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- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Fandom collects lots of browsing and ad data, sells/shares it, keeps wiki posts forever, and can close you anytime.
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Collected
Account info, posts, device IDs, cookies, inferred location, and extra data from partners.
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Privacy policy
“This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers”
Training
They use your data to run the site, market to you, and show targeted ads across devices.
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Privacy policy
“We use your personal information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements, including to determine your interests”
Sharing
Service providers, affiliates, and ad partners can get your data; some sharing is treated as a sale.
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Privacy policy
“Through our Services, we may allow third-party advertising partners to set Technologies and other tracking tools to collect information regarding your activities and your device”
Kept
They keep data while you use the site; public wiki posts stay up forever.
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Privacy policy
“certain information, such as your IP address (if you edit while not logged in) and any public contributions to Fandom community sites are archived and displayed indefinitely by design”
Controls
You can request a data download or deletion by form, and opt out of some ads and cookies.
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Privacy policy
“ of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law. Please utilize the form found here when making this request: Right of Deletion.”
Fine print
They can change the rules if you keep using the site, close you anytime, and cap what they owe you.
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Terms of service
“The Company may terminate your account, delete your profile and any content or information that you have posted on the Services and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the Services for any reason, or no reason, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
of personal information
Privacy Policy “YOUR ” — Right of Deletion form, or email support@fandom.com
Download a copy of your data
Privacy Policy “YOUR ” — Download Your Data form
Opt out of sale/sharing and personalized ads
Privacy Policy “YOUR CHOICES” / U.S. residents link, cookie settings, or GPC signal
Unsubscribe from marketing email
Unsubscribe link at the bottom of Fandom emails
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
Ad companies can follow you around the internet using data from Fandom and other sites.
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Privacy policy
“These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit third party services within their networks.”
For example, reading a wiki page could later show you game ads on a totally different website.
They buy or match extra facts about you from other companies and add them to what they already have.
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Privacy policy
“We also may partner with third parties to enrich the data we collect from you with information they have collected independently.”
For example, a partner might add your interests or identity details to your Fandom browsing record.
If you post in discussions or quizzes, they can keep and reuse that forever, even commercially.
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Terms of service
“you grant us a , , , non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, perform, or publicly display such submitted content”
For example, a comment you write in a forum could be copied or reused later even if you leave.
Wiki edits stay public forever, even if you later ask them to delete your account data.
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Privacy policy
“any public contributions to Fandom community sites are archived and displayed indefinitely by design”
For example, an old wiki edit under your username can still show up years after you leave.
They can shut your account and wipe posted profile stuff without warning.
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Terms of service
“The Company may terminate your account, delete your profile and any content or information that you have posted on the Services and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the Services for any reason, or no reason, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice.”
For example, you could log in one day and find your account gone with no email first.
If someone sues them because of something you posted or how you used the site, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to , defend, and Fandom, its affiliated companies, contractors, employees, agents and its third-party suppliers, licensors, and partners from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of your use or misuse of the Services”
For example, if a comment you posted leads to a lawsuit, they can ask you to cover their lawyers.
If they cause you harm, they usually owe you at most $100 or what you paid in the last year.
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Terms of service
“IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OF FANDOM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, , TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT , STRICT OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.”
For example, even if a bug costs you more, their written cap is a hundred dollars if you paid nothing.
If they change the privacy rules, keeping using the site counts as saying yes.
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Privacy policy
“You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.”
For example, you might not read an update and still be treated as having agreed.
In some U.S. states you can opt out of sale or sharing used for ads.
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Privacy policy
“U.S. residents of states that have laws that allow for such a right can opt out of this sharing by following the steps outlined in “Additional provisions of this privacy policy that are applicable to U.S. residents” below, or by visiting this link.”
For example, a California user can use their opt-out link to stop some ad sharing.
They set a minimum age but it is based on you saying how old you are.
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Privacy policy
“Children under 16 (applicable to users located in California and the EEA excluding the UK) or 13 (applicable to users located in the rest of the world) may not register for the Services, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.”
For example, a 12-year-old could still type an older age and make an account.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- cookies
- Small files a website saves on your device so it can recognise you and remember what you did. For example, a cookie keeps you logged in and can also tell an ad company which sites you visited.
- device identifiers
- Codes that single out your phone or computer, used to recognise you across apps and sites. For example, the advertising ID on your phone lets two unrelated apps know they are seeing the same person.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- right to erasure
- Your right to have a company delete the personal data it holds about you, with some exceptions. For example, you can ask a social app to wipe your old posts and profile and it must, unless a law says otherwise.
- targeted advertising
- Ads chosen for you based on what you have done across other apps and websites, not just this one. For example, you look at shoes in one app and see shoe ads in a totally different app the next day.
- worldwide license
- You let the company use your content anywhere on earth, usually for free and for as long as it likes. For example, a video you post can be shown in ads in any country without asking you again.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- irrevocable
- Cannot be taken back or cancelled once given, even if you change your mind or delete your account. For example, an irrevocable licence to your photos means you cannot withdraw it later.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- affiliates
- Other companies owned by or connected to the same parent company. For example, if you use one app, its sister apps under the same owner may also get your data.
How we got here · grade F · score 30/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 4 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account and post data plus device IDs, cookies, inferred location, browsing, crash reports, social-login contacts, and partner-enriched data.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third-party ad and analytics partners track you with cookies and similar tools, including across devices.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share with affiliates and ad partners and describe sale/sharing with an opt-out for some U.S. residents.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Forum, chat, quiz, and some social posts get a perpetual, worldwide license they can sublicense; wiki text follows a separate license page.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Deletion is by request form, but public wiki contributions and some IP logs are kept indefinitely or up to 12 months.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
They draw inferences to build advertising profiles; they do not describe user-facing memory controls.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They say they take steps to treat information securely but give no audit or bug-bounty details and disclaim liability for breaches.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
Registration is 16+ in California and most of the EEA, and 13+ elsewhere; they rely on you stating your age.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Both documents are dated. They may notify of material privacy changes as required by law, but continued use counts as acceptance.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can close your account for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is, liability is capped at $100 or a year’s payments, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 7,261 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 38.1); the terms are 5,617 words at a college level.
