AnimeList.moe ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our social anime tracking platform and related services.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our anime tracking and social features
• Personalize your experience and content recommendations
• Power your personalized feed (Following, Discover, Trending)
• Enable search functionality across the platform
• Enable social interactions with other users
• Send notifications about new episodes, community activity, and updates
• Improve our services and develop new features
• Ensure platform security and prevent abuse
• Moderate content and enforce community guidelines
• Respond to DMCA takedown requests
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms
• Display advertisements (see Advertising section)

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you create an account, agree to our terms, or opt-in to optional features like marketing communications or personalized advertising.
• Contract: Processing necessary to provide the Service you've requested, including account management, list tracking, and social features.
• Legitimate Interest: For security, fraud prevention, service improvement, and analytics where our interests don't override your rights.
• Legal Obligation: When required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Public Content: Posts, reviews, and profile information you choose to make public
• Community Features: Following relationships, anime lists (based on your privacy settings)
• Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us operate the platform (listed in Third-Party Services)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or to protect our rights and users
• Law Enforcement: In response to valid legal requests from government authorities
• DMCA Compliance: To process copyright takedown notices
• Aggregated Data: Anonymous, aggregated statistics that cannot identify individuals

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

• Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest
• Secure authentication and access controls
• Row-Level Security (RLS) policies in our database
• Regular security audits and updates
• Secure image processing and storage
• Protection against common web vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, SQL injection)
• IP logging for security and abuse prevention

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain your data for the following periods:

• Account Data: Until you request deletion
• Security Logs (IP addresses): 90 days
• Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized, retained indefinitely
• Deleted Content: Permanently removed upon deletion

Account Deletion: When you delete your account, all your personal data is immediately and permanently deleted. We do not retain any personal information after account deletion.

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
• Deletion: Delete your account and all associated data
• Export: Download your data in a portable format
• Privacy Controls: Adjust who can see your lists and activity
• Notification Settings: Control what notifications you receive
• Cookie Preferences: Manage cookie consent through our banner

You can exercise these rights through your account settings or by contacting us at privacy@animelist.moe.

If you are located in the European Union, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of Access (Article 15): Request information about how your data is processed
• Right to Rectification (Article 16): Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure (Article 17): Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restriction (Article 18): Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability (Article 20): Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to Object (Article 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making (Article 22): We do not make automated decisions that significantly affect you

Data Protection Contact: For GDPR-related inquiries, contact us at privacy@animelist.moe

Right to Lodge a Complaint: EU users have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data protection supervisory authority if they believe we have violated their data protection rights.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with additional rights:

• Right to Know: Request disclosure of what personal information we collect, use, and share
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information
• Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights

To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at privacy@animelist.moe or use the settings in your account.

AnimeList.moe does not sell your personal information.

Under the CCPA and CPRA, "selling" includes sharing personal information for monetary or other valuable consideration. We do not engage in such practices. While we use advertising services (Google AdSense), this is not considered a "sale" of personal information under applicable law.

If you have questions about our data sharing practices, please contact us at privacy@animelist.moe.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our platform. Here's what you need to know:

What Google AdSense Collects:

• Cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant ads
• Information about your visits to this and other websites
• General location information (not precise location)

Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Ads:

• If you accept all cookies, you may see personalized ads based on your interests
• If you choose essential cookies only, you will see non-personalized ads
• You can change your preference at any time via our cookie consent banner

Opting Out:

• Visit Google Ad Settings to control personalized advertising
• Visit aboutads.info for industry-wide opt-out options

For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. For detailed information about our cookie usage, please see our Cookie Policy.

You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit the site. Your preferences are saved for 6 months.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age. If we discover that we have collected information from someone under 18, we will immediately terminate their account and delete their data.

If you believe a user under 18 is using our Service, please contact us at safety@animelist.moe.

AnimeList.moe is operated from the United States. Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Data Processing Locations:

• Primary database: United States (Supabase)
• Content delivery: Global (Cloudflare, Vercel)
• Image storage: United States (Cloudflare R2)

If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to the US. By using our Service, you consent to this transfer. We implement appropriate safeguards to protect your data during international transfers.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Privacy inquiries: privacy@animelist.moe
• General contact: contact@animelist.moe
• Safety concerns: safety@animelist.moe

We will respond to your privacy-related inquiries within 30 days of receiving your request.