Governing the use of Discord's communication platform and services
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Discord's Terms of Service outline the rules for using their voice, video, and text chat platform. Key areas include account responsibilities, user content licenses, prohibited activities, termination rights, arbitration for disputes, and limitations of liability. It grants Discord a broad license to user-generated content, enforces community guidelines, and refers to the separate Privacy Policy for data handling. The terms emphasize user compliance with laws and Discord's right to moderate content.
All disputes must be resolved through binding arbitration, waiving rights to class actions or jury trials.
Users grant Discord a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, modify, and distribute user content.
Discord can suspend or terminate accounts at its sole discretion without notice.
Detailed rules promote safe and inclusive communities with enforcement mechanisms.
Core services are free, with optional Nitro subscriptions for enhanced features.
Services available worldwide with support for multiple languages.
Spotify collects the following categories of personal data. High Risk categories are used for advertising profiling or involve sensitive personal information.
Email, username, phone (optional), and profile information.
IP address, device info, chat logs, voice/video metadata.
For Nitro subscribers, processed via third parties.
Your data serves the following purposes. Mandatory purposes cannot be disabled without canceling the service. Opt-out available purposes allow some user control.
Data used to operate, improve, and personalize Discord services.
User data and content scanned for violations using automated and human review.
Data used to comply with laws and protect rights of Discord and users.
Spotify shares data with several categories of third parties. Sharing with advertising partners is extensive and represents the primary commercial use of your behavioral data.
Shared with cloud hosts, payment processors, and moderators.
Limited, but analytics and affiliates may receive data.
Disclosed upon legal request.
The following rights may be available to you depending on your region. EU/EEA users have the broadest protections under GDPR. Non-EU users have more limited guarantees.
Users can access and manage their account settings and data export.
Users can delete messages, but Discord retains licenses and backups.
Limited export options; refers to Privacy Policy for details.
Data is retained for different periods depending on category, and security disclosures vary in depth. The policy highlights the following retention and transparency points.
Retention Periods
Deleted content removed within 30 days, except for backups.
Logs retained as required by law, potentially indefinitely.
Retained indefinitely for service improvement.
Security & Transparency
End-to-end encryption not standard; transport encryption used.
Will notify users as required by law.
No specific certifications mentioned; standard industry practices.
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Users grant Discord irrevocable license to host, reproduce, distribute User Content.
Interpretation
Broad rights allow Discord full control over user-generated content for platform operations.
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Binding arbitration in San Francisco; no class actions.
Interpretation
Severely limits user legal options, favoring Discord.
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Discord may terminate access anytime for any reason.
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Users have little recourse against bans.
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Terms can be updated; continued use implies acceptance.
Interpretation
Users must monitor changes or risk non-compliance.
Bans are final; appeals possible but not guaranteed via support tickets.