Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-44141160-20200127173810/@comment-9605025-20200128201733

Yes, FANDOM collects data. However, that data collection is covered by the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Furthermore, they have a system in place to make sure the information they collect is in compliance with COPPA, GDPR, and California's recent state laws. The Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and legal compliance methods do not cover data collection a wiki chooses to conduct independently. Therefore, if FANDOM were to allow it, you would be responsible for for all of that. However, even if you could handle all of that, FANDOM would likely still not want you to do it for the following reasons:
 * 1) The fact that you are using their platform could potentially still mean that they can be penalized if your data collection violates regulations.
 * 2) The data is key to marketing and thus profitability. FANDOM wants to control the information potential competitors have regarding FANDOM's potential financial situation.