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

Limited information provided to advertising platforms

Medium severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 287 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What information may Discord provide to advertising platforms?
“We may also provide limited information to advertising platforms to help us reach people that we think will like our products and to measure the performance of our ads shown on those platforms.”
Version CA-V-000668, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Discord may provide limited information to advertising platforms to reach prospective users and to measure ad performance on those platforms.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

User information may be transmitted to third-party advertising platforms, though Discord qualifies the scope of that sharing as limited.

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Interpretive note: The clause does not define what constitutes 'limited information', leaving meaningful ambiguity about the actual scope of data shared with advertising platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Some of a user's information may be shared with advertising platforms, constrained to what Discord characterizes as limited, for audience targeting and ad measurement purposes.

How other platforms handle this

Grubhub Medium

When such disclosure is necessary to fulfill your request or application or otherwise enable your participation in the promotion, we will disclose personal information to the promotion's co-sponsors.

TaskRabbit Medium

Marketing and advertising.

Lyft Medium

When Riders use a Lyft shared ride, we share each Rider's name and profile picture to ensure safety. Riders may also see each other's pickup and drop-off locations...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may also provide limited information to advertising platforms to help us reach people that we think will like our products and to measure the performance of our ads shown on those platforms.

Excerpt from Discord's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

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-022257
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-022257
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-022257/limited-information-provided-to-advertising-platforms/
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 Limited information provided to advertising platforms clause do?

User information may be transmitted to third-party advertising platforms, though Discord qualifies the scope of that sharing as limited.

How does this clause affect you?

Some of a user's information may be shared with advertising platforms, constrained to what Discord characterizes as limited, for audience targeting and ad measurement purposes.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 287 platforms. See the full comparison.

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