Creating an account requires contact details and a birthday

The terms say you need a username, password, contact method such as email or phone, and birthday; additional verification may sometimes be required.

This applies when you create an account; the additional verification or information is required only in some cases.

Contact syncing can require access to extra information

Contact syncing is optional, but Discord says some optional features may require you to provide additional information or grant access for them to work.

This applies if you choose to use contact syncing or another optional feature that requires additional information or access.

Voice and video calls are designed for end-to-end encryption

Discord says voice and video communications are designed to be end-to-end encrypted, and that you can verify call encryption in the service.

Posts in some Discord spaces may be visible to anyone

Content in Server Discovery or public-invite servers may be accessible to people you do not know, and server permissions can change.

This applies when you post in a server that is open through Server Discovery or a public invite link.

Third-party apps and bots operate under their own data practices

Discord says it does not control third-party services or what information they collect; whether to use them or join spaces that use them is your choice.

This matters if you use a third-party service or participate in a server or space that incorporates one.

Discord says it does not sell your personal information

Discord says it does not sell personal information to third parties and funds its business through subscriptions, paid products and sponsored content.

Your posts get a service-use license; feedback has broader terms

You keep ownership, but grant Discord a worldwide, royalty-free, transferable and sublicensable license to use posts for its services; feedback gets a separate, broader license.

Feedback grants Discord a lasting, unrestricted use license

If you send feedback or ideas, Discord may use them under a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable license without restrictions, attribution, or payment.

This applies if you send Discord feedback or ideas.

The terms reserve broad power to suspend or end your access

Discord may suspend or terminate your account or access with or without notice, at its discretion; it says it will give advance notice when reasonable or legally required.

The terms require most U.S. disputes to go to arbitration

They require covered disputes to be arbitrated individually after an informal process and waive class claims, unless you email an opt-out within the stated window.

The terms seek to limit Discord’s liability for many losses

Where law allows, they exclude specified damages and cap liability at the greater of amounts paid in the prior three months or $100; nonwaivable consumer rights remain.

Paid subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel

If you buy a recurring subscription, Discord charges again at each renewal, including after a free trial unless you cancel; cancellation takes effect at the period’s end.

This applies only if you purchase a recurring subscription; mobile app-store subscriptions can be canceled through the relevant store.

Paid subscriptions generally do not refund unused time

If you cancel a paid subscription, you generally keep access through the paid period but do not get a refund for unused time, subject to stated exceptions.

This concerns paid subscriptions; the terms state exceptions for the Refund Policy and requirements of applicable law.