Privacy Policy of anilist.co

This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services:

    • Advertising

      • Google AdSense

        Personal Data: Cookies; Usage Data

      • Google Ads conversion tracking and Venatus

        Personal Data: Trackers; Usage Data

    • Analytics

      • Google Analytics (Universal Analytics)

        Personal Data: Cookies; Usage Data

    • Contacting the User

      • Contact form

        Personal Data: address; country; date of birth; email address; first name; gender; last name; phone number; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service; ZIP/Postal code

      • Mailing List or Newsletter

        Personal Data: Cookies; country; date of birth; email address; first name; last name; ZIP/Postal code

    • Content commenting

      • Comment system managed directly

        Personal Data: first name; last name; Usage Data; username

    • Data transfer outside the EU

      • Data transfer abroad based on consent, Data transfer abroad based on standard contractual clauses, Data transfer from the EU and/or Switzerland to the U.S based on Privacy Shield, Data transfer to countries that guarantee European standards and Other legal basis for Data transfer abroad

        Personal Data: various types of Data

    • Displaying content from external platforms

      • YouTube video widget

        Personal Data: Cookies; Usage Data

    • Handling payments

      • PayPal

        Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

    • Managing contacts and sending messages

      • Mailgun

        Personal Data: email address; Usage Data

    • Registration and authentication

      • Direct registration

        Personal Data: email address; password; picture; username

    • Social features

      • Inviting and suggesting friends

        Personal Data: Various types of Data

      • Public profile

        Personal Data: country; date of birth; first name; gender; geographic position; last name; phone number; picture; profession; username

    • SPAM protection

      • Google reCAPTCHA

        Personal Data: Cookies; Usage Data

    • Traffic optimization and distribution

      • Cloudflare

        Personal Data: Cookies; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

Information on opting out of interest-based advertising

In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar initiatives. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

Users may also opt out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general.

Further information about the processing of Personal Data

    • Terms

      By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.

    • Use License

      Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on this Application's web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

      1. modify or copy the materials;

      2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);

      3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this Application's web site;

      4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or

      5. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.

    • Disclaimer

      The materials on this Application are provided "as is". this Application makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, this Application does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

    • Limitations

      In no event shall this Application or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on this Application's Internet site, even if this Application or a this Application authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

    • Revisions and Errata

      The materials appearing on this Application could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. this Application does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. this Application may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. this Application does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

    • Links

      This Application has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by this Application of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.

    • Site Terms of Use Modifications

      This Application may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

    • Governing Law

      Any claim relating to this Application shall be governed by the laws of the State of england without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

      General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.

    • Wasabi

      Image storage and delivery
      Personal data: Images

    • Backblaze B2

      Backups of various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    • Patreon

      Patreon account access (Patreon, Inc.)
      This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on the Patreon.
      Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

      Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

    • Data Storage Length

      Data may be stored indefinitely until the request of direct data or account deletion.
      In the event of direct data or account deletion, all associated personal data will be removed or anonymized within 30 days.

    • Types of personal data stored and their usage directly for AniList

      Structured personal data
      Email address - Used for account confirmation and password reset requests. Is not shared publicly.
      Cookies - Used to manage user authentication sessions, allowing users to remain logged in on future visits.
      IP Address - Used for SPAM prevention and to manage user authentication sessions; allowing users to remain logged in on future visits. Is not shared publicly.
      Username - Used to identify users of the site.
      Password - Used to authenticate a user. Passwords are encrypted and hashed and never stored permanently in an unencrypted form. Is not shared publicly.
      Avatar & Banner images - Used as display images only
      Usage Data - See "Definitions and legal references"

      Unstructured personal data
      This service allows the use of free-form text input, allowing users to store and share any type of textual data. This service does not recommend the sharing of any of the following data via these means, however, if they are shared the data will not be used for continued processing in any manner and will be stored and displayed only in the context of which the user provided it.

      First name
      Last name
      Date of birth
      Age
      Gender
      Marital status
      Occupation
      Academic background
      Phone number
      Address
      Country
      General location
      Geographic position
      ZIP/Postal code

    • Opting out of data processing

      Opting out of data processing can be done via the "Opt out" links on this page.
      If opt-out links are not available the function is either opt-in only or is an intrinsic part of this service, as such opting out can be achieved via account deletion.

    • The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13

      Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Minors may use this Application only with the assistance of a parent or guardian. Under no circumstance persons under the age of 13 may use this Application.

    • Automated decision-making

      Automated decision-making means that a decision which is likely to have legal effects or similarly significant effects on the User, is taken solely by technological means, without any human intervention. This Application may use the User's Personal Data to make decisions entirely or partially based on automated processes according to the purposes outlined in this document. This Application adopts automated decision-making processes as far as necessary to enter into or perform a contract between User and Owner, or on the basis of the User’s explicit consent, where such consent is required by the law.
      Automated decisions are made by technological means – mostly based on algorithms subject to predefined criteria – which may also be provided by third parties.
      The rationale behind the automated decision making is:

      • to enable or otherwise improve the decision-making process;
      • to grant Users fair and unbiased treatment based on consistent and uniform criteria;
      • to reduce the potential harm derived from human error, personal bias and the like which may potentially lead to discrimination or imbalance in the treatment of individuals etc.;
      • to reduce the risk of User's failure to meet their obligation under a contract. To find out more about the purposes, the third-party services, if any, and any specific rationale for automated decisions used within this Application, Users can check the relevant sections in this document.

      Consequences of automated decision-making processes for Users and rights of Users subjected to it

      As a consequence, Users subject to such processing, are entitled to exercise specific rights aimed at preventing or otherwise limiting the potential effects of the automated decisions taken.
      In particular, Users have the right to:

      • obtain an explanation about any decision taken as a result of automated decision-making and express their point of view regarding this decision;
      • challenge a decision by asking the Owner to reconsider it or take a new decision on a different basis;
      • request and obtain from the Owner human intervention on such processing.

      To learn more about the User’s rights and the means to exercise them, the User is invited to consult the section of this document relating to the rights of the User.

    • Analysis and predictions based on the User’s Data (“profiling”)

      The Owner may use the Personal and Usage Data collected through this Application to create or update User profiles. This type of Data processing allows the Owner to evaluate User choices, preferences and behaviour for the purposes outlined in the respective section of this document.
      User profiles can also be created through the use of automated tools like algorithms, which can also be provided by third parties. To find out more about the profiling activities performed, Users can check the relevant sections of this document.
      The User always has a right to object to this kind of profiling activity. To find out more about the User's rights and how to exercise them, the User is invited to consult the section of this document outlining the rights of the User.

Contact information

    • Owner and Data Controller

      Josh Star - England, Weston-super-Mare, Worle, 73 High Street

      Owner contact email: josh@anilist.co