Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: 10 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Fantaku collects, uses and handles information when you access or use fantaku.com and related Fantaku services.
By using Fantaku, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Depending on how you use Fantaku, we may collect the following categories of information.
Account Information
When you create an account, we may collect information such as:
• username;
• display name;
• email address;
• password in securely hashed form;
• profile information; and
• account preferences.
Fantaku does not store your password in plain text.
User Content
We process content you choose to create on Fantaku, including:
• posts;
• reviews;
• recommendations;
• episode discussions;
• polls;
• comments;
• replies;
• likes and reactions;
• follows;
• anime tracker information; and
• other community activity.
Public content and profile information may be visible to other users and visitors according to your account and privacy settings.
Messages
If Fantaku provides private messaging, messages are processed and stored so that the messaging feature can operate.
Private messages are not displayed publicly.
Technical Information
When you access Fantaku, we may automatically receive technical information such as:
• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• pages visited;
• request timestamps;
• referring pages;
• session information;
• error and security logs; and
• other information necessary to operate and secure the service.
2. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
Fantaku may use information to:
• create and operate accounts;
• authenticate users;
• provide social and community features;
• display posts and discussions;
• operate follows and connections;
• maintain anime tracker information;
• calculate platform points, ranks and streaks;
• provide notifications;
• operate messaging;
• remember preferences;
• prevent spam, abuse and fraud;
• protect account and platform security;
• investigate violations of Fantaku rules;
• improve performance and reliability;
• diagnose technical problems;
• respond to support requests;
• comply with legal obligations; and
• enforce Fantaku's Terms of Service.
3. PUBLIC INFORMATION
Fantaku is a social platform.
Information you intentionally publish may be publicly visible, including:
• display name;
• username;
• public profile information;
• public posts;
• comments and replies;
• reviews;
• recommendations;
• polls;
• likes or other visible interactions; and
• public follower/following relationships where permitted by privacy settings.
You should not publish information you do not want others to see.
4. PRIVATE ACCOUNTS AND ACCESS CONTROLS
Fantaku may provide privacy controls such as private accounts and follower approval.
Fantaku attempts to enforce those controls throughout the service.
You should still avoid sharing highly sensitive personal information through Fantaku.
5. COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE
Fantaku may use cookies, browser storage and similar technologies for purposes such as:
• keeping you signed in;
• maintaining your session;
• remembering preferences;
• security;
• navigation and history behavior; and
• improving site functionality.
Some cookies or storage may be necessary for Fantaku to function properly.
6. ANALYTICS
Fantaku may use service analytics or internal technical measurements to understand how the platform is used, diagnose problems and improve performance.
If third-party analytics services are introduced, this Privacy Policy may be updated to describe them where required.
7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Fantaku may use or interact with third-party services for functions such as:
• embedded videos;
• anime catalogue information;
• infrastructure;
• email delivery;
• security; or
• other technical services.
Those providers may process limited information according to their own privacy policies and applicable agreements.
Fantaku may also contain links to external websites. Fantaku is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
8. YOUTUBE AND EMBEDDED CONTENT
Fantaku may display videos or other embedded content from third-party providers such as YouTube.
Loading or interacting with embedded content may allow the third-party provider to receive information about your device or interaction according to its own privacy policy.
9. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
Fantaku may share information where reasonably necessary:
• with service providers helping operate Fantaku;
• to comply with applicable law, court orders or valid legal requests;
• to investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents;
• to enforce Fantaku's Terms of Service;
• to protect the rights, safety or security of users or Fantaku; or
• in connection with a legitimate business restructuring, acquisition or transfer, subject to applicable law.
Fantaku does not sell users' personal information to advertisers.
10. DATA SECURITY
Fantaku uses reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
However, no internet service or storage system can guarantee absolute security.
You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure.
11. DATA RETENTION
Fantaku may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
• provide the service;
• maintain your account;
• preserve security and fraud-prevention records;
• comply with legal obligations;
• resolve disputes;
• enforce agreements; and
• maintain reasonable backups.
Deleted information may remain temporarily in backups, logs or security records where necessary.
12. ACCOUNT DELETION
Where account deletion is available, deleting your account may remove or anonymize information associated with the account according to Fantaku's account-deletion process.
Some information may need to be retained where required for:
• security;
• fraud prevention;
• legal compliance;
• dispute resolution; or
• technical backups.
Content quoted, referenced or interacted with by other users may not always disappear in exactly the same manner as standalone account information.
13. YOUR CHOICES
Depending on the features available, you may be able to:
• update profile information;
• change privacy settings;
• manage notifications;
• remove your content;
• unfollow users;
• block users;
• manage anime tracker entries; and
• delete your account.
For privacy-related requests, contact:
fantakuofficial@gmail.com
14. CHILDREN
Fantaku is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law.
If you believe a child has provided personal information in circumstances that require its removal, contact:
fantakuofficial@gmail.com
15. INTERNATIONAL USERS
Fantaku may be accessible from multiple countries.
Information may be processed in locations where Fantaku or its service providers operate.
Where required, Fantaku will handle personal information in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.
16. LEGAL REQUESTS
Fantaku may preserve, disclose or process information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law or a valid legal process.
17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Fantaku may update this Privacy Policy as the platform develops or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on Fantaku with an updated effective date.
18. CONTACT AND PRIVACY REQUESTS
For privacy questions, account-related concerns, complaints, requests regarding personal information or other privacy matters, contact:
fantakuofficial@gmail.com