Privacy Policy

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FIRST SEEN 2026-08-21 · VERSION 20260821_rev01 · FIRST CAPTURED VERSION

What changed, in plain language

xHamster expanded one clause about its "create an account on another site" tool. Before, it only shared your info to sign you up on third-party platforms. Now it also covers ongoing linked-account features — including messaging — and says your private messages, usernames, and message details may be shown on those other sites and viewed there.

Changes that may affect you

Your private messages and username can be shown on other websitesSERIOUS
DATA SHARING

If you use xHamster's tool to create or link an account on another platform, the two accounts now stay connected for features like messaging. Messages you send or receive — plus the username attached to them and other message details — can be displayed on that other site for people there to read. On an adult site, private conversations showing up under your username somewhere else can be a serious privacy problem, and once something is displayed on another company's platform, xHamster no longer controls who sees it or how long it stays up.

“the operation of linked account features across those platforms, including messaging functionality, with the result that personal messages sent or received through your account, together with the associated usernames and message details, may be displayed on the third-party platform(s) and viewed there”

What you can do — Do not use xHamster's tool to create or link accounts on other platforms if you want your messages kept private. If you already linked an account, check the list of third parties at https://xhamster.desi/info/list-of-processors, unlink where you can, and avoid sending anything through a linked account that you would not want shown publicly under your username.

Message content is now openly treated as data that gets passed aroundMATERIAL
DATA COLLECTION

The old wording only mentioned sharing "personal information" to register you. The new wording specifically names the contents of your messages and the details attached to them. That is a much more sensitive category of information than a signup email, and the policy now says it can flow to outside companies.

“personal messages sent or received through your account, together with the associated usernames and message details”

What you can do — Treat any message sent through a linked account as potentially public. Keep sensitive conversations off the platform.

Changelog

  1. ± CHANGEDLinked accounts can now expose your private messages on other sites

    The part of the policy about using xHamster's tool to create accounts on other platforms was widened. It used to cover only the sign-up step. It now also covers features that keep your accounts linked afterward, including messaging — and it warns that messages you send or receive, your username, and message details may appear on those third-party sites where other people can see them.

    When utilizing this technology to create accounts on third party platform(s), we will share your personal information with these third parties for the purpose of facilitating registration on the third-party platform(s);

    When utilizing this technology to create accounts on third party platform(s), we will share your personal information with these third parties for the purpose of facilitating registration on the third-party platform(s) and the operation of linked account features across those platforms, including messaging functionality, with the result that personal messages sent or received through your account, together with the associated usernames and message details, may be displayed on the third-party platform(s) and viewed there;

Full text changes

COLOUR MARKS THE SEVERITY OF A FLAGGED CLAUSE · + AND − MARK ADDED AND REMOVED

170170 2. Third-party service providers. You can view the list of our third-party service providers by clicking [here](https://xhamster.desi/info/list-of-processors);
171171 3. Companies which process your personal data on our behalf (the "Processors"). When doing so, we will ensure that they are bound by a contract requiring them to comply with their GDPR obligations. In some cases, our Processors might be established or run their services outside the European Economic Area. We only allow sharing of your personal data with them if they assure us of their levels of security;
172172 4. Our officers, contractors and/or employees will receive access to your personal data only on a need-to-know basis;
173173 5. Any law enforcement authority, if it is a matter of public importance, if a crime is committed or suspected to be committed, or if we are compelled to do so by lawful criminal, civil, or administrative process, discovery requests, subpoenas, court orders, or writs deriving from any jurisdiction;
174174 6. Governmental and regulatory bodies;
175175 7. Legal or other professional consultants;
176 8. We provide technology that enables you to conveniently create accounts on various third-party platforms, including from a list defined in clause 8 of this Privacy Policy. When utilizing this technology to create accounts on third party platform(s), we will share your personal information with these third parties for the purpose of facilitating registration on the third-party platform(s);
176 8. We provide technology that enables you to conveniently create accounts on various third-party platforms, including from a list defined in clause 8 of this Privacy Policy. When utilizing this technology to create accounts on third party platform(s), we will share your personal information with these third parties for the purpose of facilitating registration on the third-party platform(s) and the operation of linked account features across those platforms, including messaging functionality, with the result that personal messages sent or received through your account, together with the associated usernames and message details, may be displayed on the third-party platform(s) and viewed there;
177177 9. Buyers or other legal successors in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Users, Members, Verified Members, and Partners is among the assets transferred. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the entity to which we transfer your personal data uses it in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
178178 2. We may also disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may also share aggregated information with third parties for conducting general business analysis. This information does not contain any personal data and may be used to develop content and services that we hope you and other users will find of interest.
1791799. ## Members' and Verified Members' profile information
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181181 1. Members and Verified Members should be aware that certain information directly provided on the Website when they create an account is public, unless stated otherwise. This may include, but is not limited to, usernames, profile pictures, and personal details. Even if a Member's or Verified Member's profile does not contain any personal information, it could still enable identification through other information available in the Member's or Verified Member's profile.
182182 2. Members and Verified Members have full control over the information they post, upload, or showcase on the Website. They should be mindful that they are entirely responsible for any outcomes resulting from the publication of their information as certain combinations of publicly available data may lead to identification.