Online Stranger Privacy Policy

Introduction: Our Foundation of Anonymity

Your privacy is the foundation of the Online Stranger service. Our core mission is to provide an instant, anonymous chatting experience without the burden of registration or data collection. This policy is simple because our data collection is minimal and always temporary.

1. Information We Absolutely Do Not Collect

As an anonymous and no sign-up chat platform, we prioritize your security. We do not require, collect, or store any Personal Identifiable Information (PII) that could link a chat session back to you personally:

• No Registration Data: We do not require or store your name, email address, phone number, or physical address.
• No Persistent Identifiers: We do not create permanent user accounts or profiles.
• No Location Tracking: We use your IP address only for basic, approximate geographic matching (e.g., matching users in India) and immediately anonymize it.

2. Limited Technical Data We Collect

To maintain service functionality, security, and the reliability of our features, we collect limited, non-personal technical data:

2.1. Chat Session and Feature Data

• Temporary Session ID: A randomized, non-identifying ID is created solely to maintain your connection and facilitate the Auto Reconnect feature. This ID is destroyed shortly after the chat session ends.
• Chat Content: Messages are routed instantly through our servers for delivery. We do not permanently log or store the content of your private text messages.
• Active Status: We track the Active Peoples Count to manage matching, but this data is aggregated and does not identify any individual user. We use this to power features like the Typing Indicator and Read Receipts.

2.2. Website Analytics

We use aggregated, anonymized data to improve our Responsive UI and overall performance, including browser type, device type, and basic usage statistics. This data helps us ensure a seamless experience and is not used to identify you.

3. Cookies and Third-Party Access

3.1. Cookies

We use minimal, necessary cookies exclusively to manage your temporary chat session and ensure real-time features function correctly. We do not use cookies for advertising, marketing, or user profiling.

3.2. Data Sharing

We do not share, sell, or rent any of the minimal technical data we collect with third-party advertisers or marketing firms.

4. Changes and Contact

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our service or legal obligations. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page.

If you have any questions about this policy or our commitment to absolute anonymity, please contact us at contact@onlinestranger.com.