Telegram Terms of Service

This document constitutes Telegram's Terms of Service governing use of the Telegram messaging platform, incorporating by reference separate terms for optional services including Telegram Premium, Telegram Stars, Telegram Business, and developer APIs. The agreement states that users agree not to send spam, promote violence, post illegal pornographic content, or engage in activities illegal in the majority of countries, and the terms authorize Telegram to impose temporary or permanent bans for violations without compensation for lost Premium benefits. Notably, the terms assert a no-refund policy for Premium subscriptions upon early cancellation, state that deleting the app or account does not cancel a subscription, and disclose that chat transcription and translation features depend on Google LLC infrastructure with no accuracy guarantee; the terms also assert that chargeback or refund requests through third-party stores authorize Telegram to release account and purchase data to those third parties. The document engages GDPR and applicable EU consumer protection frameworks given its explicit age restriction for EU, UK, and Australian users (minimum 18 years), and its reference to the separate Privacy Policy for data processing details; EU consumer law in particular may impose constraints on the stated no-refund policy and unilateral pricing change provisions that the document does not fully address. Compliance teams operating in the EU, UK, and Australia should evaluate whether the age restriction and refund terms satisfy applicable statutory obligations, and whether the data disclosure upon chargeback aligns with GDPR data minimization principles.