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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 31, 2026

Genga Anime List, operated by its founders ("Genga", "the Operators", "we", "us"), operates the Genga Anime List website, mobile apps, and related services (the "Service"). Genga is currently an unincorporated project run by its founders. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use and share it, and the rights you have. For data-protection purposes, the data controller is the Operators of Genga Anime List (the Operators' legal identities are available on legitimate legal request). You can reach us at genga.app@gmail.com.

1. Data we collect

You provide:

  • Account data — email address and password (passwords are handled and hashed by our authentication provider; we never see your plaintext password).
  • Profile data — username, optional display name, optional bio, and optional avatar and banner images you upload.
  • User content — reviews, ratings, comments, custom lists, forum posts, direct messages, and your anime and manga library, favorites, and follows.
  • Imported library data — if you import an existing library (for example, a MyAnimeList export file), the entries in that file.

From third-party sign-in (optional): if you sign in with Google, Discord, or Apple, we receive your email address and basic profile information (such as an avatar URL) from that provider.

Collected automatically:

  • Authentication/session cookies set by our auth provider to keep you signed in.
  • Technical data such as IP address and basic request logs, used for security and to operate the Service.
  • Presence data — a periodic heartbeat while you use the Service, used to show your online status to other users. You can hide your online status in your settings.
  • Push subscription — if you turn on push notifications, the subscription your browser or device issues so we can deliver them. You can turn push notifications off at any time.

We do not currently use advertising or analytics cookies. See our Cookie Policy.

Genga maintains its own catalog of anime facts (titles, episode counts, genres, and similar), built from the openly licensed anime-offline-database. Some metadata — such as descriptions, banners, and manga data — is loaded from AniList when you view a page. We store only the AniList identifier of the titles you track — we do not store AniList's images or descriptions.

2. How we use your data

  • to create and operate your account and profile;
  • to provide core features (library tracking, reviews, comments, lists, forums, messages, follows, feeds, leaderboards);
  • to display your public content and profile to other users;
  • to secure the Service, prevent abuse, and enforce our Terms;
  • to communicate with you about your account and important changes;
  • to comply with legal obligations.

3. Legal bases (EEA/UK users)

We rely on: performance of a contract (to provide the Service you sign up for); legitimate interests (to secure and improve the Service, where not overridden by your rights); consent (where required, e.g., for any future non-essential cookies — you may withdraw it at any time); and legal obligation (to comply with the law).

4. How we share data

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with:

  • Service providers (sub-processors) that operate the Service on our behalf:
    • Supabase — authentication, database, and file storage;
    • Vercel — application hosting;
    • Google, Discord, and Apple — only if you choose their sign-in;
    • AniList — anime and manga metadata is requested from AniList to display to you;
    • Browser and OS push services (such as Google, Mozilla, Apple, or Microsoft) — only if you turn on push notifications; they carry each notification to your device.
  • Other users — your public profile, User Content, and placement on activity leaderboards are visible to others by design.
  • Legal / safety — where required by law or to protect rights, safety, and the Service.
  • Business transfers — in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, subject to this Policy.

5. International transfers

We and our providers may process data in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK addendum) for transfers out of the EEA/UK.

6. Data retention

We keep personal data for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Service. When you delete your account from your account settings, it is hidden from other users immediately and enters a 30-day grace period: your data is retained, but only so that you can recover the account by logging back in and cancelling the deletion. After 30 days, your personal data — your profile, library, reviews, comments, lists, forum posts, follows, favorites, badges, push subscriptions, and uploaded images — is permanently deleted or irreversibly anonymized from our active systems. Messages you sent to other users remain in those users' conversations, but are no longer attributed to you. We do not keep restorable database backups of our own, so there is no separate backup copy waiting to expire. If we ever add backups, we keep a minimal record of each deletion (an account identifier and the deletion dates, with no personal details) so that restoring one would automatically re-apply the deletion to any account it brought back.

7. Your rights

EEA/UK (GDPR): you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, and object to processing, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent. You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

California (CCPA/CPRA): you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of "sale" or "sharing" of personal information — we do not sell or share your personal information as those terms are defined. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

To exercise any right, email genga.app@gmail.com. You can update your profile, download a copy of your data, and delete your account from your account settings. We will verify your request and respond within the time required by applicable law.

8. Children

The Service is intended for users 13 and older (16+ where required). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under these ages. If you believe a child has provided us personal data, contact genga.app@gmail.com and we will delete it.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures, including encrypted transport and managed authentication, to protect your data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a new "Last updated" date and, for material changes, provide additional notice where appropriate.

11. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: genga.app@gmail.com. Genga Anime List, operated by its founders ("the Operators"). The Operators' legal identities are available on legitimate legal request.