Companies/social
Current privacy policylast checked 8/14/2026check delayed
What Reddit takes from you. Straight from the captured policy. Tap any row for the exact quote.
Children's dataData about kids under 13 (or local age limits).Disclosed
“Reddit is not intended or directed at individuals under the age of 13. Therefore, individuals under the age of 13 may not create an account or otherwise access or use the Services.”
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Account activityHow and when you use your account.Collected
“This includes information used to create your account (e.g., a username, password and at your option, an email address), account preferences, the content of private messages between you and other users or communities (e.g., modmail), and the content of information you post to the Services (e.g., text, photos, videos, links).”
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Browsing activityPages you visit and things you tap or click.Collected
“Our ad partners and ad networks may use cookies and use related technologies to collect information when ads are delivered to you on our Services”
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Device identifiersSerial numbers and IDs that mark your phone or laptop.Collected
“These third parties may collect information sent by your computer, browser, or mobile device in response to a request for content, such as unique identifiers, your IP address, or other information about your computer or device.”
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Email addressThe email you sign up or log in with.Collected
“a username, password and at your option, an email address”
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IP addressYour network address, which can reveal rough location.Collected
“We may log information when you access and use the Services. This may include your IP address”
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LocationWhere you are or where you've been.Collected
“We may receive and process information about your location. For example, with your consent, we may collect information about the specific location of your mobile device (for example, by using GPS or Bluetooth)”
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Your messagesContents of messages, chats, or emails on the service.Collected
“the content of private messages between you and other users or communities (e.g., modmail)”
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Your nameYour legal or profile name.Collected
“If you purchase products or services from us (e.g., Reddit Gold), we will collect certain information from you, including your name, address, email address, and information about the product or service you are purchasing.”
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Other dataAdditional data described in the policy.Collected
“Our ad partners and ad networks may use cookies and use related technologies to collect information when ads are delivered to you on our Services”
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Photos & videosImages and videos you upload or store.Collected
“the content of information you post to the Services (e.g., text, photos, videos, links).”
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Purchase historyWhat you buy and when.Collected
“If you purchase products or services from us (e.g., Reddit Gold), we will collect certain information from you, including your name, address, email address, and information about the product or service you are purchasing.”
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Why they use your data.
AdvertisingTargeting or measuring ads.Yes
“We may partner with third-party advertisers, ad networks, and analytics providers to deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests”
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AnalyticsMeasuring how people use the service.Yes
“Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services”
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PersonalizationTailoring content and recommendations to you.Yes
“Personalize the Services and provide advertisements, content and features that match user profiles or interests”
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Running the productMaking the service itself work.Yes
“We use this information to improve your experience, understand user activity, personalize content and advertisements, and improve the quality of our Services”
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SecurityPreventing fraud and protecting accounts.Yes
“Help protect the safety of Reddit and our users, which includes blocking suspected spammers, addressing abuse, and enforcing the Reddit user agreement”
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Unspecified purposesThe policy doesn't say exactly why.Yes
“Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, invoices and other support and administrative messages”
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Sharing, retention & your controls.
You can get a copyYou can request the data they hold on you.Good sign
“We may provide you with tools and preference settings that allow you to access, correct, delete, and modify information associated with your account.”
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Shares with advertisersData flows to advertising partners.Disclosed
“You may also generally opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from certain third-party advertisers and ad networks.”
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You can delete your dataThe policy offers a way to erase your data.Good sign
“You may delete your account information at any time by logging into your account and following the steps under “Preferences.””
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Retention period disclosedThe policy says how long data is kept.Disclosed
“Except for the IP address used to create your account, Reddit will delete any IP addresses collected after 100 days”
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No sharing disclosedThe captured policy doesn't disclose sharing.Disclosed
“Reddit does not link to or provide them with your actual Reddit account details. This means that Reddit does not share your individual account browsing habits with advertisers.”
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You can opt outYou can say no to some uses of your data.Good sign
“You can control how we use this information to personalize the Services for you by adjusting your preferences here”
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Shares with third partiesData goes to other companies.Disclosed
“We may receive information about you from third-party websites that integrate our Services, including our widgets, buttons, and advertising technology”
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Retention period not disclosedThe policy doesn't say how long data is kept.Unclear
“We may also retain certain information about you as required by law or for legitimate business purposes after you delete your account.”
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What changed.
No published changes yet.
Full evidence record (26 published claims)
purpose · analytics
We found: disclosed
“Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services”
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claim 1da3a6834e746d1a7adf6ee911e48cce975242562c1407994df6fd62e19f2fd2
purpose · product
We found: disclosed
“We use this information to improve your experience, understand user activity, personalize content and advertisements, and improve the quality of our Services”
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claim 1c2714a9a8b0748fc8a5a9d2b631b6904477075099496dc4e1dc4dfcb0324648
data collected · device id
We found: disclosed
“These third parties may collect information sent by your computer, browser, or mobile device in response to a request for content, such as unique identifiers, your IP address, or other information about your computer or device.”
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claim af1e9e8e1aff55e16d4ff9bfa4c614a53f8a127c384f650656f1a872ae2a855b
control · deletion
We found: disclosed
“You may delete your account information at any time by logging into your account and following the steps under “Preferences.””
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claim 184c87df51435b71e22d0d01bc905b182e11fdbcdf50990e9983e5fbcd804f8e
data collected · purchase
We found: disclosed
“If you purchase products or services from us (e.g., Reddit Gold), we will collect certain information from you, including your name, address, email address, and information about the product or service you are purchasing.”
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claim 98349459d9281633cd073ebae6656ab727871f015ba5695661dae6747f234e69
data collected · browsing
We found: disclosed
“Our ad partners and ad networks may use cookies and use related technologies to collect information when ads are delivered to you on our Services”
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claim c74236b9b2c2a1f5ea029bb332ddd080c4bec7999da260daf970495c278c59cc
control · opt out
We found: disclosed
“You can control how we use this information to personalize the Services for you by adjusting your preferences here”
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claim f4178da6da9dffb8d12d708a90f97bf294acfc151d0ad3912ce4c925bed79d1b
data collected · location
We found: disclosed
“We may receive and process information about your location. For example, with your consent, we may collect information about the specific location of your mobile device (for example, by using GPS or Bluetooth)”
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claim 2cf3ff1e442e78b54d89b061101405c1ddfcdbd159113394b4dd8a088c28534a
sharing · none disclosed
We found: disclosed
“Reddit does not link to or provide them with your actual Reddit account details. This means that Reddit does not share your individual account browsing habits with advertisers.”
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claim c851ea0ce2c8973fab6c5e03f35a0c17ba5519ba4909860ba4946a2af0cf2a1f
purpose · security
We found: disclosed
“Help protect the safety of Reddit and our users, which includes blocking suspected spammers, addressing abuse, and enforcing the Reddit user agreement”
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claim d64684e475bf5d9c93283b56d92e7d552072a24376b60ee0154b8cb1ffd416bc
purpose · unspecified
We found: disclosed
“Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, invoices and other support and administrative messages”
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claim ee630df219042b0a49a7e221d026672dc02bf04c30970c150d7dce9f365c78c1
data collected · other
We found: disclosed
“Our ad partners and ad networks may use cookies and use related technologies to collect information when ads are delivered to you on our Services”
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claim 1298d1488598ba17b7e72eafb533cf45e569aadcc2cb3e76aebcc6b59356b443
purpose · personalization
We found: disclosed
“Personalize the Services and provide advertisements, content and features that match user profiles or interests”
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claim d88ec66be08423c74b484401a52b48da11ebcf0965f21cf13bc8339f16a35473
sharing · advertising partner
We found: disclosed
“You may also generally opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from certain third-party advertisers and ad networks.”
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claim bc82ba003ffd73e29befe4f712f943292545e725fea8e3aeae4049eec953b55a
retention · duration disclosed
We found: disclosed
“Except for the IP address used to create your account, Reddit will delete any IP addresses collected after 100 days”
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claim df632231f5eca62922f8666fd0506948c4f1b4bf0c9bcdf44d7a584bab884df0
data collected · ip address
We found: disclosed
“We may log information when you access and use the Services. This may include your IP address”
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claim 639b2fb61f07d3e0137e9db097767dc955816ed3e591c90215e738ec1ff0a074
data collected · email
We found: disclosed
“a username, password and at your option, an email address”
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claim 74601aecaf1c6a571b4e4cda03bdec7d7158f709f904d383a5e43c405a26277f
sensitive · children
We found: disclosed
“Reddit is not intended or directed at individuals under the age of 13. Therefore, individuals under the age of 13 may not create an account or otherwise access or use the Services.”
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claim d050bec73d1d888be989bf180f328893465eab185f2d758b6941aa7cb21e0fec
control · access
We found: disclosed
“We may provide you with tools and preference settings that allow you to access, correct, delete, and modify information associated with your account.”
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claim 2294bc3533f47335c200fe5729f22645b83af46d007586d4682d8404f56120cb
sharing · third party
We found: disclosed
“We may receive information about you from third-party websites that integrate our Services, including our widgets, buttons, and advertising technology”
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claim d9c003e87f9db4a95dba283d3e562e89ea3157f53c1ac938529ba0eafa0333db
data collected · messages
We found: disclosed
“the content of private messages between you and other users or communities (e.g., modmail)”
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claim 4e4733291f57a38658312939ff030dc0aca02160b757f44cfd9560b2ad245499
data collected · name
We found: disclosed
“If you purchase products or services from us (e.g., Reddit Gold), we will collect certain information from you, including your name, address, email address, and information about the product or service you are purchasing.”
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claim 9d8cd165793abe3e414e75e43bce47bb86fb312e3368c25344a89b0e5a72fd9c
retention · unspecified
We found: disclosed
“We may also retain certain information about you as required by law or for legitimate business purposes after you delete your account.”
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claim f53ffa3930e7c06bf296dc426a2ca89d72bb4f3dc345590196fc793c2cd3f6f4
data collected · account activity
We found: disclosed
“This includes information used to create your account (e.g., a username, password and at your option, an email address), account preferences, the content of private messages between you and other users or communities (e.g., modmail), and the content of information you post to the Services (e.g., text, photos, videos, links).”
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claim 9a8ee4eb7a28b3b9273314cbfc4f453306e680bfd6165f4ad8fbf86cd75b85b0
purpose · advertising
We found: disclosed
“We may partner with third-party advertisers, ad networks, and analytics providers to deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests”
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claim 44f13f7d48696b9865b572d38535cb59d3dc15e185e102d717e624f4c45c8c62
data collected · photos
We found: disclosed
“the content of information you post to the Services (e.g., text, photos, videos, links).”
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