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Flowplayer

Flowplayer

Open-source HTML5 video player and streaming platform used by media sites and publishers. The Flowplayer script loads an embeddable video player with live and on-demand streaming support. Minimal tracking; analytics depend on the publisher's configuration.

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Overview

Flowplayer is an HTML5 video player and streaming platform used by media sites and publishers to embed live and on-demand video content. It provides a customizable, embeddable player with adaptive bitrate streaming support.

What This Script Does

The Flowplayer script loads a video player component that renders video content on your pages. It handles video playback, quality switching, and streaming protocols (HLS, DASH). The player may set cookies or use localStorage to remember playback preferences (volume, quality settings). Flowplayer's own analytics are minimal and publisher-configurable; any additional tracking depends on whether the publisher has integrated third-party analytics or ad SDKs into the player.

Consent & Compliance

  • Consent Category: Functional
  • Cookies/Storage: May use localStorage for playback preferences (volume, quality). No advertising cookies set by the base player.
  • GDPR/ePrivacy: The video player itself serves a functional content delivery purpose. Playback preference storage is arguably strictly necessary for the media playback service. If ad integrations or third-party analytics are configured within the player, those components require separate consent.
  • CCPA: Base player does not collect or share personal information.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Flowplayer is a functional video player for content delivery. Blocking it would prevent video playback. If you have configured advertising or analytics plugins within Flowplayer, those specific integrations should be managed separately through consent.

Is Flowplayer GDPR compliant?

Flowplayer 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 Flowplayer 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 Flowplayer, not on Flowplayer itself.

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Consent Categories

Functional

Also Known As

flowplayerhtml5 video playeropen source video playervideo streaminglive streamingvideo embedon-demand video

Industries

Computers Electronics and TechnologyArts and EntertainmentProgramming and Developer SoftwareTV Movies and Streaming

Tracked Domains (1)

Flowplayer's trackers are rarely seen, seen on a small share of the sites ConsentStack has scanned. Scan your own site to see which of these are firing before consent.

flowplayer.orgEssential

flowplayer.org is an essential domain operated by Flowplayer, used to keep the site working, including security, load balancing, and sessions. Seen on a small share of scanned sites.

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