The policy states that third-party bot developers receive public account data including screen name, username, and profile picture when users interact with bots, and may also receive messages, IP addresses (via links), group membership status, and interface language. Third-party bot developers are described as independent from Telegram, and their data practices are governed by their own terms rather than Telegram's privacy policy.
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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, store, or use that data. Users interacting with third-party bots should review those bots' separate privacy policies.
Excerpt significantly expanded to provide detailed technical specification of what data bots can access, including public account data, interactive data, and group message access modes.
View full change record →The agreement states that interacting with third-party bots transmits public account data and potentially messages, IP addresses, and language settings to independent developers who are not subject to Telegram's privacy policy. The policy states bots should request user permission before accessing data, but Telegram does not enforce or guarantee third-party bot data practices.
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"The developers of an automated user (bot) can get your public account data (see section 3.1 above): your screen name, username and profile picture(s). Bots can also receive the following data when you interact with them... Bots added to groups can operate in two modes: with access to messages in the group or without access. If the bot has access to messages, it can see everything that happens in the group... The terms of use for certain bots are set by Telegram. No other bots or third-party bot developers are affiliated with Telegram. They are completely independent from us. They should ask you for your permission before they access your data or you make it available to them.Excerpt from Telegram's Privacy Policy
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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, store, or use that data. Users interacting with third-party bots should review those bots' separate privacy policies.
The agreement states that interacting with third-party bots transmits public account data and potentially messages, IP addresses, and language settings to independent developers who are not subject to Telegram's privacy policy. The policy states bots should request user permission before accessing data, but Telegram does not enforce or guarantee third-party bot data practices.
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