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Discord may share your information with third-party services if you link your account or use third-party features (risk_flags-1).
Content you post in larger spaces might be accessed by many people, including strangers (risk_flags-2), and Discord may use this content to develop and improve its services, including safety features (risk_flags-3).
While Discord generally doesn't store video or voice call content, this policy might change in the future (risk_flags-4).
By using Discord, you agree that your data may be processed and stored in countries with different data protection standards than your own (gotchas-1).
Even if you delete content or your account, Discord may still retain some of your information due to policy or legal obligations (gotchas-2).
Discord does not sell your personal information to third parties (data_use-1) and will notify you of significant privacy policy changes (data_use-2). You can disable or delete your account through User Settings (cancellation_renewal-1).
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Risk Flags
Critical issues, red flags, or privacy concerns you should be aware of.
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Discord may share information with third-party services when you link accounts, interact with content, or participate in servers with third-party features.
Discord may share your information with third-party services if you link your Discord account with them, embed their content, interact with their content posted on Discord, or participate in a server that has third-party features enabled.
Why it matters: Your information may be shared with external services if you connect accounts or engage with third-party features within Discord, potentially subjecting your data to their privacy practices which may differ from Discord's.
Similarly, if you link your Discord account with a third-party service (like a music-streaming service or gaming platform), embed content, interact with third-party content posted on Discord, interact with users on other services who have linked their account, or participate in a server that has third-party features like bots enabled, we may provide certain information to that service or to other Discord users to operate that content, service, or feature.
How we disclose your information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Content you post in larger spaces may be accessed by many people, including strangers.
If you share content in larger spaces on Discord, many people, including those you don't know, may be able to access that content.
Why it matters: Content you share in larger Discord spaces, such as public servers, might be seen by many people, including individuals you do not know, reducing your control over that content's audience.
If you share content within larger spaces, that content may be accessed by many people, including people you do not know.
A little bit about Discord, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Discord may use content from larger spaces to develop and improve its services, including safety features.
Discord may use content posted in larger spaces to help develop, improve, and power its services, including features that help you catch up on conversations and safety features that identify harmful content.
Why it matters: Your content posted in larger spaces may be used by Discord to develop and improve services, including content moderation and safety features, which means your content might be analyzed for these purposes.
We may also use content posted in larger spaces to help us develop, improve, and power our services, including features that help you catch up on conversations and safety features that identify harmful content on the services and support the enforcement of our [Terms of Service](https://discord.com/terms) and [Community Guidelines](https://discord.com/guidelines).
A little bit about Discord, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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Discord does not generally store video or voice call content but may change this in the future.
Discord generally does not store the content of video or voice calls or channels, but if they change this policy in the future, they would disclose it in advance.
Why it matters: Currently, your video and voice call content is generally not stored. However, this may change, meaning your future calls could be stored if Discord decides to do so and provides prior notice.
We generally do not store the contents of video or voice calls or channels. If we were to change that in the future (for example, to facilitate content moderation), we would disclose that to you in advance.
**Information you provide to us**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Discord collects information about your interactions and activities on the services.
Discord collects information about your use of Discord and your activities on the services, including friends you add, users, bots, and apps you engage with, servers you join, your roles in servers, content moderation decisions, purchases or sales you make, and other related actions.
Why it matters: Discord gathers data on what you do within the app, such as who you interact with and what you buy, which could be used to understand your usage patterns and preferences.
This includes information such as the friends you add, the users, bots, and apps you engage with, the servers or other communities you join and participate in, your roles in servers, content moderation decisions you make, information about purchases or sales you make on or through Discord including what you purchased or sold, and other related actions.
**Information you provide to us**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
How the company collects, uses, and shares your data.
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Discord states it does not sell personal information to third parties.
Discord states that it does not sell your personal information to third parties, and its business is funded through subscriptions, paid products, and sponsored content.
Why it matters: Discord asserts it does not sell your personal data to third parties, which may reduce concerns about your information being directly monetized through sales to external entities.
We don’t make money from selling your personal information to third parties. Our business is funded through subscriptions, paid products, and sponsored content (like Quests and other sponsored formats).
A little bit about Discord, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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Discord commits to providing notice for significant privacy policy changes.
Discord will update its Privacy Policy from time to time, highlighting significant changes by emailing you or within the services, as required by law.
Why it matters: You will be notified of important changes to the Privacy Policy, either by email or through the services, allowing you to stay informed about updates to how your personal information is handled.
We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published, and if changes are significant, we’ll provide a more prominent notice as required by law, such as by emailing you or highlighting the changes within the services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
How you can cancel your account or service, and how renewals are handled.
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You can disable or delete your Discord account via User Settings.
You have the ability to disable or delete your account through the User Settings menu.
Why it matters: You maintain control over your account, with the option to disable to pause data processing or delete to permanently remove identifying information.
You can disable or delete your account via the User Settings menu.
**Disable or delete your account**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Gotchas
Tricky clauses, hiddenGotchas, or unfavorable conditions.
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Your data may be processed, transferred, and stored in the U.S. and other countries with different data protection standards.
By using Discord's services, you understand that your information will be processed, transferred, and stored in the U.S. and other countries where data protection standards may differ from your local laws, and you may not have the same rights.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be moved and stored in countries outside your own, including the U.S., where local data protection laws and your rights regarding that data could be different or less protective than in your home country.
By accessing or using our services or otherwise providing information to us, you understand that your information will be processed, transferred, and stored in the U.S. and other countries, where different data protection standards may apply and/or you may not have the same rights as you do under local law.
International data transfers, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Content may be retained by Discord even after deletion for policy compliance or legal obligations.
Content you delete may still be retained by Discord as described in their data retention policy, and they may also have a legal obligation to retain certain information even if you delete it or your account.
Why it matters: Even if you delete content or your account, Discord may still retain some of your information due to their data retention policy or legal requirements, meaning your deletions might not be permanent.
Content may be retained by Discord for use as described elsewhere in this policy and in [our data retention policy](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/5431812448791). Also, in limited circumstances, we may have a legal obligation to retain certain information, even if you delete the information or your account.
**Manage your content and servers**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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