Privacy Policy
Chatriv is a private messaging app designed for short-lived, ephemeral conversations. This policy explains what information is handled when you use the Chatriv website or mobile app.
1. Overview
Chatriv does not create permanent user accounts and does not keep a long-term message archive. Sessions and shared media are temporary.
2. Information we process
- Display name — the name you choose when you join. It is used only to identify you to people you chat with while you are online.
- Messages & reactions — text, stickers, replies, and reactions you send during an active session.
- Photos — images you share in a chat. Photos are view-only and are automatically deleted about 10 minutes after they are sent.
- Call signaling data — if you use voice or video calls, connection setup data is relayed so devices can connect. Call audio/video is transmitted between participants using WebRTC when possible.
- Technical data — basic connection data needed to operate the service (for example, temporary session identifiers and standard server logs).
3. How long data is kept
- If you are inactive for about 10 minutes, you are signed out automatically and your live session ends.
- Shared photos expire and are removed after about 10 minutes.
- When participants leave and a conversation is no longer active, that chat data is cleared from the live system memory.
- Chatriv is not designed as a permanent storage or backup service.
4. How we use information
We use the information above only to:
- Deliver messages, media, and calls between participants
- Show online/offline status in active chats
- Operate, secure, and improve the service
- Enforce temporary session and media expiry rules
5. Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. Message content is visible to the people in that conversation. We may use infrastructure providers (hosting/network services) solely to run Chatriv. Those providers process data only as needed to deliver the service.
6. Permissions (mobile app)
Depending on features you use, the app may ask for:
- Microphone — for voice and video calls
- Camera — for video calls and sending photos
- Photos / media — to choose an image to send
- Notifications — if enabled for call or message alerts
You can deny permissions; some features will then be unavailable.
7. Privacy protections in the app
Chatriv includes best-effort protections such as limiting copy/save of chat content and hiding chat content when the app is backgrounded. No mobile or web app can fully prevent every form of screenshot or recording on a user’s own device.
8. Children
Chatriv is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). Do not use the service if you are under that age.
9. International processing
Chatriv may be hosted on servers in different regions. By using the service, you understand that temporary session data may be processed where our hosting infrastructure operates.
10. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of Chatriv after an update means you accept the revised policy.
11. Contact
Questions about privacy: privacy@chatriv.com or visit https://chatriv.com.