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Privacy Policy

Disqus Privacy Policy

Disqus, Inc. ("Disqus," "we," or "us") provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, disclosure and protection of information that apply to our Service (as defined below), as well as your choices regarding the collection and use of information.

Overview.

Discuss offers an online public comment sharing platform where users may login and create profiles to participate in conversations with peers and enjoy an interactive experience. By using our comment sharing platform, software and website (collectively the "Service") you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. You further understand that the Service is a public platform and that we or other users may search for, see, use, or re-post any of your User Content (as defined below) that you post through the Service.

Advertising.

Advertising is the primary way Disqus makes money. We are paid by advertisers to serve and share advertising content. We may collect, use and share information from you when you use the Service in order to provide you with more relevant advertising. Detailed information about how we collect, use and share your information for advertising and other purposes is set forth below.

Applicability and third-party websites and services.

This Privacy Policy only applies to the Service and does not apply to any website that uses the Service or other website linked to from the Service. We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from the Service, or the information or content contained thereon. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer applicable. Your browsing activity and interaction with any other website, including those that you link to from the Service or our website, is subject to that website's privacy policy.

Information Collection on the Service.

We may collect information about you when you register for and use the Service. Such information may include "Personally Identifiable Information" which means information that identifies you as an individual, such information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, telephone number, username or account ID, and "Non-Personally Identifiable Information" which means information that does not identify you as an individual. Non-Personally Identifiable Information may include, but is not limited to, information about your browser, your IP address, device ID, what pages you visit on our Partner Sites, which website you came from, what advertisements you clicked on, whether on our Partner Websites, the Service or other third party websites, and other information about your online activity that does not identify you as an individual. The ways in which we collect, use and share both your Personally Identifiable Information and your Non-Personally Identifiable Information 

Changes to Privacy Policy

Disqus may, in its sole discretion, modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change the policy, we will update the "last modified" date at the bottom of this page. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept such changes.