Discord Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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Summary

Discord is a communication platform focused on providing spaces for users to interact through text, voice, and video channels. They prioritize user privacy by not selling personal information and providing robust privacy controls.

Safety Concerns

  • Content in public servers can be accessed by anyone
  • Third-party bots and integrations may have different privacy practices
  • International data transfers with varying data protection standards

Third Party Sharing

Discord shares data with vendors, service providers, legal/government entities, and in specific circumstances like emergencies or business transfers.

Payment Processors

Process transactions and handle billing information

Services used:
Stripe
PayPal
Data collected:
Payment Information

Cloud Providers

Host data and services

Services used:
Google
Data collected:
User Data

Advertising Platforms

Help measure ad performance and reach potential users

Data collected:
App Installation

Data Collection

Discord collects comprehensive user data across account, device, interaction, and content dimensions.

Account Information

Username, password, contact details, birthday

Device Information

IP address, operating system, browser details

Content

Messages, voice messages, files, profile information

Usage Data

Server interactions, friend lists, game playing, purchases

Payment Information

Billing details for paid services

Opt-Out Options

Limit data collection for service improvement

  1. 1Go to User Settings
  2. 2Find privacy-related settings
  3. 3Disable data collection toggles

Disable personalization

  1. 1Go to User Settings
  2. 2Find personalization settings
  3. 3Turn off recommendation and personalization features

Account deletion

  1. 1Go to User Settings
  2. 2Select 'Delete Account'
  3. 3Confirm deletion