Privacy Policy for chat.cubityfir.st

Last Updated: July 25, 2025

Summary (TL;DR)

This is a summary of our privacy policy. We encourage you to read the full policy below.

    We collect your chat messages and, if you choose to provide one, a username. We do not collect your IP address, browser information, or any other tracking data automatically.

    We use your messages to display them to others in the chat room. That is the core function of the service.

    We may keep messages indefinitely for chat history and to allow for moderation if issues arise.

    We will never sell your data.

    If you have a username, you can email us at any time to request a copy of your data or to have your username deleted.

1. Introduction

Welcome to chat.cubityfir.st ("we," "us," "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our chat room application (the "Service").

Please read this policy carefully. By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following information, which you actively provide to use the Service:

    Username (Optional): You may provide a unique username to identify yourself. This is encouraged but not required to use the Service. If you do not provide a username, you will participate as an anonymous user.

    Chat Data: We collect the content of your messages, including text, images, links, or other files you share within the chat rooms ("Chat Data").

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect solely to provide and maintain the service. Specifically, we use it to:

    Provide and Operate the Service: Our primary use of your information is to operate the chat service. Your Chat Data, and username if you provide one, will be relayed and displayed to other members of the chat room(s) you participate in.

    Ensure Safety and Security (Moderation): We store Chat Data to allow for retroactive moderation. This enables us to investigate reports of abuse, harassment, illegal activity, or other violations of our Terms of Service.

    Identify You Within the Service: If you provide one, we use your username to manage your identity within the application and associate your Chat Data with you.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations.

    With Other Users: When you participate in a chat room, your Chat Data, and username if you provided one, will be visible to all other users in that same chat room.

    For Legal and Safety Reasons: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, a subpoena, or a court order; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service; or (d) protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.

A Note on Selling Data

We do not, and will not, sell your personal data to any third parties.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

    Username: If you provide a username, we retain it until you request its deletion. If you do not provide a username, no such data is collected or retained.

    Chat Data: To ensure the integrity of the chat history and to allow for retroactive moderation, Chat Data may be retained indefinitely. There is no automatic deletion of messages after a set period of time. Please be aware that when you send a message, it may be stored on our servers permanently.

6. Security of Your Information

We use reasonable technical and administrative security measures to help protect your personal information. For example, all data transmission between your client and our servers is encrypted using standard Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology.

Please be aware that data is not encrypted at rest on our servers. While we take measures to secure your information, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our systems.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Your rights and choices depend on whether you have provided a username.

    Username Deletion: If you have provided a username, you can request its deletion by sending an email to chat@cubityfir.st with the subject line "Account Deletion Request - [Your Username]". Please note that deleting your username does not automatically delete the past Chat Data you have sent, which may be retained as described in Section 5.

    Access to Your Data: If you have provided a username, you can request a copy of the data we associate with it by sending an email to chat@cubityfir.st with the subject line "Data Request - [Your Username]". We are unable to process data access requests for users who have not provided a username, as we have no persistent identifier to locate your specific data.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy, please direct them to the appropriate email address:

    For Username Deletion or Data Requests: chat@cubityfir.st

    For all other inquiries: cubity@cubityfir.st