Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 31, 2026

At Anime Ranker, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you use our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights available to you.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us and certain technical information that is automatically collected when you visit Anime Ranker.

Information You Provide

We collect personal information when you:

  • Subscribe to the Anime Ranker email newsletter
  • Contact us by email
  • Submit information through a form on our website

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and any other information you voluntarily provide through the subscription form, such as your name.

You can browse most of Anime Ranker’s content without providing personal information.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Anime Ranker, our website and the technologies it uses may automatically collect certain technical information, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Referring website
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Basic information about how you interact with the website

This information is used to operate, secure, and improve the website.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain Anime Ranker
  • Send our email newsletter
  • Respond to messages and inquiries
  • Improve our website and content
  • Understand how visitors interact with our website
  • Protect the website against abuse, fraud, and security threats
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send you Anime Ranker emails, including anime articles, recommendations, analysis, news, and other content related to the purpose of the newsletter.

Email Newsletter

Anime Ranker offers an email newsletter that you can subscribe to voluntarily.

When you subscribe, we collect your email address and use it to send you the newsletter and related communications.

We use Kit to collect, store, manage, and deliver our newsletter emails.

Your subscription information is transferred to and stored by Kit so that Kit can provide these services to us.

Kit processes subscriber personal data on behalf of creators under its Data Processing Addendum.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Kit provides an unsubscribe mechanism in emails sent through its platform.

After you unsubscribe, we will no longer send you newsletter marketing emails. We may retain limited information necessary to record your unsubscribe request and prevent future unwanted marketing emails.

We do not sell or rent our email subscriber list.

Affiliate Marketing

Anime Ranker participates in affiliate marketing programs.

Some links on Anime Ranker are affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase or complete another qualifying action, we may receive a commission.

Affiliate links can use cookies or similar tracking technologies to identify that a visitor was referred by Anime Ranker.

The relevant affiliate network, retailer, or merchant may therefore receive information associated with the referral or transaction according to its own privacy policy.

Affiliate commissions do not determine our editorial opinions, rankings, or recommendations.

We disclose affiliate relationships where required by applicable law and provide appropriate disclosures near relevant affiliate links or recommendations.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Anime Ranker uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function and may use cookies associated with affiliate links.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that allow websites and third-party services to recognize information about your visit.

The cookies used by Anime Ranker can serve purposes such as:

  • Operating the website
  • Maintaining website functionality
  • Remembering certain preferences
  • Tracking affiliate referrals

Third-party affiliate networks or merchants may place or access cookies when you interact with affiliate links.

Your browser allows you to control or delete cookies through its settings.

Where applicable law requires consent before certain cookies are used, we will obtain the required consent.

Analytics and Advertising

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use Anime Ranker and to improve our website and content.

Anime Ranker does not currently display advertising through Google AdSense or any other advertising services.

If we add advertising services in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy before or when those services are introduced to explain what information they collect, why they collect it, and how they are used.

How We Share Your Information

We share personal information with service providers when doing so is necessary to operate Anime Ranker.

Our primary third-party service provider for newsletter management is:

Kit

We may also share information when required to:

  • Comply with applicable laws or legal processes
  • Respond to lawful requests from authorities
  • Protect our rights or property
  • Prevent fraud, abuse, or security threats
  • Protect the security of Anime Ranker
  • Enforce our legal agreements

We do not sell your personal information.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

For newsletter subscribers, we retain your subscription information while you remain subscribed to the Anime Ranker newsletter.

When you unsubscribe, we stop using your email address to send newsletter marketing communications. We may retain limited information needed to maintain an unsubscribe or suppression record, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or protect our rights.

Kit’s own retention practices for subscriber information are governed by its agreement with creators and its applicable data-processing terms.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include:

  • The right to know what personal information we process
  • The right to request access to your personal information
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal information
  • The right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
  • The right to object to certain processing
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • The right to data portability where applicable
  • The right to object to direct marketing

Under the GDPR, individuals have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.

You can unsubscribe from the Anime Ranker newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

To exercise another applicable privacy right, contact us using the details in the Contact Us section below.

Legal Basis for Processing

Where the GDPR or similar data-protection laws apply, we process personal information using an appropriate legal basis.

For newsletter subscriptions, we rely on your consent to receive marketing emails.

Consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, and you have the right to withdraw it.

We also process certain information when necessary to operate and secure Anime Ranker, comply with legal obligations, or pursue legitimate interests that do not override your privacy rights.

International Data Transfers

Anime Ranker is accessible internationally, and some of the service providers we use may process personal information outside the country where you live.

For example, Kit’s Data Processing Addendum addresses international transfers of subscriber personal data and provides mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses for applicable transfers.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that international transfers of personal information are handled in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

Children’s Privacy

Anime Ranker is intended for a general audience.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us in circumstances where we should not have collected it, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

Third-Party Websites and Links

Anime Ranker contains links to third-party websites, including anime-related websites, retailers, affiliate partners, and other services.

When you click one of these links and leave Anime Ranker, the third party’s own privacy policy and terms will apply.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information or making a purchase.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, data-processing practices, or applicable legal requirements change.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise an applicable privacy right, or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact us:

Anime Ranker
Email: contact@animerankerr.com