diff --git a/_includes/video b/_includes/video
index 01b58ddac4d0..38672a2d9ecf 100644
--- a/_includes/video
+++ b/_includes/video
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 <!-- Courtesy of embedresponsively.com //-->
 <div class="responsive-video-container">
 {% if video_provider == "vimeo" %}
-  <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/{{ video_id }}" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
+  <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/{{ video_id }}?dnt=true" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
 {% elsif video_provider == "youtube" %}
-  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ video_id }}" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+  <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/{{ video_id }}" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
 {% endif %}
 </div>
diff --git a/docs/_docs/14-helpers.md b/docs/_docs/14-helpers.md
index 5e9626c45b4e..f765ef975bc7 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/14-helpers.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/14-helpers.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ And then drop-in the feature row include in the body where you'd like it to appe
 
 ## Responsive Video Embed
 
-Embed a video from YouTube or Vimeo that responsively sizes to fit the width of its parent.
+Embed a video from YouTube or Vimeo that responsively sizes to fit the width of its parent. To help with GDPR compliance, the theme is using the privacy enhanced version of both providers out of the box.
 
 | Parameter  | Required     | Description                                                |
 | ---------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |