Privacy

Last updated: 14 November 2026.

Controller

Afterglow is a service for tracking films and TV shows. The data controller is Alex. Contact: [email protected].

Data we process

• Account: username, email and an encrypted (hashed) password.
• Your list: titles, ratings, reviews, episodes, collections, awards, avatar and preferences.
• What you share with others: comments, reactions, recommendations, movie nights, follows, blocks and your profile visibility settings.
• Reports you send or receive (reporter, reported content, reason and the moderator's decision).
• Minimal technical data: a session cookie and your IP address in server logs (rotated automatically).

Purpose and legal basis

We provide the service you ask for (contract / pre-contractual measures) and comply with legal obligations. We don't sell your data. There is no third-party advertising or third-party analytics at the moment.

Providers

Film and TV metadata (titles, synopses, posters) is served by The Movie Database (TMDb). Afterglow is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. The database and avatars are stored on the operator's own server, with no third parties. Fonts and libraries are served from this same site. If email is enabled, verification and recovery messages go through an SMTP service.

Who sees what

In Edit profile you choose who can see your profile, reviews and activity: anyone, only people you accept, or only you. You can also choose not to appear in people search and suggestions. Reviews and comments you mark as containing spoilers are hidden from people who haven't watched the title. You can block anyone: you stop seeing each other and cannot interact. Your email is never shown to other users.

Reports and moderation

Anyone can report a comment, a review or a profile. Reports are read by the site operator, who may delete content or suspend accounts that break the terms. The reported person is not told who reported them. We keep reports as long as needed to resolve them and to prevent repeated abuse.

Retention

We keep your account until you delete it. You can export or delete your data from Settings. Deleting your account also removes your comments, reactions, recommendations and follows.

Your rights (GDPR)

Access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction and portability. The export in Settings is a JSON file with your profile and settings, your whole list, collections, awards, comments, reactions, recommendations, movie nights, follows, blocks and the reports you sent (it leaves out your password hash and other people's data). Write to us at [email protected] or use the tools in Settings. You may also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.