A cloud-based instant messaging platform that enables users to send text messages, voice messages, photos, videos, and files across devices with end-to-end encryption options. The service supports group chats, channels for broadcasting to large audiences, and bot integrations for automated interactions. Its policies are significant to consumers because they govern data handling practices, content moderation standards, and privacy protections for personal communications and shared media.
High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
This provision establishes that user data transmitted to third-party bots is outside Telegram's data protection framework, and that Telegram does not govern how independent bot developers collect, st…
This provision assigns all legal and regulatory compliance obligations for giveaway conduct to the organizing channel administrator, and Telegram's disclaimer of liability for prizes and regulatory s…
This provision establishes the mechanism and scope for international data transfers across Telegram's corporate group structure. The authorization relies on European Commission-approved standard cont…
This provision establishes the operational infrastructure through which Telegram delivers cloud synchronization across user devices. The distributed storage model and key separation create the techni…
This provision establishes the enforcement mechanism through which Telegram maintains service standards and reserves unilateral authority to suspend or terminate user accounts based on alleged violat…
This is Telegram's privacy policy, governing how Telegram Messenger Inc. collects and uses personal data including phone numbers, IP addresses, device metadata, contact lists, and cloud-stored messages, photos, and files. …
This is Telegram's Terms of Service governing access to the Telegram messaging platform and its optional paid services including Telegram Premium subscriptions. The terms state that all Premium subscription charges …
ConductAtlas tracks 2 Telegram documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Telegram has made 2 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 35 provisions across Telegram's tracked documents. 3 are rated high severity, 27 medium, and 5 low.
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