What you're agreeing to

Discord's Terms of Service give Discord a license to use your content and allow Discord to remove any content or terminate any account without notice. Third-party bots added to servers you use can access your messages under their own terms.

Privacy in plain English

Discord collects your messages, voice activity metadata, browsing behavior within the platform, and device information. Discord shares data with advertising partners and uses it to show targeted ads on the free tier.

Terms of Service: Breakdown

Concerning Clauses

• - Discord can remove content or suspend accounts at its discretion without detailed explanation.
• The arbitration clause prevents US users from pursuing class-action lawsuits against Discord.
• Third-party bots added to servers you use can access your messages and user data.

Data Sharing

• - Discord shares usage and device data with advertising partners for targeted advertising on the free tier.
• Third-party bots and apps integrated into Discord servers operate under their own privacy policies.

Known Incidents

• - 2023: A Discord user leaked classified US government documents through the platform, prompting scrutiny of Discord's content moderation.
• 2023: Discord disclosed a breach in which a third-party support agent's account was compromised, exposing user email addresses.

Privacy Policy: Breakdown

Privacy Issues

• - Discord stores all messages on its servers indefinitely even in servers you have left.
• Discord collects metadata about your voice and video calls including duration and participants, even though call content is not recorded.

Who Gets Your Data

• - Advertising SDK partners embedded in Discord's apps collect device-level data for ad targeting. - Server administrators with third-party bots enabled can harvest message data from their communities.

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