Who we are
Anime Guider (animeguider.com) is an anime tracking, review, and discovery platform. For anything in this policy, contact contact@animeguider.com.
What we collect
- Account data — email address, username, and a password (stored only as a secure hash by our authentication provider; we never see it). If you sign in with Google or Discord, we receive your email and basic profile from them.
- Date of birth — collected once at signup to apply age-appropriate content restrictions. It is never shown to other users and is not used for anything else.
- Optional profile data — avatar image, bio, and (only if you enable SMS episode alerts) a phone number.
- Activity — the anime you track, ratings, reviews, comments, lists, follows, friend requests, and direct messages you send on the platform.
- Payment status — your subscription tier and a Stripe customer reference. Card numbers go directly to Stripe and never touch our servers.
- Technical data — session cookies needed to keep you signed in, and standard server logs (IP address, browser type) kept by our hosting provider for security and debugging.
How we use it
- Running the features you use — tracking, reviews, lists, messaging.
- Age-appropriate filtering: accounts under 18 automatically have mature content hidden across the site.
- Personalization: your ratings power your recommendations and the taste-compatibility scores other members see next to your profile.
- Notifications you opt into — new-episode emails or SMS. You can turn these off any time in Settings.
- Safety: reviews and comments are screened by automated moderation (see processors below) and can be reported by other users.
We do not sell your personal data, and we never will.
Who processes it for us
- Supabase — database, authentication, and file storage (avatars).
- Vercel — hosting and server logs.
- Stripe — subscription payments and billing management.
- Resend (email) and Twilio (SMS) — deliver the episode notifications you opt into.
- OpenAI — automated moderation screening of review and comment text at the moment you submit it. Only the submitted text is sent; no account identifiers.
- AniListand other anime-metadata services — provide show information. Your searches on the browse page are sent to AniList's public API from your browser; no Anime Guider account data is attached.
- YouTube — trailer players are embedded from YouTube, which may set its own cookies when you play a video.
- Google AdSense — when advertising is active, Google may use cookies to serve and personalize ads. You can opt out of personalized ads at adssettings.google.com. See how Google uses data from partner sites.
Cookies & local storage
We set essential cookies to keep your session signed in — the site cannot work without them. Small UI preferences (like a dismissed banner) are stored in your browser's local storage and never leave your device. Advertising cookies, when ads are active, are set by Google as described above.
Your rights & deleting your data
You can access, correct, export, or delete your personal data. Email contact@animeguider.com from your account email and we'll handle it within 30 days. Deleting your account removes your profile, tracking history, reviews, comments, lists, messages, and friendships. If you are in the EU/EEA, UK, or California, these rights are backed by GDPR/CCPA and we honor them for everyone regardless of location.
Children
Anime Guider requires users to be at least 13 years old. Accounts aged 13–17 automatically have mature content hidden and a stricter language filter applied. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 — if you believe a child under 13 has an account, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
All traffic is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Database access is protected by row-level security so users can only read and write what they are allowed to. Passwords are hashed by our authentication provider and are never visible to us.
Changes
If this policy changes materially, we'll note the new date at the top and, for significant changes, announce it on the site. Questions? contact@animeguider.com — see also our Terms of Service.