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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
1. Sharing data
1. Sharing data
We never share your data with anyone. No.
We never share your data with anyone. No.
2. Storing data
2. Storing data
We store only the data that Telegram needs to function properly.
Telegram only stores the data it needs to function properly — for as long as you want Telegram to function.
Ordinary Messages
Ordinary Messages
Telegram is a cloud-based messenger. In order for you to have access to your messages, photos and videos from all your devices, we store your ordinary chats on our servers. The stored messages are, of course, encrypted.
Telegram is a cloud service. We store messages, photos, videos and documents from your ordinary chats on our servers, so that you can access your data from any of your devices anytime. All data is stored heavily encrypted and the encryption keys in each case are stored in several other DCs in different jurisdictions. This way local engineers or physical intruders cannot get access to user data.
Secret Chats
Secret Chats
Secret chats use end-to-end encryption. We do not store your secret chats on our servers. We also do not keep any logs for messages in secret chats. What this all means, is that there is no way for us to know who or when you message via secret chats — as soon as the messages are delivered, they're gone. And there is no way for anybody, including us, to learn what was in those messages, photos or videos. For the same reasons secret chats are not available in the cloud — you can only access those messages from the device they were sent to or from.
Secret chats use end-to-end encryption. We do not store your secret chats on our servers. We also do not keep any logs for messages in secret chats. What this all means, is that there is no way for us to know who or when you message via secret chats — as soon as the messages are delivered, they're gone. And there is no way for anybody, including us, to learn what was in those messages, photos or videos. For the same reasons secret chats are not available in the cloud — you can only access those messages from the device they were sent to or from.
Contacts
Contacts
Telegram uses phone numbers as unique identifiers, so that it is easy for you to switch from other messaging apps (SMS, WhatsApp, etc.) and retain your social graph. We always ask your permission before syncing your contacts.
Telegram uses phone numbers as unique identifiers, so that it is easy for you to switch from other messaging apps (SMS, WhatsApp, etc.) and retain your social graph. We always ask your permission before syncing your contacts.
We store your contacts in order to notify you as soon as one of your contacts signs up for Telegram and to properly display names in notifications.
We store your contacts in order to notify you as soon as one of your contacts signs up for Telegram and to properly display names in notifications.
3. Deleting data
3. Deleting data
Accounts
Accounts
If you would like to delete your account, you can do this on the deactivation page. Deleting your account permanently removes all your messages, groups and contacts. This action must be confirmed via your Telegram account and cannot be undone.
If you would like to delete your account, you can do this on the deactivation page. Deleting your account permanently removes all your messages, groups and contacts. This action must be confirmed via your Telegram account and cannot be undone.
We are still working on our apps and will provide additional migration options in future.
We are still working on our apps and will provide additional migration options in future.
Messages
Messages
Everything you delete is deleted forever. Except for cats.
Everything you delete is deleted forever. Except for cats.
We never delete your funny cat pictures, we love them too much.
We never delete your funny cat pictures, we love them too much.
When you delete a message, you delete it from your message history. This means that a copy still stays on the server as part of your partner‘s message history. As soon as your partner deletes it too, it’s gone forever. Telegram is a non-commercial and we value the disk space on our servers greatly!
Self-destructing messages
Messages in Secret Chats can be ordered to self-destruct. As soon as such a message is read (2 ticks appear), the countdown starts. When the time is out, the message (photo, video) disappears from both devices participating in a secret chat.