: Is adding Disqus to website safe for user privacy? Some guides (see gohugo.io or webmasters.stackexchange.com for examples) recommend Disqus as a commenting feature for static sites. Is adding Disqus

@Sarah324

Disqus has its own Privacy Policy that you can link to from your own Privacy Policy so that you can inform users that Disqus, a third-party you use, may collect personal data through the embeddable commenting plugin. Disqus discloses what kind of personal data it collects at the "Personally Identifiable Information" clause:



And Disqus links to its Privacy Policy agreement through that "Privacy" icon:



One thing that you might want to look into is the EU Cookies Directive. The directive requires notification to EU users about usage of cookies on a website. There are some differences across EU countries on notification and consent.

Since Disqus uses cookies, you might be required to inform EU users that your website uses cookies (through third-parties like Disqus). Example of a common notification bar:

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@LarsenBagley505

Below is a list of websites, that track your visitors activity when you choose to use Disqus:

google-analytics.com
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accounts.google.com
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rlcdn.com
adbrn.com
nexac.com
tapad.com
liadm.com
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demdex.net
bidswitch.net
mathtag.com

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