Privacy Policy

Last updated:2026-06-18

1. Controller

The controller responsible for this website and chat service is:

Herpers Publishing International
C/ Girona, 14
03779 Mirrarosa
Spain

Email: privacy@set4chat.com

2. Service Overview

Set4Chat provides a web-based private chat experience. The service is designed to minimize stored personal data and to keep message content private by using client-side encryption for user-to-user chat messages.

Some technical processing is still necessary to operate the service, such as online status, temporary message delivery, abuse protection, and basic server security logs.

3. Data We Process

Depending on how you use the service, we may process the following categories of data:

• Profile data entered by you: nickname, age, gender selection, language, chat category, and optional short profile text.
• Technical identifiers: temporary user ID, public encryption key, online status, timestamps, and delivery metadata required for the chat to function.
• Encrypted chat payloads: message content and media sent between users are transmitted and temporarily stored only in encrypted form where end-to-end encryption applies.
• Media data: images or videos selected by users are processed in the browser before sending where supported. Images may be resized locally to reduce bandwidth. The original file name is not intentionally preserved for downloads.
• Abuse protection data: rate-limit counters, blocklist entries, temporary restriction data, and similar technical safety data.
• Server logs: IP address, browser information, requested URLs, timestamps, HTTP status codes, and similar technical access data generated by the hosting environment.

4. Purpose and Legal Basis

We process data for the following purposes:

• providing the chat service and its core functions;
• delivering messages and showing online availability;
• protecting the service against misuse, spam, and technical attacks;
• maintaining technical security and stability;
• complying with legal obligations where applicable.

Where the GDPR applies, the legal bases may include performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, legitimate interests in operating and securing the service, consent where required, and compliance with legal obligations.

5. End-to-End Encryption

User-to-user chat messages are designed to be encrypted in the browser before being sent. This means that the service should not be able to read the plain text content of those messages while they are transmitted and temporarily stored for delivery.

Encryption does not hide all technical metadata. For example, the system may still need to process sender and receiver identifiers, timestamps, message size, file type, and delivery status.

6. Local Storage in Your Browser

The service may use browser storage technologies such as localStorage, sessionStorage, and IndexedDB. These are used for essential functions such as remembering your selected language, temporary profile information, local chat history, active chat sessions, and update status.

You can delete this data through your browser settings or by using available in-app deletion functions where provided.

7. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising

At the time of this draft, the service is intended to work without non-essential tracking cookies. If analytics, advertising networks, external trackers, or consent-based cookies are added later, this privacy policy must be updated and, where required, a proper consent mechanism must be provided.

Essential browser storage used for the technical operation of the chat may be necessary for providing the service.

8. Hosting and Processors

This website is hosted by: IONOS.es. The hosting provider may process technical access logs and server data on our behalf to provide hosting, security, and infrastructure services.

9. Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose. Encrypted messages and delivery data are intended to be temporary and are deleted or cleaned up according to the technical retention settings of the service. Server logs may be retained by the hosting provider for security and operational purposes for a limited period.

Local chat history stored in your own browser remains under your control and may stay there until you delete it or clear your browser data.

10. International Transfers

If service providers outside your country or outside the European Economic Area are used, appropriate safeguards should be described here. If no such providers are used, state that data is processed within [country/region] by the hosting provider.

11. Minimum Age

Set4Chat is intended for adults only. Users must be at least 18 years old. We do not knowingly provide this service to minors.

12. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, data portability, and withdrawal of consent. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: [privacy contact email]

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy when the service, legal requirements, or technical processing changes. The current version will be published on this page.