US Privacy Statement & Notice at Collection
Last Modified: January 15, 2026
Table of Contents
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1. Scope & Applicability
This policy applies to individuals residing in the United States who use 9GAG’s services. It covers all personal data collected about you when you use our website, apps, or other services, whether provided by you directly, collected automatically, received from affiliates or third-party sources, or derived from your usage (e.g., browsing history, engagement, device data, etc.).
We may collect and process “personal data,” which may include: identifiers (e.g., name, email, account ID, IP address), commercial data (e.g., transaction or purchase data), internet or network activity (e.g., browsing history, app usage), location data (e.g., inferred from IP address), demographic or inferred attributes (e.g., age, gender), and other data that identifies you or may reasonably be linked to you.
We use such data for purposes including — but not limited to — operating and maintaining our services; providing user support; performing analytics; developing and improving features; advertising, marketing, and delivering relevant content; fraud prevention and security; error logging and debugging; compliance with legal obligations; and other legitimate business purposes as described at or before the time of collection.
We may also create de-identified or aggregated information, and we will maintain and use such information in de-identified form and will not attempt to re-identify it except as permitted by law.
2. Consumer Rights & Choices
Depending on your U.S. state of residence (and consistent with applicable state-level privacy laws), you may have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
Right to Access / Know: You may request to know what categories (or specific pieces) of personal data we have collected about you, how we use it, whether we share or sell it, and with whom.
Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal data we have collected from or about you. We will honor valid deletion requests subject to applicable legal exceptions, including where retention of the information is necessary to provide our services; protect the security and integrity of our systems; prevent, detect, or investigate fraud or other unlawful activity; debug and repair errors; exercise or protect free speech or other legal rights; comply with legal obligations or lawful law-enforcement requests; conduct scientific or historical research where permitted by law; or for our internal business purposes reasonably related to your relationship with us.
Please note that we require certain personal information to operate and provide our services. If you request deletion of such information, you may no longer be able to access or use some or all of our services.
Right to Correct: You may request us to correct inaccurate personal information about you.
Right to Opt Out of Sale, Sharing or Targeted Advertising: Where “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” as defined under applicable state laws is involved, you may request to opt out so your data is not sold or shared, or not used for profiling, behavioral advertising, or similar uses, and where required by applicable law, we honor recognized universal opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Right to Use Authorized Agents: Where permitted by law, you may designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf. We may require signed authorization and verification of both the agent and you as the requester.
Data-Subject Rights Timeline and Procedures: We will process requests in accordance with applicable statutory timelines—typically within 45 days, with one possible 45-day extension where reasonably necessary and with notice to you. Certain request types may be limited to two per 12-month period.
To exercise your rights or opt out, you may contact us through the methods specified on our website or in your account settings (Settings -> Privacy & Safety). For security purposes, we may require additional information from you to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
If your request is denied, we will explain the reason. You have the right to appeal within a reasonable period by replying to our response or contacting privacy@9gag.com with the subject “Appeal” .
3. Data Sharing, Sale & Third-Party Access
We may share or disclose personal data with third parties — including service providers, ad networks, analytics partners, affiliates, hosting partners, and business partners — as described at or before the time of collection.
We do not currently offer financial incentives in exchange for personal information. If we do in the future, we will describe the incentives and how they are valued in the relevant notice.
| Categories of Data Disclosed | Purposes for collecting, using, and disclosing of Data; Categories of Vendors or Other Entities We Disclose Data To |
|---|---|
| Identifiers (e.g., email address, IP address, device identifiers) | Email service vendors, analytics partners, advertising networks, social network partners, hosting providers, vendors assisting in providing services on our behalf, and our business partners. |
| Account & Profile Information | Customer support vendors, hosting partners, and other vendors who assist in operating and improving our services. |
| Payment Information | Payment processing vendors. |
| Usage Data (e.g., browsing activity, interactions, logs) | Analytics partners, advertising networks, hosting providers, and other vendors assisting in providing services on our behalf. |
| Device & Technical Information (e.g., device type, OS, crash logs) | Hosting partners, analytics vendors, and service providers supporting functionality, debugging, and security. |
| Geolocation Data (approximate, derived from IP address) | Advertising networks, internet service providers, data analytics vendors, operating systems, and platforms. |
| User-Generated Content (posts, comments, reactions) | Other users of the platform (public visibility), moderation service providers, and vendors assisting in enforcing community guidelines. |
| Inferences (e.g., interest segments, content preferences) | Advertising networks, data analytics vendors, and platforms supporting targeted advertising. |
If you opt out, we will cease such sale, sharing, or targeted advertising uses for your data, subject to technical or legal limitations.
4. Children; Age Restrictions
Our services are not intended for individuals below the age of 16 or such lower age as may be specified under applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals below that age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from individuals of age in violation of the applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information as soon as practicable.
Minors with removal rights under applicable laws (e.g., California residents under age 18) may request deletion or anonymization of content they have posted.
5. Data Retention & Purpose Limitation
We retain personal data for specific and disclosed periods of time based on the type of information we collect and the purposes for which it is used. Retention periods may also be extended when required to comply with applicable laws, support fraud prevention, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. We do not keep personal data indefinitely unless legally required or expressly stated below.
| Category of Data | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Account Information (e.g., email, username, profile details) | While the account remains active, plus up to 3 years after account closure |
| Advertising Identifiers & Browsing/Device Data | Up to 13 months |
| Posts, Comments & Other User-Generated Content | Indefinitely, unless you delete the content or request for removal |
| Customer Support Communications | Up to 2 years |
| Payment & Transaction Records | 7 years or as required by law |
6. Notices, Transparency & Updates
We provide clear notice about what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we share it. We will notify users about material changes to this policy by updating its effective date and, when required by law, by providing additional notice (e.g., through in-app or email notifications).
7. Enforcement & Accountability
We maintain reasonable and appropriate technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
We also maintain internal privacy compliance measures, including vendor oversight, data mapping, access controls, and periodic reviews.
Where permitted by law (e.g., under CPRA/CCPA for certain breaches), you may have the right to pursue legal or regulatory remedies in the event of a data breach or non-compliance.
8. How to Contact Us / Submit Requests
If you wish to exercise any of the rights described above or have questions regarding our data policy, you may submit a request through your account dashboard, by email: privacy@9gag.com or contact us here.
We may require you to provide additional information to verify your identity to prevent unauthorized or fraudulent requests.