Privacy Policy

Welcome to ChatSafari. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe, anonymous chat experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our random text chat platform.

We collect minimal information to provide our services:

• Account Data: Username, email address (optional), and hashed password when you create an account.
• Guest Sessions: If you use guest mode, we generate a temporary identifier that is not linked to any personal data.
• Chat Messages: Messages are transmitted in real-time and are not stored permanently on our servers. Once a chat session ends, messages are deleted.
• Usage Data: Aggregated analytics signals such as page views, feature usage, approximate device/browser information, and session flow metrics to improve reliability and product quality.
• IP Addresses: Temporarily logged for security, rate limiting, and abuse prevention purposes only.

• To provide and maintain the random chat service.
• To match you with chat partners anonymously.
• To enforce community guidelines and prevent abuse.
• To send account-related notifications (e.g., email verification).
• To improve our platform based on aggregated, non-identifying usage patterns.

Chat messages are ephemeral — they exist only during an active session and are permanently deleted when the chat ends. Account data is retained as long as your account is active. You may delete your account at any time from the chat settings, which will permanently remove all associated data.

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections (TLS/SSL), hashed passwords (bcrypt), and rate limiting to protect your data. However, no method of electronic transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties. We may use trusted third-party services for hosting and analytics (including Google Analytics), which are governed by their own privacy policies and used for product measurement only.

We use essential cookies to maintain your session and authentication state. We also use limited analytics technologies in production to measure aggregate usage trends and improve product quality. We do not use analytics data for personalized advertising.

You can limit analytics cookies from your browser settings or install Google's opt-out add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

ChatSafari is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.

• Access and review your account information.
• Update or correct your personal data.
• Delete your account and all associated data.
• Opt out of non-essential communications.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of ChatSafari after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out to us at support@chatsafari.me.