The policy states that message text may be shared with Google LLC or Microsoft Corporation when users request translation, and audio data from voice and video messages may be shared with Google LLC when users request transcription (a Telegram Premium feature). Both are described as user-initiated, restricted-purpose data transfers under agreements that prohibit secondary use by the third parties.
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This provision discloses that message content and audio data are transmitted to Google LLC and Microsoft Corporation for user-requested features. The policy asserts contractual restrictions on secondary use by those companies, though users depend on Telegram's enforcement of those contractual terms.
Provision name expanded from 'Message Text Sharing with Google and Microsoft for Translation' to 'Voice and Message Data Sharing with Google and Microsoft' and excerpt extended to include voice data sharing (truncated in excerpt).
View full change record →Under these terms, when users activate translation or voice-to-text features, message text or audio data is transmitted to Google LLC or Microsoft Corporation. These transfers are described as user-initiated and subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit secondary use, logging of audio, or use for advertising by the receiving companies.
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"Since Telegram may rely on Google LLC or Microsoft Corporation for automatic translation of messages, the text of any message or set of messages that users choose to translate may be shared with Google or Microsoft in order to obtain their translated versions. These third-party companies will only access the data to provide a translation and will not use it for any other products, services, or advertising. Since Telegram may rely on a third party, Google LLC, subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, for voice-to-text conversion, the audio data of voice and video messages that users choose to convert to text may be shared with Google in order to obtain their transcribed versions. Only audio data may be shared for this purpose (no other data, such as the user's IP address or any information about their account is shared). According to the agreement between Telegram and Google, Telegram will pay for the transcriptions on behalf of its users and Google will only access the audio data to provide a transcribed version – it will not log audio data or transcripts, and will not use the data for any other Google products, services, or advertising.Excerpt from Telegram's Privacy Policy
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This provision discloses that message content and audio data are transmitted to Google LLC and Microsoft Corporation for user-requested features. The policy asserts contractual restrictions on secondary use by those companies, though users depend on Telegram's enforcement of those contractual terms.
Under these terms, when users activate translation or voice-to-text features, message text or audio data is transmitted to Google LLC or Microsoft Corporation. These transfers are described as user-initiated and subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit secondary use, logging of audio, or use for advertising by the receiving companies.
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