Cookies and Data Recipients

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+. Cookies and Data Recipients
+List of third party advertising partners that Disqus works with to serve ads on partner sites.
+Written by Disqus
+March 25, 2026
+**Data Recipients**
+Disqus works with [LiveRamp](https://liveramp.com/) to help marketers connect browsers and devices with data from other sources that has been obfuscated to remove any directly identifying information. LiveRamp provides a [privacy policy](https://liveramp.com/service-privacy-policy/) and [opt-out options](https://liveramp.com/opt_out/). We share information that we collect from you, such as your email (in an encoded form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our identity partners/service providers, including LiveRamp Inc. LiveRamp matches your email with an online identification code that we may store in our first-party cookie for our use in online, in-app, and cross-channel advertising and it may be shared with advertising companies to enable interest-based and targeted advertising. To opt-out of this use, please [click here.](https://optout.liveramp.com/opt_out)
+We share your web browsing activity with [Viglink](https://www.viglink.com/) to allow advertisers to personalize ads based on the types of products and services in which you seem to be interested. You may read Viglink's [privacy policy](https://www.viglink.com/legal/privacy/) and [opt-out.](https://www.viglink.com/opt-out/)
+We share your web browsing activity with Disqus' parent company, [Zeta Global](https://zetaglobal.com/), to enable personalized marketing based on your interests, also known as cross-context behavioral advertising. Please see Zeta's [privacy policy](https://zetaglobal.com/privacy-policy/).
+**Disqus Data Sub-processors**
+We may share Disqus data with the following sub-processors to run and administer the Disqus service.
+[Amazon Web Services](https://aws.amazon.com/)
+[Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/)
+[Hive AI](https://thehive.ai/)
+[Hubspot](https://www.hubspot.com/)
+[Intercom](https://www.intercom.com/)
+[Osano](https://www.osano.com/)
+[Stripe](https://stripe.com/)
+**Other Third Party Advertising Partners**
+We work with several third party partners to serve relevant advertising within the Disqus comment embed on partner websites. We do not share your information with these partners, however, in the course of serving or displaying ads through Disqus, these partners may place a cookie on your browser. We expect all third party partners to follow all relevant privacy laws and regulations when serving ads through Disqus.
+[AdaptMX](https://adaptmx.com/)
+[Amazon](https://aps.amazon.com/aps/unified-ad-marketplace/)
+[AniView](https://www.aniview.com/)
+**Updates to this Data Recipients Policy**. Disqus may, in its sole discretion, modify or update this Policy from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change the policy, we will update the 'last modified' date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept such changes.
+**Contact**. If you have any questions about this Policy, please email us at [privacy@disqus.com](mailto:privacy@disqus.com), or contact us by mail at 3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10016.