Privacy Policy

Your trust is our top priority. We are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring a safe, secure online environment.

Last Updated: January 29, 2026

Welcome to Gay Chat ("we," "our," or "us"). We value your privacy and are dedicated to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains in detail how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website en-gaychat.com (the "Site") and use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Introduction

At Gay Chat, we understand that privacy is a fundamental right, especially in the context of online dating and personal connections. We have built our platform with a "privacy-first" approach, ensuring that your identity and personal details are secure. This policy outlines our practices regarding data collection and usage, providing you with transparency and control over your information. We are committed to complying with all applicable data protection laws and regulations to ensure that your experience on our platform is safe, enjoyable, and secure.

By using Gay Chat, you trust us with your information. We take this responsibility seriously and work hard to protect your information and put you in control. This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device ("personal information"). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

A. Personal Information You Provide to Us

When you register for an account, update your profile, or interact with our support team, you voluntarily provide us with certain information. This may include:

  • Account Registration Data: To create an account, you provide a username, email address, password, and date of birth. This information is essential for verifying your age and creating a unique identity on our platform.
  • Profile Information: You may choose to provide additional details to complete your profile, such as your height, weight, ethnicity, relationship status, interests, hobbies, and a personal bio. You may also upload photos and videos. Please note that profile information is public and visible to other members of the community.
  • Communication Data: We collect the content of the messages you send and receive on our platform, including text messages, photos, and videos exchanged in private chats or public chat rooms. This helps us ensure community safety and improve our services.
  • Transaction Information: If you purchase a premium membership or other paid services, we collect payment information, such as credit card details or other financial data. Note that we do not store full credit card numbers; payment processing is handled by secure third-party payment processors.
  • Customer Support Inquiries: If you contact us for assistance, we collect the information you provide during the interaction, including your contact details and the nature of your query.

B. Information We Automatically Collect

As you navigate through and interact with our Site, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Usage Details: When you access and use our services, we automatically collect details of your access to and use of the Site, including traffic data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Site.
  • Device Information: We may collect information about your mobile device and internet connection, including the device's unique device identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, mobile network information, and the device's telephone number.
  • Location Information: With your consent, we may collect and process information about your actual location. We use various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, and other sensors that may, for example, provide us with information on nearby devices, Wi-Fi access points, and cell towers. This helps us show you potential matches in your area.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services. This information helps us improve our Site and deliver a better and more personalized service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various business and commercial purposes, including:

  • To Provide and Improve Services: We use your information to create and manage your account, facilitate communication between users, process transactions, and provide customer support. We also use data to analyze usage trends and improve the functionality and user experience of our Site.
  • To Personalize Your Experience: We use your profile information and preferences to recommend potential matches and content that may be of interest to you. This includes showing you profiles of members who match your criteria and are located near you.
  • To Ensure Safety and Security: We use your information to verify your identity, detect and prevent fraud, spam, and other unauthorized or illegal activities. We monitor platform interactions to enforce our Community Guidelines and ensure a safe environment for all users.
  • To Communicate with You: We use your contact details to send you administrative notifications, such as account updates, security alerts, and transaction confirmations. We may also send you promotional emails about new features, special offers, and events, which you can opt-out of at any time.
  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, such as responding to subpoenas or government requests.

4. Sharing Your Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With Other Users: Your public profile information, including your username, photos, and bio, is visible to other members of the Gay Chat community. You can control what information is displayed on your profile through your account settings.
  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  • 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.
  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information. Depending on your jurisdiction, these rights may include:

  • Access and Correction: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete information. You can manage most of your profile information directly through your account settings.
  • Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information. If you wish to delete your account, you can do so through the "Settings" menu. Please note that some information may be retained in our backups for a limited period or as required by law.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails or by adjusting your notification preferences in your account settings.
  • Location Data: You can control the collection of location information through your device settings. If you disable location services, some features of our Site, such as "Users Nearby," may not function properly.
  • Cookie Preferences: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

6. Specific Regional Rights

GDPR Rights (European Union & UK)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the following additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions, specifically where we rely on legitimate interests for the processing.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@en-gaychat.com.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a resident of California, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, provide you a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information. However, if we ever change this practice, we will update this policy and provide a mechanism for you to opt-out.

7. Detailed Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use them to enhance your experience. Here is a breakdown of the types of cookies we use:

  • Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
  • Performance Cookies: These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
  • Functional Cookies: These enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

If you delete your account, your profile will no longer be visible to other users. However, we may retain certain log data and transaction records for internal analysis and fraud prevention purposes for a period of up to 12 months.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

We urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe, such as choosing a strong password and not sharing your account credentials with anyone. If you suspect any unauthorized access to your account, please contact us immediately.

8. Policy for Children

Our Site is intended for adults only. We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us.

9. International Transfers

Our servers are located in a secure environment. If you are accessing our Site from outside the country where our servers are located, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information. By using our Site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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

Email: privacy@en-gaychat.com
Address: Gay Chat Privacy Team, 123 Rainbow Blvd, Dublin, Ireland

We are committed to resolving any complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible and typically within 30 days.