By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
🔒 Privacy at a Glance
What We Collect: Contact form data (name, email), anonymized analytics data, and advertising cookies from Mediavine.
What We Don’t Do: We do not sell your personal information. We do not collect data from children under 13. We do not store payment information. We do not use affiliate tracking cookies of any kind.
Third Parties: Mediavine (advertising) and Google Analytics (anonymous usage stats). That’s it.
1 Who We Are
Data Controller: Jan Varga (MaskaThor)
Website: AnimeNextSeason (animenextseason.com)
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Contact: contact@animenextseason.com or Contact Form
AnimeNextSeason is a solo-operated entertainment news site covering anime, movies, and TV shows. As a small independent operation running since 2018, we collect only the minimum data necessary to run the site. AnimeNextSeason is 100% affiliate-free — we earn no commissions from any product or streaming recommendations.
2 Information We Collect
A. Information You Voluntarily Provide
Contact Forms
When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content — used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not use contact form data for marketing or newsletters. Submissions are retained until your inquiry is resolved, then deleted.
Comments (If Enabled)
If comments are enabled, we may collect a name or username, email address (not displayed publicly), comment content, and IP address for spam prevention.
B. Automatically Collected Information
Analytics Data (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site and improve content. Data collected includes anonymized IP address, browser type, device and OS information, pages visited, time on page, referral source, and approximate geographic location (country/city level).
You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Server Logs
Our server automatically logs IP addresses, access timestamps, pages accessed, referring URLs, and browser user agents for security and troubleshooting. Server logs are retained for 90 days then automatically deleted.
C. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. AnimeNextSeason uses the following types:
Essential Cookies
Session and preference cookies required for basic site functionality.
Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)
Track page views, user behavior, site performance, and traffic sources.
Advertising Cookies (Mediavine)
Serve personalized ads, measure ad performance, and manage ad frequency. See Section 3 for the full Mediavine disclosure.
No Affiliate Cookies
AnimeNextSeason does not participate in any affiliate programs and does not place affiliate tracking cookies of any kind. No commissions are earned from any links on this site.
Managing Cookies
You can block, clear, or manage cookies through your browser settings. For instructions, visit All About Cookies. Note that blocking cookies may affect site functionality but will not stop ads from appearing — they will just be non-personalized.
3 Advertising — Mediavine Disclosure
We work with Mediavine to display advertisements. The following disclosure is required by our advertising partner and reproduced here in full:
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
4 How We Use Your Information
Site Operation & Improvement
- Responding to contact form inquiries
- Analyzing traffic patterns and user behavior to improve content
- Identifying technical issues and security threats
Advertising & Monetization
- Serving relevant advertisements through Mediavine
- Measuring ad performance and effectiveness
Legal Compliance & Security
- Complying with legal obligations
- Detecting and preventing fraud, spam, and abuse
- Enforcing our Terms of Use
5 How We Share Your Information
AnimeNextSeason does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for monetary compensation.
Service Providers
Data is shared only with trusted third-party service providers necessary to operate the site — web hosting, Google Analytics, and Mediavine. All are contractually required to protect your data and use it only for specified purposes.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or to protect our rights, safety, or property, or to prevent fraud or security threats.
6 Your Privacy Rights
GDPR Rights (EU/UK)
If you are a resident of the EEA or United Kingdom, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data
- Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a Complaint: File with your local data protection authority
Legal basis for processing: Consent, legitimate interests (site operation), and legal obligations.
CCPA Rights (California)
California residents have the right to:
- Know: What personal information is collected and how it’s used
- Delete: Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
- Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights
- Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Categories of data collected: Identifiers (email, IP address), internet activity (browsing behavior), and approximate geolocation (city level).
How to Exercise Your Rights
Email contact@animenextseason.com with “Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line, or use the Contact Page. Specify which right you wish to exercise and include information to help verify your identity. We respond within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA).
7 Data Security, Retention & Additional Information
Data Security
We use SSL/TLS encryption, secure hosting infrastructure, regular security updates, and access controls to protect your data. No method of internet transmission is 100% secure, so while we take reasonable measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
- Contact Form Data: Deleted after inquiry resolution
- Server Logs: Retained for 90 days
- Analytics Data: Per Google Analytics settings (typically 26 months)
- Cookies: Expire based on type (session cookies to 2 years)
Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
AnimeNextSeason is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has submitted personal information, please contact us immediately for prompt deletion.
International Data Transfers
Our website is hosted on servers in the United States. By using AnimeNextSeason, you consent to the transfer and processing of your data in the US. For EEA/UK residents, we rely on appropriate safeguards including standard contractual clauses for international transfers.
Do Not Track (DNT)
We do not currently respond to DNT signals as no industry standard exists. You can manage tracking through cookie settings and opt-out tools described in Section 3.
8 Third-Party Websites & Links
AnimeNextSeason links to external sites including streaming platforms and social media. This Privacy Policy applies only to AnimeNextSeason. When you click external links you become subject to those sites’ own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
9 Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in data practices, new features, or legal requirements. Significant changes will be noted with an updated “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10 Contact Information
Data Controller: Jan Varga (MaskaThor)
Website: AnimeNextSeason (animenextseason.com)
Email: contact@animenextseason.com
Contact Form: Contact Page
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia