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Telegram's Privacy Policy explains what data Telegram collects about you, how it stores your messages, and when it shares your information. Your regular cloud chat messages are stored on Telegram's servers and can be algorithmically scanned, but secret chats stay only on your device and are never stored server-side. Your account and all its data will be permanently deleted if you do not log in for at least 18 months, and Telegram does not use your data to show you ads.
This Privacy Policy establishes Telegram's data collection, processing, storage, and sharing practices across its services. Telegram collects mandatory account data (mobile number, basic profile information) and metadata (IP address, device identifiers, username change history) for security and spam prevention. Cloud chat content—messages, photos, videos, and documents—is stored on Telegram's servers and subject to automated algorithmic analysis for spam and phishing detection, while secret chats are stored exclusively on users' devices with no server-side logs retained. Personal data is processed on the legal ground of legitimate interests, accounts and all associated data are deleted after 18 months of inactivity, and user identifying information (IP address and phone number) may be disclosed to judicial authorities upon receipt of a valid court order confirming criminal suspicion. Third-party data sharing occurs through bot interactions and, optionally, through the translation feature, which may route message text to Google or Microsoft.
For an ordinary user, this document means that your cloud chat messages, media, and metadata are stored on Telegram's servers and may be automatically analyzed for spam and phishing, while secret chats leave no server record at all. Your screen name, profile pictures, and username are always publicly visible with no option to restrict them, and creating an account requires providing a real mobile number. Your IP address and phone number can be disclosed to authorities if a valid judicial order establishes you as a criminal suspect. If you use Telegram's translation feature, the text of translated messages may be sent to Google or Microsoft. One concrete action you can take: if you wish to prevent server-side storage of your messages, you should use secret chats rather than regular cloud chats.
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