Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

GIFDB.com takes your privacy seriously. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

What We Collect

Anonymous browsing: IP address (for fraud detection and analytics), user agent, referrer URL, pages visited. This is standard web server logging.

Account users: If you sign up via Google/Twitter/Discord OAuth, we receive your name, email, avatar, and provider ID. If you sign up via email, we store your email, hashed password (bcrypt), and username.

Uploaded content: GIFs you upload, metadata (title, description, keywords), and timestamps.

How We Use Data

What We Don't Do

Cookies

We use a minimal set of cookies: session cookies (for login state), a page-view counter (for fraud detection), and analytics cookies (Clicky). You can disable cookies in your browser.

Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

You can request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. Email privacy@gifdb.com.

Children

GIFDB is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes

We may update this policy. Material changes will be announced via email to registered users.