PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 14, 2024

1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to ICQ.chat. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our online chat room services.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website located at ICQ.chat (the “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, keeping, protecting, and disclosing that information.

2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

2.1 PERSONAL DATA

We may collect personally identifiable information, such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Profile picture
  • IP address

The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

2.2 NON-PERSONAL DATA

We may collect non-personal information, including but not limited to:

  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Access times
  • Pages viewed directly before and after accessing the website

2.3 USER-GENERATED CONTENT

We collect content you submit or share through our chat rooms, including but not limited to:

  • Audio and video recordings
  • Images
  • Gifs (Giphy)
  • Sound clips
  • Text messages

3. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

  • To provide and maintain our chat room services.
  • To notify you about changes to our chat room services.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our chat rooms.
  • To provide customer support.
  • To monitor the usage of our chat rooms.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
  • To send promotional communications, such as information about services, features, newsletters, offers, promotions, contests, and events.
  • To personalize the Website content, features, or advertisements.

4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information in the following situations:

  • With your consent.
  • For legal reasons, such as to comply with a legal obligation.
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of ICQ.chat.
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the chat room services.
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the chat room services or the public.
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Third-Party Advertisers: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website.
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

5. USER-GENERATED CONTENT

5.1 RESPONSIBILITY

You are responsible for the content you share in the chat rooms on ICQ.chat. We do not endorse or assume liability for any user-generated content.

5.2 PROHIBITED CONTENT

We prohibit the sharing of content that:

  • Infringes on any intellectual property rights.
  • Is unlawful, harmful, abusive, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Contains personal information of others without their consent.

5.3 REPORTING AND REMOVAL

While we strive to monitor and remove inappropriate content, we rely on user reports to identify and address violations. If you come across any content that violates our policies, please report it to us.

6. ADVERTISEMENTS

6.1 THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS

We may display advertisements from third parties on ICQ.chat. These third parties may collect and use information about your visits to our website and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

6.2 ADVERTISEMENT WARNINGS

We are not responsible for the content of third-party advertisements or the content of websites to which links are provided. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of these third-party advertisers.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

ICQ.chat is not liable for any damages or losses resulting from your use of the chat room services or from any user-generated content. This includes, but is not limited to, abuse of features such as audio, video, image uploads, sound clips, and webcams. We are also not responsible for any information shared with third parties.

8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our chat room services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18 without written permission from a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

9. INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE

9.1 CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) AND CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1798.83

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Civil Code Section 1798.83.

9.1.1 Your Rights Under CCPA

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we collect or maintain.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

9.1.2 Your Rights Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request information regarding the disclosure of their personal information to third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Website, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data you publicly post on the Website. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Website, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

9.2 GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. These include the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

9.3 FLORIDA PRIVACY COMPLIANCE

This Privacy Policy is in compliance with Florida's governing laws, including the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA) which requires entities that acquire, maintain, store, or use personal information to take reasonable measures to protect and secure the data. For more information, you can refer to the Florida Statutes Section 501.171.

9.4 OTHER JURISDICTIONS

We comply with privacy laws and regulations in other jurisdictions where we operate. Please contact us if you have any questions about how we comply with laws in your country.

10. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

11. COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR VIDEO CHAT

By using our video chat features, you agree to:

  • Respect the privacy and consent of other users.
  • Not share any explicit or inappropriate content.
  • Report any abuse or misuse of the video chat feature.

We are not responsible for any misuse or abuse of the video chat feature by users.

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: Info@ICQ.chat

By using ICQ.chat, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.