Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026
What we collect
- Email address — used for account creation, login, and
password reset only. Never shown publicly.
- Username — public. Appears on your profile and ratings.
- Ratings and comments — public on your profile page and
visible to your followers.
- Follow relationships — who you follow and who follows you
is public.
- Basic server logs — IP address and timestamp, retained
for security and abuse prevention. Not linked to your account beyond
what is necessary for investigation.
What we do not collect
- No tracking or advertising cookies
- No third-party analytics scripts
- No advertising data of any kind
- Your data is never sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes
Third-party services
- Trakt.tv —
we use the Trakt API to fetch film and TV show metadata. When you search
for a title, the search query is sent to Trakt. No personal data is
included in these requests.
- TMDb —
we fetch poster images from The Movie Database API. No personal data is
sent to TMDb.
Your rights (GDPR)
If you are in the EU or UK, you have the following rights:
- Right to access and portability — download all your
ratings at any time from
Settings → Download ratings CSV.
- Right to erasure — request deletion via the
contact form or email
privacy@doiwatch.it.
We will permanently remove your account and all associated data within 24 hours.
- Right to rectification — update your email address
and password at any time from
Settings.
- Right to object — contact us at
privacy@doiwatch.it
with any concerns about how your data is processed.
Cookies
- We set one session cookie when you log in. It keeps you logged in and
expires after 7 days (or 30 days if you tick "Remember me").
- No third-party cookies are set by this site.
- No tracking or advertising cookies are used.
Data retention
- Your data is retained for as long as your account is active.
- When your account is deleted, your personal data (email, password hash,
ratings, comments, follows) is removed immediately.
- Server logs are rotated and deleted after 90 days.
Contact
Questions or requests about your data:
privacy@doiwatch.it