Terms of Service

Hey, thanks for using Hideout. These terms cover how the site works and what I expect from everyone using it. They're written to be read, not skimmed past, so they're short. By using the site you're agreeing to them.

What Hideout is

Hideout is a small, fan-run site for finding anime, keeping track of what you're watching and getting a heads-up when a new episode airs. Show details such as titles, covers, synopses, characters, scores and airing times come from AniList and a couple of other public anime databases. I don't write that information myself, so if something's wrong it's usually best fixed on AniList.

Videos on the watch page are played from third-party providers. I don't upload, host or store any video files.

Using the site

You don't need an account. When you first visit, your browser gets a random ID so your list, watch history and episode alerts can be saved for you in that browser.

If you'd like them on every device, make an Hideout account. You can sign in with AniList, Discord, or an email and password, and link more than one of them to the same account. Anything you saved as a guest moves into your account. Signing in with AniList or Discord happens on their own pages, so I never see those passwords. If you link AniList, your list stays in sync with it both ways.

You must be 13 or older to make an account. If I find out an account belongs to someone younger, I'll delete it.

Your account has a handle (like @name), a display name, an optional bio and a picture. These are public: anyone can see your profile page, and other members can find you by your handle or name in search unless you turn that off in Settings. Your list and history aren't shown to anyone else. Keep your password to yourself, and pick handles and names that don't pretend to be someone else.

With an account you can comment on episodes, add friends and message other members. When you do, follow the Community Guidelines. Comments are public. Messages are private between you and the other person, but they're stored on my server and aren't end-to-end encrypted: no one reads them unless one of you reports a message, and then I or a moderator see that message and the five before it. Friends can see when you're online unless you turn that off in Settings.

Adult (18+) titles are filtered out, but plenty of regular anime is aimed at older teens and adults, so use your own judgement about what you watch.

Your data

Here's everything I keep on my server:

• your list (status, progress, score, dates, notes and favourites)
• your watch history
• the shows you're subscribed to and the new-episode alerts I've sent you
• if you have an account: your handle, display name, bio and picture (a picture you upload is resized and stored without its original file or hidden data such as location); which AniList or Discord accounts are linked (their ID, name and picture); your email address and a securely hashed password if you use email sign-in; and the devices you're signed in on
• if you've linked AniList, the access token AniList gives me to update your list there (stored encrypted)
• your comments and likes, your friends and friend requests, who you've blocked, and your messages
• reports you send or that are made about you, and any moderation actions (removed comments, mutes, bans)
• if you don't have an account, the random browser ID

Your settings (theme, subtitles, playback speed and so on) are kept in your own browser, not on my server. Where you stopped in each episode is saved too, so you can pick up on any device; clearing your history clears it. I only use a cookie to keep you signed in. I don't run ads, I don't use tracking or analytics cookies, and I don't sell or share your data with anyone.

The database is backed up, encrypted, to cloud storage so nothing is lost if the server fails. Backups are kept for up to six months.

From Settings you can clear your history, download everything I hold about you, or delete your account. Deleting it removes your account, list, history, alerts, comments, friends and messages straight away (they drop out of backups as those age out). Guest data that hasn't been used for 90 days is deleted automatically. You can also email [email protected] and I'll take care of it.

Third-party content

Video players, streams and some images come from services I don't own or control. I can't promise they'll always work, that every episode will be available, or that they'll be free of their own ads or pop-ups. Their content is their responsibility. Links to other sites, my Discord server included, are there for convenience; those places have their own rules.

Be decent

Please don't:

• scrape the site, hammer it with automated requests or try to get around its limits
• try to break into the site, its server or other people's data
• use the site to harass anyone or to do anything illegal

The site limits how many requests each visitor can make so it stays fast for everyone, and I may block anyone who abuses it. Breaking these terms or the Community Guidelines can get your comments removed or your account muted or banned.

No guarantees

Hideout is run by fans in their spare time and is provided as it is. It might go down, change, or lose features, and information pulled from other sites might be out of date or wrong. As far as the law allows, I'm not liable for any loss or damage that comes from using the site or the third-party content linked from it.

Copyright

If you own the rights to something you've found through Hideout and want it taken down, see my DMCA page for how to send a notice.

Changes

I'll update these terms now and then as the site changes. The date at the top always shows when they last changed, and if you keep using the site after an update you're accepting the new version.

Questions

Email [email protected] or ask in my Discord server.

This site does not store any files on its server. All contents are provided by non-affiliated third parties.