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Privacy Policy of <strong>anilist.co</strong> <p>This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users.</p> <br> <p>This document can be printed for reference by using the print command in the settings of any browser.</p> Policy summary Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services: <ul> <li> <ul> <li> Access to third-party accounts <ul> <li> Twitter account access <p>Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Advertising <ul> <li> Google AdSense <p>Personal Data: Cookies. Usage Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Analytics <ul> <li> Google Analytics and Google Ads conversion tracking <p>Personal Data: Cookies. Usage Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Contacting the User <ul> <li> Contact form <p>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</p> </li> <li> Mailing List or Newsletter <p>Personal Data: Cookies. country. date of birth. email address. first name. last name. ZIP/Postal code</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Content commenting <ul> <li> Comment system managed directly <p>Personal Data: first name. last name. Usage Data. username</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Data transfer outside the EU <ul> <li> 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 <p>Personal Data: various types of Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Displaying content from external platforms <ul> <li> YouTube video widget <p>Personal Data: Cookies. Usage Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Handling payments <ul> <li> PayPal <p>Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Managing contacts and sending messages <ul> <li> Mailgun <p>Personal Data: email address. Usage Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Registration and authentication <ul> <li> Direct registration <p>Personal Data: email address. password. picture. username</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Social features <ul> <li> Inviting and suggesting friends <p>Personal Data: Various types of Data</p> </li> <li> Public profile <p>Personal Data: country. date of birth. first name. gender. geographic position. last name. phone number. picture. profession. username</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> SPAM protection <ul> <li> Google reCAPTCHA <p>Personal Data: Cookies. Usage Data</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> Traffic optimization and distribution <ul> <li> Cloudflare <p>Personal Data: Cookies. various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Information on opting out of interest-based advertising <p> 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. </p> <p>The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.</p> <p>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.</p> Further information about the processing of Personal Data <ul> <li> <ul> <li> Terms <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Use License <p> 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:<br> <br>1. modify or copy the materials;<br> <br>2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);<br> <br>3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this Application's web site;<br> <br>4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials. or<br> <br>5. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server. </p> </li> <li> Disclaimer <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Limitations <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Revisions and Errata <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Links <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Site Terms of Use Modifications <p> 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. </p> </li> <li> Governing Law <p> 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.<br> <br>General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site. </p> </li> <li> Wasabi <p> Image storage and delivery<br>Personal data: Images </p> </li> <li> Backblaze B2 <p> Backups of various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service. </p> </li> <li> Patreon <p> Patreon account access (Patreon, Inc.)<br>This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on the Patreon.<br>Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.<br> <br>Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant. </p> </li> <li> Data Storage Length <p> Data may be stored indefinitely until the request of direct data or account deletion.<br>In the event of direct data or account deletion, all associated personal data will be removed or anonymized within 30 days. </p> </li> <li> Types of personal data stored and their usage directly for AniList <p> <b>Structured personal data</b> <br>Email address - Used for account confirmation and password reset requests. Is not shared publicly.<br>Cookies - Used to manage user authentication sessions, allowing users to remain logged in on future visits.<br>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.<br>Username - Used to identify users of the site.<br>Password - Used to authenticate a user. Passwords are encrypted and hashed and never stored permanently in an unencrypted form. Is not shared publicly.<br>Avatar &amp. Banner images - Used as display images only<br>Usage Data - See "Definitions and legal references"<br> <br> <b>Unstructured personal data</b> <br>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.<br> <br>First name<br>Last name<br>Date of birth<br>Age<br>Gender<br>Marital status<br>Occupation<br>Academic background<br>Phone number<br>Address<br>Country<br>General location<br>Geographic position<br>ZIP/Postal code </p> </li> <li> Opting out of data processing <p> Opting out of data processing can be done via the "Opt out" links on this page.<br>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. </p> </li> <li> The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13 <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Automated decision-making <p>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.<br> Automated decisions are made by technological means – mostly based on algorithms subject to predefined criteria – which may also be provided by third parties.<br> The rationale behind the automated decision making is:</p> <ul> <li>to enable or otherwise improve the decision-making process;</li> <li>to grant Users fair and unbiased treatment based on consistent and uniform criteria;</li> <li>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.;</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> Consequences of automated decision-making processes for Users and rights of Users subjected to it <p>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.<br> In particular, Users have the right to:</p> <ul> <li>obtain an explanation about any decision taken as a result of automated decision-making and express their point of view regarding this decision;</li> <li>challenge a decision by asking the Owner to reconsider it or take a new decision on a different basis;</li> <li>request and obtain from the Owner human intervention on such processing.</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Analysis and predictions based on the User’s Data (“profiling”) <p>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.<br> 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.<br> 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.</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Contact information <ul> <li> <ul> <li> Owner and Data Controller <p>Josh Star - England, Weston-super-Mare, Worle, 73 High Street</p> <p> <strong>Owner contact email:</strong> josh@anilist.co</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Full policy Owner and Data Controller <p>Josh Star - England, Weston-super-Mare, Worle, 73 High Street</p> <p> <strong>Owner contact email:</strong> josh@anilist.co</p> Types of Data collected <p> Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: username. email address. password. picture. Cookies. Usage Data. first name. last name. Various types of Data. gender. date of birth. phone number. geographic position. country. profession. address. ZIP/Postal code. </p> <p>Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.<br>Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.<br>Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.<br>Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.<br>Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.</p> <p>Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner.</p> Mode and place of processing the Data Methods of processing <p>The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.<br>The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.</p> Legal basis of processing <p>The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:</p> <ul> <li>Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;</li> <li>provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;</li> <li>processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;</li> <li>processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;</li> <li>processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.</li> </ul> <p>In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. </p> Place <p>The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.<br> <br> Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.</p> <p>Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.<br> <br> If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.</p> Retention time <p>Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.</p> <p>Therefore:</p> <ul> <li>Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.</li> <li>Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.</li> </ul> <p>The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.<br> <br> Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.</p> The purposes of processing <p> The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Registration and authentication, Analytics, Content commenting, Advertising, Traffic optimization and distribution, Social features, Handling payments, Displaying content from external platforms, Contacting the User, Managing contacts and sending messages, SPAM protection, Access to third-party accounts and Data transfer outside the EU. </p> <p>For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.</p> Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data <p>Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:</p> <ul> <li> Access to third-party accounts <p>This type of service allows this Application to access Data from your account on a third-party service and perform actions with it.<br> These services are not activated automatically, but require explicit authorization by the User.</p> Twitter account access (Twitter, Inc.) <p>This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on the Twitter social network, provided by Twitter, Inc.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.</p> <p>Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> <li> Advertising <p>This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Application, possibly based on User interests.<br> This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below. <br> Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Application. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.<br> Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.</p> Google AdSense (Google Inc.) <p>Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of this Application and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.<br> Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.</p> <p>In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. </p> </li> <li> Analytics <p>The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.</p> Google Analytics (Google Inc.) <p>Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.<br> Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. </p> Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Inc.) <p>Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Application.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> <li> Contacting the User Contact form (This Application) <p>By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Application to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: 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.</p> Mailing List or Newsletter (This Application) <p>By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this Application. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Application or after making a purchase.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. country. date of birth. email address. first name. last name. ZIP/Postal code.</p> </li> <li> Content commenting <p>Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their comments on the contents of this Application.<br> 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.<br> If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.</p> Comment system managed directly (This Application) <p>This Application has its own internal content comment system.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: first name. last name. Usage Data. username.</p> </li> <li> Data transfer outside the EU <p>The Owner is allowed to transfer Personal Data collected within the EU to third countries (i.e. any country not part of the EU) only pursuant to a specific legal basis. Any such Data transfer is based on one of the legal bases described below.<br> Users can inquire with the Owner to learn which legal basis applies to which specific service.</p> Data transfer abroad based on consent (this Application) <p>If this is the legal basis, Personal Data of Users shall be transferred from the EU to third countries only if the User has explicitly consented to such transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards.<br> In such cases, the Owner shall inform Users appropriately and collect their explicit consent via this Application.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data.</p> Data transfer abroad based on standard contractual clauses (this Application) <p>If this is the legal basis, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU to third countries is carried out by the Owner according to “standard contractual clauses” provided by the European Commission.<br> This means that Data recipients have committed to process Personal Data in compliance with the data protection standards set forth by EU data protection legislation. For further information, Users are requested to contact the Owner through the contact details provided in the present document.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data.</p> Data transfer from the EU and/or Switzerland to the U.S based on Privacy Shield (this Application) <p>If this is the legal basis, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU or Switzerland to the US is carried out according to the EU - U.S. and Swiss - U.S. Privacy Shield.<br> In particular, Personal Data is transferred to services that self-certify under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantee an adequate level of protection of such transferred Data. All services are listed within the relevant section of this document and those that adhere to Privacy Shield can be singled out by checking their privacy policy and possibly also by specifically checking for Privacy Shield adherence in the official Privacy Shield List. Privacy Shield also specifically guarantees rights to Users which can be found in its most current form on the website run by the US Department of Commerce.<br> Personal Data may be transferred from within the EU or Switzerland to the U.S. to services that are not, or not anymore, part of Privacy Shield, only based on other valid legal grounds. Users can ask the Owner to learn about such legal grounds.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data.</p> Data transfer to countries that guarantee European standards (this Application) <p>If this is the legal basis, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU to third countries is carried out according to an adequacy decision of the European Commission.<br> The European Commission adopts adequacy decisions for specific countries whenever it considers that country to possess and provide Personal Data protection standards comparable to those set forth by EU data protection legislation. Users can find an updated list of all adequacy decisions issued on the European Commission's website.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data.</p> Other legal basis for Data transfer abroad (this Application) <p>If no other legal basis applies, Personal Data shall be transferred from the EU to third countries only if at least one of the following conditions is met:</p> <ul> <li>the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between the User and the Owner or of pre-contractual measures taken at the User’s request;</li> <li>the transfer is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract concluded in the interest of the User between the Owner and another natural or legal person;</li> <li>the transfer is necessary for important reasons of public interest;</li> <li>the transfer is necessary for establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;</li> <li>the transfer is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of other persons, where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent. In such cases, the Owner shall inform the User about the legal bases the transfer is based on via this Application.</li> </ul> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data.</p> </li> <li> Displaying content from external platforms <p>This type of services allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.<br> This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.</p> YouTube video widget (Google Inc.) <p>YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> <li> Handling payments <p>Payment processing services enable this Application to process payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means. To ensure greater security, this Application shares only the information necessary to execute the transaction with the financial intermediaries handling the transaction.<br> Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails containing invoices or notifications concerning the payment.</p> PayPal (PayPal Inc.) <p>PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments using their PayPal credentials.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.</p> </li> <li> Managing contacts and sending messages <p>This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.<br> These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.</p> Mailgun (Mailgun Technologies, Inc.) <p>Mailgun is an email address management and message sending service provided by Mailgun Technologies, Inc.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: email address. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> <li> Registration and authentication <p>By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Application to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.<br> Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, this Application will be able to access some Data, stored by these third party services, for registration or identification purposes.</p> Direct registration (This Application) <p>The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to this Application.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: email address. password. picture. username.</p> </li> <li> Social features Inviting and suggesting friends (This Application) <p>This Application may use the Personal Data provided to allow Users to invite their friends - for example through the address book, if access has been provided - and to suggest friends or connections inside it.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Various types of Data.</p> Public profile (This Application) <p>Users may have public profiles that other Users can display. In addition to the Personal Data provided, this profile may contain Users' interactions with this Application.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: country. date of birth. first name. gender. geographic position. last name. phone number. picture. profession. username.</p> </li> <li> SPAM protection <p>This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Application, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.</p> Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.) <p>Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Inc.<br> The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. Usage Data.</p> <p>Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> <li> Traffic optimization and distribution <p>This type of service allows this Application to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.<br> Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Application and the User's browser.<br> Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.</p> Cloudflare (Cloudflare) <p>Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.<br> The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Application, i.e., communication between this Application and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Application to be collected.</p> <p>Personal Data processed: Cookies. various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.</p> <p>Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. </p> </li> </ul> Information on opting out of interest-based advertising <p> 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. </p> <p>The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.</p> <p>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.</p> Further information about the processing of Personal Data <ul> <li> Terms <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Use License <p>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:<br> <br>1. modify or copy the materials;<br> <br>2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);<br> <br>3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this Application's web site;<br> <br>4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials. or<br> <br>5. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.</p> </li> <li> Disclaimer <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Limitations <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Revisions and Errata <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Links <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Site Terms of Use Modifications <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Governing Law <p>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.<br> <br>General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.</p> </li> <li> Wasabi <p>Image storage and delivery<br>Personal data: Images</p> </li> <li> Backblaze B2 <p>Backups of various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.</p> </li> <li> Patreon <p>Patreon account access (Patreon, Inc.)<br>This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on the Patreon.<br>Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.<br> <br>Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.</p> </li> <li> Data Storage Length <p>Data may be stored indefinitely until the request of direct data or account deletion.<br>In the event of direct data or account deletion, all associated personal data will be removed or anonymized within 30 days.</p> </li> <li> Types of personal data stored and their usage directly for AniList <p> <b>Structured personal data</b> <br>Email address - Used for account confirmation and password reset requests. Is not shared publicly.<br>Cookies - Used to manage user authentication sessions, allowing users to remain logged in on future visits.<br>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.<br>Username - Used to identify users of the site.<br>Password - Used to authenticate a user. Passwords are encrypted and hashed and never stored permanently in an unencrypted form. Is not shared publicly.<br>Avatar &amp. Banner images - Used as display images only<br>Usage Data - See "Definitions and legal references"<br> <br> <b>Unstructured personal data</b> <br>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.<br> <br>First name<br>Last name<br>Date of birth<br>Age<br>Gender<br>Marital status<br>Occupation<br>Academic background<br>Phone number<br>Address<br>Country<br>General location<br>Geographic position<br>ZIP/Postal code</p> </li> <li> Opting out of data processing <p>Opting out of data processing can be done via the "Opt out" links on this page.<br>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.</p> </li> <li> The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13 <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Automated decision-making <p>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.<br> Automated decisions are made by technological means – mostly based on algorithms subject to predefined criteria – which may also be provided by third parties.<br> The rationale behind the automated decision making is:</p> <ul> <li>to enable or otherwise improve the decision-making process;</li> <li>to grant Users fair and unbiased treatment based on consistent and uniform criteria;</li> <li>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.;</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> Consequences of automated decision-making processes for Users and rights of Users subjected to it <p>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.<br> In particular, Users have the right to:</p> <ul> <li>obtain an explanation about any decision taken as a result of automated decision-making and express their point of view regarding this decision;</li> <li>challenge a decision by asking the Owner to reconsider it or take a new decision on a different basis;</li> <li>request and obtain from the Owner human intervention on such processing.</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> Analysis and predictions based on the User’s Data (“profiling”) <p>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.<br> 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.<br> 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.</p> </li> </ul> The rights of Users <p>Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.</p> <p>In particular, Users have the right to do the following:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Withdraw their consent at any time.</strong> Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.</li> <li> <strong>Object to processing of their Data.</strong> Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.</li> <li> <strong>Access their Data.</strong> Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.</li> <li> <strong>Verify and seek rectification.</strong> Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.</li> <li> <strong>Restrict the processing of their Data.</strong> Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it. </li> <li> <strong>Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed.</strong> Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.</li> <li> <strong>Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller.</strong> Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User's consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.</li> <li> <strong>Lodge a complaint.</strong> Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.</li> </ul> Details about the right to object to processing <p>Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.</p> <p>Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document. </p> How to exercise these rights <p>Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.</p> Additional information about Data collection and processing Legal action <p>The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.<br>The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.</p> Additional information about User's Personal Data <p>In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.</p> System logs and maintenance <p>For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.</p> Information not contained in this policy <p>More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.</p> How “Do Not Track” requests are handled <p>This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.<br>To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.</p> Changes to this privacy policy <p>The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. <br> <br> Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.</p> Definitions and legal references Personal Data (or Data) <p>Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.</p> Usage Data <p>Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.</p> User <p>The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.</p> Data Subject <p>The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.</p> Data Processor (or Data Supervisor) <p>The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.</p> Data Controller (or Owner) <p>The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.</p> This Application <p>The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.</p> Service <p>The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.</p> European Union (or EU) <p>Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.</p> Cookie <p>Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.</p> Tracker <p>Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.</p> Legal information <p>This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).</p> <p>This privacy policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.</p> <p> Latest update: August 30, 2018 </p> <p> iubenda hosts this content and only collects the Personal Data strictly necessary for it to be provided. </p>