Privacy Policy
Effective January 14, 2014
Information we collect; how we use it
Automatically collected technical information: Our servers log information about each
computer connecting with our site such as IP address, device characteristics, operating
system, browser type, type of connection, page and image viewing statistics, and incoming
and outgoing links. We associate this information with comments you post or votes you enter.
We also log the metadata associated with any images or videos you upload. None of this
automatically collected technical information is associated with any identified person at the
time it is collected, but it could be associated with you under two circumstances: First, if you
choose to give us personal data about you as described below, the technical information we
collect that would otherwise be anonymous could instead be logged as coming from you; and
second, if we are required to disclose our server logs as a result of a subpoena or other legal
process, some third party such as your internet provider could match our anonymous technical
information with you, using information beyond what is found on our servers.
We may use cookies, web beacons, or other anonymous tracking information to improve our
server's interaction with your computer, and we may partner with third party advertisers
who may (themselves or through their partners) place or recognize a unique cookie on your
browser. These cookies enable more customized ads, content or services to be provided to
you. To trigger these cookies, we may pass an encrypted or "hashed" (non-human readable)
identifier corresponding to your email address to a Web advertising partner, who may place a
cookie on your computer. No personally identifiable information is on, or is connected to, these
cookies. Although our servers currently don't respond to "do-not-track" requests, you can block
these cookies in other ways, for example by going to
http://www.privacychoice.org/choose.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These
companies may use information (none of which constitutes personally identifiable information)
about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and
services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know
your choices about not having this information used by these companies,
click here.
Personal data you choose to give us: We collect whatever personal data about you that you
choose to give us, such as name, address, email address, profile information, and credit card
billing information. We consider such personal data to be "Private Data," and subject to
the "Personal Data Protection" paragraph below, with the following exception: Any data (text,
images, videos, etc.) you post to a public forum on our site, linked to or from our site, or share
via a social networking or promotional function, will not be considered "Private Data" and will not be
subject to the "Personal Data Protection" paragraph below.
Personal Data Protection
Imgur does not disclose to any third party Private Data you have given us, except to the
extent necessary for credit card processing; in such cases your Private Data is used by credit
card processors only for that purpose (including guarding against credit card fraud). The only
exception, obviously, is if we are forced to disclose the information as a result of a subpoena or
other legal process. You may correct, amend, or delete inaccurate Private Data information you
have given us, although any credit card transactions that have already taken place will be
unaffected. For legal reasons we may retain backup and/or archival copies of information prior to
your corrections, amendments, or deletions. We take every reasonable precaution to protect your
Private Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
You are responsible for taking every reasonable precaution on your end to protect any unauthorized
person from accessing your Imgur account.
If you have any questions about our use of your Private Data, please contact us at
privacy@imgur.com.
We may revise our privacy policy from time to time by posting the changes here.