Companies/social
Discord
Current privacy policylast checked 8/15/2026healthy
What Discord takes from you. Straight from the captured policy. Tap any row for the exact quote.
Account activityHow and when you use your account.Collected
“We collect information about your use of Discord and your activities on the services. 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.”
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Device identifiersSerial numbers and IDs that mark your phone or laptop.Collected
“We may also collect limited information from your device while Discord is running”
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Email addressThe email you sign up or log in with.Collected
“you can come up with a username and password, and provide a way of contacting you (such as an email address and/or phone number)”
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IP addressYour network address, which can reveal rough location.Collected
“We collect information about the device you are using to access the services. For example, this includes information like your IP address, operating system information, browser information, and information about your device settings, such as your microphone and/or camera.”
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Your messagesContents of messages, chats, or emails on the service.Collected
“This includes any content that you upload to the service. For example, you may write messages or posts (including drafts), send voice messages, create custom emojis, or post other content that you create with features that we develop.”
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Other dataAdditional data described in the policy.Collected
“You may have the option to submit additional information as you use Discord. For example, you may participate in surveys where you can provide feedback on the services, or submit information to our Discord Support teams.”
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Payment detailsCards, billing info, or transaction data.Collected
“If you buy any paid services through Discord, you may need to submit a valid payment method and associated billing information, including your full name and billing address.”
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Phone numberYour mobile or contact number.Collected
“you can come up with a username and password, and provide a way of contacting you (such as an email address and/or phone number)”
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Voice recordingsAudio of your voice, like assistant commands or calls.Collected
“For example, you may write messages or posts (including drafts), send voice messages, create custom emojis, or post other content that you create with features that we develop.”
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Why they use your data.
Legal reasonsComplying with laws and legal requests.Yes
“We work hard to try to make Discord a safe, positive, and inclusive place. To do so, we use your information to monitor for and take action against users and content that violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and other policies.”
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Running the productMaking the service itself work.Yes
“We use your information to provide you with the Discord services.”
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SecurityPreventing fraud and protecting accounts.Yes
“We use your information to keep our services secure, to prevent misuse, and to enforce our Terms of Service and other policies against users who violate them.”
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Sharing, retention & your controls.
You can get a copyYou can request the data they hold on you.Good sign
“how to request access to your information”
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You can delete your dataThe policy offers a way to erase your data.Good sign
“You can disable or delete your account via the User Settings menu.”
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Retention period disclosedThe policy says how long data is kept.Disclosed
“We retain personal information until we determine it is no longer needed for the processing purposes for which we collected or retain it or for legal compliance.”
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You can opt outYou can say no to some uses of your data.Good sign
“You may opt-out of receiving such marketing communications.”
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Shares with third partiesData goes to other companies.Disclosed
“We may receive information from cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and similar technologies.”
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Sells dataThe policy discusses selling personal data.Says no
“We don’t sell your personal information”
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What changed.
No published changes yet.
Full evidence record (18 published claims)
data collected · voice
We found: disclosed
“For example, you may write messages or posts (including drafts), send voice messages, create custom emojis, or post other content that you create with features that we develop.”
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claim 22529704c14ca059097cdb624a7c21ddfc0f6d428aa580e5ddb2e2c9f8c57b24
data collected · ip address
We found: disclosed
“We collect information about the device you are using to access the services. For example, this includes information like your IP address, operating system information, browser information, and information about your device settings, such as your microphone and/or camera.”
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claim 639b2fb61f07d3e0137e9db097767dc955816ed3e591c90215e738ec1ff0a074
data collected · messages
We found: disclosed
“This includes any content that you upload to the service. For example, you may write messages or posts (including drafts), send voice messages, create custom emojis, or post other content that you create with features that we develop.”
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claim 4e4733291f57a38658312939ff030dc0aca02160b757f44cfd9560b2ad245499
data collected · other
We found: disclosed
“You may have the option to submit additional information as you use Discord. For example, you may participate in surveys where you can provide feedback on the services, or submit information to our Discord Support teams.”
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claim 1298d1488598ba17b7e72eafb533cf45e569aadcc2cb3e76aebcc6b59356b443
data collected · phone
We found: disclosed
“you can come up with a username and password, and provide a way of contacting you (such as an email address and/or phone number)”
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claim f932d7508d443b268fb391a6fe2559e508da36feac6de5cb51c62bc1b81effd6
control · access
We found: disclosed
“how to request access to your information”
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claim 2294bc3533f47335c200fe5729f22645b83af46d007586d4682d8404f56120cb
data collected · account activity
We found: disclosed
“We collect information about your use of Discord and your activities on the services. 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.”
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claim 9a8ee4eb7a28b3b9273314cbfc4f453306e680bfd6165f4ad8fbf86cd75b85b0
purpose · security
We found: disclosed
“We use your information to keep our services secure, to prevent misuse, and to enforce our Terms of Service and other policies against users who violate them.”
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claim d64684e475bf5d9c93283b56d92e7d552072a24376b60ee0154b8cb1ffd416bc
data collected · email
We found: disclosed
“you can come up with a username and password, and provide a way of contacting you (such as an email address and/or phone number)”
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claim 74601aecaf1c6a571b4e4cda03bdec7d7158f709f904d383a5e43c405a26277f
retention · duration disclosed
We found: disclosed
“We retain personal information until we determine it is no longer needed for the processing purposes for which we collected or retain it or for legal compliance.”
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claim df632231f5eca62922f8666fd0506948c4f1b4bf0c9bcdf44d7a584bab884df0
purpose · legal
We found: disclosed
“We work hard to try to make Discord a safe, positive, and inclusive place. To do so, we use your information to monitor for and take action against users and content that violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and other policies.”
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claim e3cb79fc47b27d27e3064aa13d37930d28aa422a631980d8eaf69ee406c7a408
sharing · third party
We found: disclosed
“We may receive information from cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and similar technologies.”
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claim d9c003e87f9db4a95dba283d3e562e89ea3157f53c1ac938529ba0eafa0333db
data collected · device id
We found: disclosed
“We may also collect limited information from your device while Discord is running”
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claim af1e9e8e1aff55e16d4ff9bfa4c614a53f8a127c384f650656f1a872ae2a855b
control · opt out
We found: disclosed
“You may opt-out of receiving such marketing communications.”
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claim f4178da6da9dffb8d12d708a90f97bf294acfc151d0ad3912ce4c925bed79d1b
control · deletion
We found: disclosed
“You can disable or delete your account via the User Settings menu.”
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claim 184c87df51435b71e22d0d01bc905b182e11fdbcdf50990e9983e5fbcd804f8e
purpose · product
We found: disclosed
“We use your information to provide you with the Discord services.”
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claim 1c2714a9a8b0748fc8a5a9d2b631b6904477075099496dc4e1dc4dfcb0324648
data collected · payment
We found: disclosed
“If you buy any paid services through Discord, you may need to submit a valid payment method and associated billing information, including your full name and billing address.”
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claim d45dc5a4eaaf8b7950753950d45db7c5c291576d78de490853dae614931c5876
sharing · sale
We found: not disclosed
“We don’t sell your personal information”
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claim 36caa6391c6d18239de3714c1df35323f0bbdf852d5420e561f3962a6659f631