Crunchyroll "do not sell my information"

LightKnow

Hi 

I was thinking about buying crunchyroll membership but the following on and off option for do not sell my information, has confused me - I have read different things online

Crunchyroll . Com / do-not - sell 


Does the law not apply to UK ? And what exactly are they going to sell to 3rd party ? ( Am assuming it not my personal details but more to do with what device am using , what anime I watched etc ? 


Anyone here used , ever experienced any issues with this streaming service? 

Neil_Jones

It's an American service.  What the law in the UK is irrelevant as it will be governed by international law if applicable and US law / state law depending on what state they are in.

There's a mention on the sign up page that content may vary by country so if you want a specific programme you best check its available in the UK otherwise you might as well just pour money down the drain...

LightKnow

I checked what content they have, that part is fine .


It just says US but they been hit by a lawsuit regarding users information but only in US? 
So if am signing up. Am not protected if gov by US laws? 

Neil_Jones

The best best piece of advice would be if you're in any doubt about anything, don't do it.

I'm not familiar with the lawsuit in question and wasn't aware of the company before this post anyway.

There are many parts of US law that you see online but don't apply to the law of the country you're in.  The most obvious example is COPPA - "Foreign-based websites and online services must comply with COPPA if they are directed to children in the United States, or if they knowingly collect personal information from children in the U.S. The law’s definition of “operator” includes foreign-based websites and online services that are involved in commerce in the United States or its territories."

LightKnow

Neil_Jones said:

The best best piece of advice would be if you're in any doubt about anything, don't do it.

I'm not familiar with the lawsuit in question and wasn't aware of the company before this post anyway.

There are many parts of US law that you see online but don't apply to the law of the country you're in.  The most obvious example is COPPA - "Foreign-based websites and online services must comply with COPPA if they are directed to children in the United States, or if they knowingly collect personal information from children in the U.S. The law’s definition of “operator” includes foreign-based websites and online services that are involved in commerce in the United States or its territories."

Thank you for advising further, I give the site a miss to be on safe side