Greetings Tumblr, we have some important news for those of you who call Europe home.
In early 2012, the European Commission set out to better protect the data privacy rights of those citizens living in Europe. And on May 25, 2018, the culmination of those efforts, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), goes into effect.
More specifically, the GDPR gives you more control over your personal data, privacy, and consent.
We are also updating our TOS and Privacy Policy as part of our commitment to these new regulations.
Starting on May 25, 2018, some users in Europe between the ages of 13 and 16 may no longer be able to access Tumblr. This ultimately depends on the age that your country has determined is appropriate for you to consent to the processing of your personal data. In a number of European countries, legislation to change the minimum age is pending. We are carefully monitoring this legislation in case the minimum age in your country changes. Read more about our rules on age here.
If you are a resident of the US, this does not apply to you. However, all Tumblr users, no matter where you live, will be able to access the Privacy Dashboard in the coming days. There you can view, manage, and download the data associated with your account. You can read more about it here.
Heads up.
Also, the link they have where you can read more about doesn’t tell you or link to a page that tells you how to look at your privacy dashboard, so you find that info HERE.
Mine is very bare at the moment so my guess is that they haven’t gotten around to fully implementing it for me yet. (Either that or it’s already broken because, I mean, it is tumblr.)