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Cloudinary

Cloudinary

Cloud-based image and video management platform used to store, transform, and deliver media assets. Most Cloudinary delivery is CDN-level with no client JavaScript, but the Upload Widget and Media Library embeds run in the browser. Image transformations are applied server-side via URL parameters.

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Overview

Cloudinary is a cloud-based image and video management platform for storing, transforming, and delivering media assets. Most delivery is CDN-level with no client JavaScript, but the Upload Widget and Media Library embeds run in the browser.

What This Script Does

Cloudinary's client-side scripts are limited to specific interactive features:

  • Upload Widget: Renders a file upload interface allowing users to select and upload images/videos directly to Cloudinary storage.
  • Media Library Widget: Embeds a media browser for selecting assets from a Cloudinary account.
  • Video Player: An optional JavaScript video player with adaptive bitrate streaming.

Image transformations (resize, crop, format conversion) are applied server-side via URL parameters and do not require client JavaScript. CDN delivery of transformed assets involves no browser-side scripts.

Consent & Compliance

  • Consent Category: Functional / Essential
  • Applicable Regulations: GDPR, ePrivacy Directive
  • Opt-in Required: No, when used for core media delivery and upload functionality

Cloudinary scripts serve functional purposes directly requested by the user (uploading files, browsing media). CDN-level image delivery requires no consent. No tracking cookies are set for advertising purposes.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Cloudinary scripts provide functional media delivery and upload capabilities. Blocking them would break image/video display or upload features on your site. These are essential or functional operations that do not require consent.

Is Cloudinary GDPR compliant?

Cloudinary typically loads functional trackers, which are not strictly necessary for your site to work. Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies and trackers must stay blocked until a visitor gives clear opt-in consent. So Cloudinary can be fully GDPR compliant, but only if your site holds its scripts until consent is granted and lets visitors decline just as easily. Compliance depends on how your site loads Cloudinary, not on Cloudinary itself.

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Consent Categories

FunctionalEssential

Also Known As

cloudinaryimage CDNmedia deliveryupload widgetimage transformationvideo hosting

Industries

Computers Electronics and Technology

Tracked Domains (1)

Cloudinary's trackers are occasionally seen, seen on under 1% of the sites ConsentStack has scanned. Scan your own site to see which of these are firing before consent.

cloudinary.comEssential

cloudinary.com is an essential domain operated by Cloudinary, used to keep the site working, including security, load balancing, and sessions. Seen on under 1% of scanned sites.

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