Provision record
Discord · Discord Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Information used to deliver sponsored content

Medium severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 277 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Does Discord use user information to surface sponsored content?
“We use your information to help us surface sponsored content (like Quests and other sponsored formats) that may be of interest to you.”
Version CA-V-000668, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Discord uses user information to surface sponsored content that may be of interest to the user.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

User information is actively applied to select and deliver sponsored content, meaning personal data shapes the commercial promotions a user sees.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Discord may use a user's information to determine which sponsored content, such as Quests, is shown to that user.

How other platforms handle this

Grubhub Medium

We use this information to: (i) fulfill your requests and process payments...and (ii) detect or prevent fraud, abuse, or other harmful activities.

Venmo Medium

if you elect to disclose your Geolocation Information, we will use this information to enhance the security of the Services and we may use this information to provide you with location-based options, functionality, offers, advertising...

Instacart Medium

we may combine Personal Information that we collect (as described above) with information from other sources and use the combined information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We use your information to help us surface sponsored content (like Quests and other sponsored formats) that may be of interest to you.

Excerpt from Discord's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Discord Privacy Policy
Entity
Discord
Date stated by the document
Sept. 29, 2025
As printed in Discord’s text (version CA-V-000668), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000668, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022241
Document ID
CA-D-000080
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000668)
b0ec8f2813dd7929c3936a8011214c683dde828895695e7d8b4addc246e686e3
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-000668 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Discord
Document: Discord Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-022241
Version: CA-V-000668
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:04:55 UTC
SHA-256: b0ec8f2813dd7929…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/discord/discord-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-022241/information-used-to-deliver-sponsored-content/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Discord's Information used to deliver sponsored content clause do?

User information is actively applied to select and deliver sponsored content, meaning personal data shapes the commercial promotions a user sees.

How does this clause affect you?

Discord may use a user's information to determine which sponsored content, such as Quests, is shown to that user.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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