDPR)

Request rectification or completion (Art. 16 GDPR)

Request deletion or restriction (Art. 17 & 18 GDPR)

Object to future data processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Revoke consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR)