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Discord Class Action Waiver

13 points by alg0rith 8y ago

eksemplar 8y ago
Well, aren’t they selling everything you write and say to advertisers? I wonder how it ever disrupted IRC.
- elithrar 8y ago
  What gives you that impression? There are no ads in any of the Discord clients.
  - eksemplar 8y ago
    Well, it’s in their TOS “We collect information from you when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you register for access to the Services or use certain Services. Information we collect may include but not be limited to username, email address, and any messages, images, transient VOIP data (to enable communication delivery only) or other content you send via the chat feature.” ”If you do not wish to receive personalized advertising that is delivered by third parties outside of the Discord Service, you may be able to exercise that choice through opt-out programs that are administered by third parties, including the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). Our Services currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals and operate as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received, as there is no consistent industry standard for compliance.” ”The Company and its affiliates may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each marketing communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future marketing communications. In addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future marketing communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below.” https://discordapp.com/privacy https://discordapp.com/privacy
krige 8y ago
It's supposedly only enforceable in the US, and not in the EU, but it's a shady move that leaves a bad taste, especially since you can opt out only within 30 days from Oct 16th and only by writing an email to a specified address (deleting your account, for instance, is not treated as opt-out).

13 points by alg0rith 8y ago

eksemplar 8y ago

Well, aren’t they selling everything you write and say to advertisers? I wonder how it ever disrupted IRC.

elithrar 8y ago
What gives you that impression? There are no ads in any of the Discord clients.
- eksemplar 8y ago
  Well, it’s in their TOS “We collect information from you when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you register for access to the Services or use certain Services. Information we collect may include but not be limited to username, email address, and any messages, images, transient VOIP data (to enable communication delivery only) or other content you send via the chat feature.” ”If you do not wish to receive personalized advertising that is delivered by third parties outside of the Discord Service, you may be able to exercise that choice through opt-out programs that are administered by third parties, including the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). Our Services currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals and operate as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received, as there is no consistent industry standard for compliance.” ”The Company and its affiliates may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each marketing communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future marketing communications. In addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future marketing communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below.” https://discordapp.com/privacy https://discordapp.com/privacy

krige 8y ago

It's supposedly only enforceable in the US, and not in the EU, but it's a shady move that leaves a bad taste, especially since you can opt out only within 30 days from Oct 16th and only by writing an email to a specified address (deleting your account, for instance, is not treated as opt-out).