The policy discloses that Discord may receive demographic information and off-platform engagement data about users from advertisers and third-party data providers. This data is combined with information Discord already holds about the user.
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This provision establishes that Discord's data profile for a user may be augmented with externally sourced demographic and behavioral data from third parties, which has implications for data minimization compliance under GDPR and LGPD and may affect assessments of data sharing arrangements under CCPA.
Interpretive note: The provision discloses the practice in general terms without naming specific data providers or data categories, which creates uncertainty about the full scope of external data inflows and whether GDPR Article 14 transparency requirements are fully satisfied.
Under this clause, Discord may receive and combine demographic and behavioral data from advertisers and third-party data providers with information already collected from the user's Discord account. The policy does not specify a mechanism for users to object to this particular data receipt, though general contact with privacy@discord.com is available for rights requests.
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Compare across platforms →"We may also receive information about you from advertisers and third-party data providers, such as demographic information and how you engage with other products and services outside of Discord.Excerpt from Discord's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Article 14, which requires disclosure when personal data is obtained from sources other than the data subject, including the categories of data and the source.
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This provision establishes that Discord's data profile for a user may be augmented with externally sourced demographic and behavioral data from third parties, which has implications for data minimization compliance under GDPR and LGPD and may affect assessments of data sharing arrangements under CCPA.
Under this clause, Discord may receive and combine demographic and behavioral data from advertisers and third-party data providers with information already collected from the user's Discord account. The policy does not specify a mechanism for users to object to this particular data receipt, though general contact with privacy@discord.com is available for rights requests.
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