Is Discord's Terms of Service safe?

Top concerning points

1. 1.

   Changes in policies are applied retroactively.

   blocker

   High

   This service requires that your behavior, and/or content, complies with the newest version of the regulations regardless of the time at which you have submitted it.

2. 2.

   They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service

   blocker

   High

   Some services store data on you even if you did not provide that data yourself. For example, users might provide access to their address book, after which a service might also store the phone numbers of that person's contacts.

3. 3.

   Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

   blocker

   High

   Personal data or content you share with the service may be processed to make decisions by automated means without human involvement. This includes profiling, which is any form of automated processing of your information to analyse or predict things like your economic situation, health, personal preferences or interests; as well as Artificial Intelligence training.

4. 4.

   Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.

   bad

   High

   The Service infers your acceptance from your continued usage, instead of prompting you to read the new Terms and asking for direct consent. This doesn’t apply to services that have no way to seek consent from users through their contact details or an account.

   Source quote / document
5. 5.

   Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason

   bad

   High

   At any time, your account can be terminated without explanation and without warning by the service.

6. 6.

   Information is gathered about you through third parties

   bad

   High

   This Service may employ, either identifiable or non-identifiable, data collection from third party sources about you.

7. 7.

   Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

   bad

   High

   Additional personal data may be collected through contests, surveys, promotions, petitions or sweepstakes.

8. 8.

   Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

   bad

   High

   After the end of the data retention period and/or if you request the deletion of your data, they may still keep it for business interests (fraud detection, transactions...) or legal obligations (tax, legal reporting...)

Frequently asked questions

What is Discord's ToS;DR privacy grade?

ToS;DR rates Discord as Grade E. Grades range from A (best) to E (worst). See the full breakdown on ToS;DR.

Is Discord's Terms of Service safe?

ToS;DR's Grade E means the terms raise serious concerns. Read the blocker and bad points carefully before accepting.

What is a top concern in Discord's terms?

Changes in policies are applied retroactively. — This service requires that your behavior, and/or content, complies with the newest version of the regulations regardless of the time at which you have submitted it. (Source: ToS;DR approved point).

Where can I read Discord's official terms?

ToS;DR tracks "Paid Services Terms" at https://discord.com/terms/paid-services-terms. Always prefer the official document over summaries.