Discord shares your personal data with third-party service providers who help run and improve the platform. These providers are contractually required to protect your data consistent with Discord's policy.
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This clause establishes the operational framework for information sharing with external vendors. It creates a contractual obligation for Discord to impose data protection requirements on service providers, but the actual scope of data access and the adequacy of vendor protections depend on how broadly 'service providers' is defined and what specific protections are contractually imposed.
Interpretive note: The policy does not enumerate specific service providers or the data categories shared with each, creating uncertainty about the full scope of third-party data access.
Your personal data may be shared with an unspecified number of third-party service providers for purposes including operations, integration, support, and marketing. The policy states these providers are contractually bound to protect your data, but does not list the specific companies or data categories involved.
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"We work with third-party service providers to help us operate, provide, improve, integrate, customize, support, and market our services. These service providers may have access to your information in order to perform services on our behalf. We require these service providers to protect your information in a manner consistent with this policy.— Excerpt from Discord's Discord Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Third-party service provider data sharing implicates GDPR Article 28 processor agreements, CCPA service provider contractual requirements, and standard data protection due diligence obligations. The Irish DPC and FTC are relevant enforcement bodies. GDPR requires that sub-processor relationships be documented and that sub-processors provide equivalent data protection guarantees. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy does not provide a list of sub-processors or specify the data categories shared with each provider. Under GDPR, the absence of a publicly available or accessible sub-processor list may be reviewed as a transparency concern, particularly where marketing service providers have access to personal data. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users are protected by GDPR Article 28 requirements that data processors be bound by written contracts. California users have rights to know the categories of third parties with whom their data is shared under CCPA. Transfers to service providers outside the EEA require appropriate Chapter V transfer mechanisms. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations using Discord in a business context should request Discord's sub-processor list and data processing agreement to assess whether service provider access to employee or user data is appropriately governed. Due diligence should confirm that marketing service providers accessing personal data are bound by GDPR-compliant processor agreements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should request or review Discord's sub-processor list and assess whether the contractual protections described in the policy are implemented through formal DPAs. Vendor risk assessments should include Discord's marketing and analytics service providers as secondary vendors.
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This clause establishes the operational framework for information sharing with external vendors. It creates a contractual obligation for Discord to impose data protection requirements on service providers, but the actual scope of data access and the adequacy of vendor protections depend on how broadly 'service providers' is defined and what specific protections are contractually imposed.
Your personal data may be shared with an unspecified number of third-party service providers for purposes including operations, integration, support, and marketing. The policy states these providers are contractually bound to protect your data, but does not list the specific companies or data categories involved.
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