Discord Privacy Policy Review
This review explains Discord’s Privacy Policy in plain language for parents, teens and adults who use Discord. It was checked on October 28, 2026. The page shows an effective date of September 29, 2025 and a last-updated date of August 29, 2025. Discord’s separate safety and Family Center pages were not opened. This is not legal advice.
Primary source: Discord Privacy Policy. Outside Europe, the data controller is Discord Inc.
Snapshot
- Discord says: “We don’t sell your personal information.”
- Messages you send are collected and stored. Voice and video calls are generally not stored.
- Machine learning systems help run and improve the service, and data is used to build models that detect prohibited content.
- Two settings limit data use: one for improving Discord, one for personalizing it.
- Discord may ask for extra information to verify a user’s age.
What they collect
Discord says it collects and stores the messages you send, along with device data such as “your IP address, operating system information, browser information.” It says it “generally do[es] not store the contents of video or voice calls or channels.” The policy we read did not list precise location or biometric data as categories Discord collects.
Who gets the data
Discord says it does not sell personal information. It “may also provide limited information to advertising platforms to help us reach people,” which is about advertising Discord itself, not selling your data. Other people in a server see what you post there.
Easy to miss
- Messages are stored even in small private servers. Anyone in the server can screenshot them.
- Defaults can differ by age and location, so a teen’s settings may not match a parent’s.
- The policy we read does not set out a minimum age. Discord’s Terms of Service do that, and they were not opened for this review.
New technology
Discord says it uses “automated technologies such as machine learning systems that help us power and improve our services,” and may use “content widely available on the service” to build systems that detect prohibited content. It does not describe a separate opt-out for AI training, but the “Limit our ability to use your data to improve our services” setting is the closest control.
Kids and families
The privacy policy says Discord “may require additional information to verify your age” in some cases, and that defaults depend on age. It does not describe Family Center. Our Discord Family Center guide explains what a parent can see.
Older adults
Discord is popular with gamers and hobby groups. A stranger who sends a link for “free Nitro” or asks you to scan a QR code to log in is a scam. Real privacy requests go to privacy@discord.com or the Data & Privacy section of User Settings.
What you can turn off
- In User Settings, under Data & Privacy, turn on “Limit our ability to use your data to improve our services.”
- In the same place, turn on “Limit our ability to personalize Discord for you.”
- Request a copy of your data from the Data & Privacy section to see what Discord holds.
What this means for you
Discord says it does not sell data and does not usually store calls. The real exposure is what people type in servers. Two switches in Data & Privacy cut back how Discord uses your activity.
Does Discord record voice chats?
The policy says Discord generally does not store the contents of voice or video calls or channels. Other users or bots in a server could still record them.
Does Discord sell my data?
The policy says: “We don’t sell your personal information.”
This is not legal advice. Checked October 28, 2026 against the policy effective September 29, 2025.
