Disqus is a content commenting service provided by Big Heads Labs Inc.
It allows users to make and publish their comments on the contents of your website/app. Depending on the settings chosen by the Owner, Users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the Personal Data provided by the User, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
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If you use Disqus, then add this service to your privacy policy. The Personal Data collected are cookies, usage data and various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
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Disqus installs cookies on your visitors’ devices, as stated in their Privacy Policy. Therefore, you’ll need a Cookie Policy as well.
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In general, websites that use third-party cookies as well as their own cookies for tracking and analytics must comply with the law and to do so are required to obtain the user’s express consent.
If you operate in the EU or could potentially have EU users, you need to comply with the Cookie Law.
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With iubenda, you can easily declare which services your website uses to collect data. You can find the “Disqus” service in the “Content commenting” section of our Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator.
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