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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 13, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to GFA-Chats. We are committed to protecting your privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and process your information when you use our secure messaging platform.

By using our services, you consent to the collection, transfer, storage, disclosure, and other uses of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, you should stop using our app immediately.

2. Information We Collect

To provide, improve, and protect our chat service, we collect different types of information from you:

  • Account Information: You register for our service using a phone number. This number is used to uniquely identify you on our network and connect you with other users.
  • Sensitive Access & Permissions: To enable functional features within the application, we may request access to:
    • Contacts: To detect which of your contacts are already registered on our platform. Your contacts are never uploaded or stored permanently on our servers.
    • Camera & Photos: To allow you to take and share photos/videos directly with your peers.
    • Microphone: To record and send audio messages and make voice/video calls.
    • Motion Sensor: Used for optimizing in-app interactions (e.g., silencing ringtones automatically upon device pickup).
  • Messaging Data: All private chats, group chat texts, and shared media are protected by End-to-End Encryption. We do not (and cannot) read or view the content of your messages.

⥮ Note on End-to-End Encryption: Because your messages are fully encrypted, they can only be decrypted by you and the recipient. Nobody else, including us, has access to the cryptographic keys necessary to read them.

3. How We Use Information

We use the collected information for primary operation and performance enhancements:

  • Delivering Services: Establishing connections between users, sending notifications for incoming messages, and enabling voice/video capabilities.
  • Safety and Security: Verifying accounts, blocking malicious activities, and ensuring the absolute integrity of our network.
  • User Interface Comfort: Utilizing local sensors (e.g., motion features) to adapt in-call UI options automatically according to how the device is held.

4. Data Security & Storage

We apply industrial standard cryptographic practices and architectural setups to protect your database and profile details:

Data stored on our servers is protected against unauthorized access, alterations, and destruction. Because of our architecture, even in the event of a security breach on our cloud platform, the actual message contents remain safe as they can only be opened by your localized hardware keys.

5. User Rights & Data Retention

You have full authority over your data:

  • Access and Rectification: You can view and edit your profile parameters inside the application settings at any time.
  • Account Deletion: You are free to delete your account. Upon deletion, your association parameters are wiped from our registration servers, and any stored logs are permanently cleared.

6. Changes to this Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any adjustments by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

You are advised to review this page periodically for any modifications. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.