Privacy Policy

Account Information

• Email address
• Username
• Password (stored securely as a hash or through third-party authentication providers)
• Authentication provider (Google, Discord, etc.)

Profile Information — information you choose to provide, including interests, traits, and optional profile details.

Usage Data

• Login dates
• Device information
• Browser type
• IP address
• General location (country or region)
• Crash reports

Chat Data — temporary chats may be stored briefly to deliver messages, detect spam, investigate abuse reports, and improve moderation. We do not guarantee indefinite storage of conversations.

We use information to:

• Operate Talking Stage
• Match users with similar interests
• Improve recommendations
• Prevent abuse
• Detect scams
• Detect spam
• Investigate reports
• Protect users

To protect users, Talking Stage may analyze messages using automated systems to detect spam, scam links, explicit content, predatory behavior, and harassment. Flagged content may be reviewed by moderators.

We use cookies and similar technologies for login sessions, security, preferences, and analytics.

Talking Stage may use services such as Google Authentication, Discord Authentication, analytics providers, and cloud hosting providers. Those services have their own privacy policies.

We do not sell personal information. We may share information only when required by law, to protect users, to investigate fraud, or with trusted service providers who help operate Talking Stage.

Users may request deletion of their account. Some information may be retained temporarily to prevent fraud, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes.

Talking Stage is intended only for users who are at least 18 years old. If we discover an account belonging to someone under 18, we may remove it.

We use reasonable security measures to protect user information. However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to support@talkingstage.io.