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Privacy Policy ​

Summary

1Anime ("we," "us," "our") is dedicated to protecting your privacy in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss privacy laws. This policy outlines how we handle your information. Key points include:

  • Data Collection: We collect essential account information (username, hashed password, optional email). With your consent or action, we may also collect:
    • Data from anime tracking services (AniList, MyAnimeList, etc.) via our 1Anime Connect feature.
    • Ads Analytics data if you opt-in to view advertisements.
    • Payment information for purchases (e.g., Coins, VIP Subscriptions), processed securely.
    • IP addresses for security and operational integrity.
  • 1Anime Connect: This feature allows you to link and synchronize your anime tracking data. If you use it to share with other verified platforms, we will share your watch lists, username, anonymized or pseudonymized email, and connected tracker details as per your explicit authorization.
  • Usage: Data is used to provide and improve our services, personalize your experience, ensure security, process transactions, display optional ads, and facilitate the 1Anime Connect feature.
  • Data Sharing: Your data is NOT shared with third parties for their marketing purposes. It's only shared with your explicit consent through features like 1Anime Connect (with verified sites via our API) or with essential service providers (e.g., payment processors) under strict confidentiality.
  • User Rights: You have rights to access, correct, delete, and restrict your data, and to data portability.
  • Security: We implement robust security measures to protect your data.
  • Contact: For any privacy-related inquiries, please reach out via email or Discord.

Effective Date: May 9,2025

Introduction ​

Welcome to 1Anime! We are committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services (including our browser extension, if applicable), and interact with features like 1Anime Connect. This policy is designed to be compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss privacy laws.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

Information We Collect ​

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

1. Personal Data for Account Creation & Core Services

When you create an account with 1Anime, we collect:

  • Username: Your chosen identifier on our platform.
  • Password: Stored in a hashed and salted format for security.
  • Email Address (Optional): If you choose to provide it, for account recovery, notifications you opt into, and as a potential identifier for features like 1Anime Connect (can be anonymized/pseudonymized for sharing purposes where specified).

2. Information via 1Anime Connect & Anime Tracking Services

Our 1Anime Connect feature allows you to link your 1Anime account with third-party anime tracking services such as AniList, MyAnimeList, and potentially others ("Connected Trackers"). If you choose to use this feature:

  • Data from Connected Trackers: We may collect data from these services with your explicit authorization, which can include your watch lists, anime/manga progress, scores, start/end dates, and other related metadata.
  • Purpose: This information is collected to:
    • Synchronize your viewing history and preferences across platforms.
    • Enhance your user experience by providing personalized recommendations and features on 1Anime.
    • Improve the overall functionality and accuracy of our services.
    • Bolster security by cross-referencing activity for anomaly detection if necessary.
  • Their handling of your information is governed by their respective privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

3. Ads Analytics Information (Optional)

If you choose to enable advertisements on our platform, we may collect:

  • Anonymized or Aggregated Interaction Data: This may include information about the ads displayed to you, your interaction with these ads (e.g., views, clicks), general device type, browser type, and language preference. This data is typically collected in a way that does not directly identify you.
  • Purpose: To provide more relevant advertising, measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns, and support the operational costs of our free services.
  • You will have control over enabling or disabling personalized ads where such options are provided.

4. Payment Information (For Purchases)

If you make purchases on 1Anime, such as for Coins, VIP Subscriptions, or other digital goods/services:

  • Transaction Details: We collect information necessary to process your payment, which may include your name, billing address, and details of the transaction.
  • Payment Processor: Sensitive payment details (like full credit card numbers) are typically collected and processed directly by our third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store your full credit card information on our servers. We receive a token or confirmation of payment from the processor.
  • Purpose: To process your transactions, provide you with the purchased goods/services, prevent fraudulent transactions, and comply with legal obligations.

5. IP Addresses and Device Information

  • IP Address: We collect your IP address for security purposes, such as fraud prevention, identifying suspicious activity, rate limiting, and ensuring the stability of our services.
  • Browser and Device Information (If Applicable, e.g., for Browser Extension): If you use our browser extension, we may collect browser type, version, operating system, and extension usage logs for security, debugging, and functionality improvement. This data is anonymized or aggregated where possible.

6. Sign-in Options (Third-Party)

We may offer sign-in options through services like Google or Discord. When you use these, we may collect information from their profiles as authorized by you through their platforms (e.g., username, public profile information). You control this via their privacy settings.

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

  • Contractual Necessity: To provide and maintain our services, fulfill our contractual obligations (e.g., process your subscriptions, enable 1Anime Connect synchronization that you initiate).
  • Consent:
    • For optional features such as connecting to third-party anime tracking services.
    • For collecting Ads Analytics data if you opt-in to advertisements.
    • For sending non-essential communications (e.g., newsletters), if you subscribe.
    • You can withdraw your consent at any time for these processing activities.
  • Legitimate Interests:
    • To ensure the security and integrity of our platform and services (e.g., IP address logging for fraud prevention).
    • To analyze usage for service improvement and development (often using aggregated or anonymized data).
    • To improve the security and functionality of our browser extension (if applicable). We balance our legitimate interests with your privacy rights.
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations (e.g., financial record-keeping for purchases).

How We Use Your Information ​

We use the information we collect or receive:

  • To create and manage your account.
  • To provide, operate, and maintain our website and services.
  • To facilitate the 1Anime Connect feature, allowing synchronization and optional sharing of your anime tracking data.
  • To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
  • To process your transactions and deliver purchased products or services.
  • To display personalized advertisements (if you have opted-in) and measure their effectiveness.
  • To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries, providing support, and sending you service-related updates or (if you opt-in) promotional materials.
  • To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site and our service offerings.
  • To ensure the security of our platform, prevent fraud, and enforce our terms of service.
  • To improve the security and functionality of our browser extension (if applicable).

Data Sharing and Disclosure ​

We are committed to not sharing your personal data irresponsibly. We do NOT sell your personal information to third parties. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

  • With Your Explicit Consent via 1Anime Connect: If you use our "1Anime Connect" feature to link your account with other verified third-party websites or applications (approved by our account system API), we will share specific data points as authorized by you. This may include your watch lists, username, an anonymized or pseudonymized version of your email address (if used as an identifier for the connected service), and details of your connected trackers. You will have clear control over initiating and managing these connections.
  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., payment processing, data analytics, email delivery, hosting services, customer service). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the services they provide to us.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 1Anime, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (d) protect against legal liability.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Data Retention ​

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. This includes retaining data as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Data related to 1Anime Connect will be retained as long as you keep the connections active or as per the retention policies of the connected services.

Your Rights (EU GDPR and Swiss Law) ​

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right of Access: Request a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transmitted directly to another controller.
  • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies ​

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to access or store information. This may be for:

  • Essential website functionality (e.g., keeping you logged in).
  • Remembering your preferences and settings.
  • Understanding how you use our services (analytics).
  • Delivering and measuring advertisements (if ads are enabled). Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy (if separate) or can be managed through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may limit website functionality.

Data Security ​

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. This includes encryption (e.g., for passwords), access controls, and regular security assessments. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Data Transfer ​

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the [Your Company's Country/Region, e.g., Switzerland] and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to [Your Company's Country/Region] and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Children's Privacy ​

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions in the EU). We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy ​

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. For significant changes, we may provide more prominent notice (e.g., email notification).

Contact Us ​

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Discord: dsc.gg/1anime (Please be mindful of sharing sensitive personal data over public channels; DMs to staff or a support ticket system are preferred for specific account issues).

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