These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are the agreement between you and the ChatAnony team, who runs ChatAnony at chatanony.fun (the “Service”). They are an electronic record under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it, and they do not need a physical or digital signature. By using the Service you accept them, together with our Community Rules and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. We are a platform (intermediary)

  • ChatAnony is an “intermediary” as defined in Section 2(1)(w) of the IT Act, 2000. We provide a technical platform on which users talk to each other and play games. Everything users say, send, draw, upload or name themselves is created by those users, not by us.
  • We do not start the transmission of user content, we do not choose who receives it, and we do not select or change it. Our matching is automatic and based on what you choose (such as mode, interests or gender filter), not on anything we decide about a particular message.
  • We do not check or approve user content before it is sent, and the law does not require us to monitor it generally. Automated safety tools and good-faith moderation do not make us the author, editor or publisher of user content.
  • We do not verify any user’s identity, age, gender, location or intentions. Everyone you meet here is a stranger.
  • We observe the due diligence the IT Act and the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (as amended in 2026) require. Subject to that, we are not liable for third-party information, data or links hosted or sent by users, as Section 79 of the IT Act provides.
  • Users are not our employees or agents. We are not a party to any conversation, arrangement or dispute between users, online or offline.

2. Who can use the Service (18+ only)

You must be at least 18 years old. A person under 18 cannot enter a binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and the Service is not meant for them. By confirming your age you promise that you are 18 or older and that you have the legal capacity to accept these Terms. If you are under 18, leave now. We may ask for proof of age at any time, and we end the access of anyone we believe is a minor.

3. What the Service does

ChatAnony offers random text, voice and video chat, a public Global chat room and the Scribble drawing game. You can use most features without an account. Optional VIP membership unlocks extra features. Features may change, and we do not guarantee that the Service will always be available, error-free or that you will be matched within any particular time.

4. What you must not share (Rule 3(1)(b))

You are responsible for everything you say, send, draw or do on the Service. As the IT Rules require us to tell you, you must not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share any information that:

  • belongs to another person and to which you have no right;
  • is obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another person’s privacy (including bodily privacy), insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, racially or ethnically objectionable, relates to or encourages money laundering or gambling, or is otherwise unlawful;
  • is harmful to a child in any way;
  • infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right;
  • violates any law for the time being in force;
  • deceives or misleads about where it comes from, knowingly communicates false or misleading information, or impersonates another person, including with AI-generated or deepfake material;
  • threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states or public order, or incites an offence, or insults another nation;
  • contains software viruses or any code meant to interrupt, destroy or limit a computer resource;

The following are also banned here: child sexual abuse material or any sexual content involving a minor; harassment, bullying, threats and hate speech; sharing anyone’s private information (including phone numbers, links and social-media IDs, which are blocked) and trying to get around those blocks; spam, scams and unsolicited ads; bots and scripts; ban evasion; cheating in games; selling accounts, usernames or VIP; and any commercial use without our written permission. Full details are in the Community Rules.

Some of this conduct, including threats of violence, sexual exploitation of a minor, stalking, criminal intimidation, sharing intimate images without consent and obscene or sexually explicit content, is also a crime under Indian law (including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the POCSO Act, 2012 and Sections 66C, 66D, 66E, 67, 67A and 67B of the IT Act) whatever action we take. We report serious offences to the authorities as the law requires.

If you break these rules, we may remove or block your content, warn you, limit or end your access, ban your username, device or IP address, cancel VIP without a refund, preserve evidence and report you to the police. We repeat these reminders in the app at least once every three months.

5. Your content

You are solely responsible for what you post. You promise that you own it or have the right to share it and that it does not break the law, these Terms or anyone’s rights. You keep ownership of your content, and you give us a limited, non-exclusive licence to transmit and display it to other users as part of running the Service. Messages and uploads are deleted automatically on the schedules in our Privacy Policy. If you share personal information or images and they are saved, screenshotted, leaked or misused by another user, that risk is yours, and we cannot stop it. Never share phone numbers, addresses, ID or financial details, passwords, OTPs or intimate images.

6. Moderation, bans and appeals

We use automated filters, limited human review and user reports to enforce the rules. We may remove content, end chats, and suspend or ban users for breaking these Terms or the Community Rules. Automated tools make mistakes: they can block harmless content and miss harmful content, and they do not guarantee safety. If you think an action was a mistake, write to [email protected] with your username and the reason. A person reviews it. Repeated false reports used to get someone banned can lead to action against the reporter.

7. Reporting, takedowns and copyright

  • Report in the app with the report button, or write to our Grievance Officer (details in section 15 and on the Grievance Redressal page).
  • Court and government orders. When we receive actual knowledge of unlawful content through a court order or a reasoned written notice from an authorised government agency, we remove or disable access within the time the IT Rules set (currently 3 hours), and we keep the related records.
  • Intimate images shared without consent (including morphed or AI-made images) are removed within 2 hours of a valid complaint.
  • Other complaints: we acknowledge within 24 hours and decide within the time the IT Rules set. If you are unhappy with our decision, you can appeal to the Grievance Appellate Committee within 30 days at gac.gov.in.
  • Copyright and other rights. If you believe content infringes your rights under the Copyright Act, 1957 or other law, write to [email protected] with your name and contact details, a description of the work and proof of ownership or authority, where the content appeared (feature, username, time) and a statement that you act in good faith and the details are accurate. We act on complete notices promptly.

8. Help for investigations

We assist courts and lawful government agencies. On a written order, we give identity-verification or investigation information within 72 hours, and we keep removed content and related records, and user registration details after an account is cancelled, for at least 180 days (longer if an order requires). We keep system logs for 180 days and report cyber-security incidents to CERT-In, as its directions require. Where the law requires, we report child sexual abuse material to the police and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.

9. Games and no real-money play

The games on the Service (for example Scribble) are free social games played for entertainment. We do not run any game in which you pay or stake money, tokens or anything of value in the hope of winning money or other enrichment, and any VIP purchase does not buy game stakes or prizes. They are not “online money games” under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. Do not use the Service to organise betting, gambling or money games with other users.

10. VIP membership and payments

  • What it is. VIP is an optional paid membership for a fixed period (such as 15 days, one month or three months). It does not renew by itself, and we never charge you again without you buying again.
  • What you get. The features shown at purchase, which we deliver on a best-effort basis. Features may change over time. We do not promise any number of matches, response times or outcomes.
  • How you pay. Usually by UPI in your own payment app, then you send us the payment reference. We check each payment before we turn VIP on. Approval is normally quick but can take longer. You are responsible for taxes and bank charges, and you confirm that you may use the payment method.
  • Refunds. VIP is a digital service switched on straight after approval, so payments are generally non-refundable. We will refund you where the law gives you the right (for example if we do not deliver VIP, the service is materially different from what we described, or we charge you twice or in error). Write to us with your username and payment reference. We will acknowledge within 48 hours and settle your complaint within one month, as the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 require, and refunds go back by the route you paid with.
  • Your consumer rights. Nothing here limits your rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Please contact us first if there is a payment problem, so we can fix it quickly.
  • Ending VIP. If you break these Terms and are banned, we may end your VIP without a refund. When VIP ends, VIP features switch off.
  • Seller details. the ChatAnony team, write to [email protected] (we give our postal address to courts and authorities on a lawful request). Support: [email protected].

11. Third-party ad and links

The home page shows one advertisement from a third-party ad network, and the Service may link to other sites. They belong to third parties, we do not control them and we are not responsible for them. You deal with them at your own risk and under their own terms. You can report a misleading or inappropriate ad to us.

12. Disclaimers and limits on liability

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent the law allows, ChatAnony and its operators are not liable for: anything users post, send, draw, say or receive; loss from interruptions, delays, data loss or the end of a feature; unauthorised access beyond our reasonable control; errors in automated moderation or AI features; harm from interactions or meetings with other users, online or in person; personal information or images you choose to share that others save, leak or misuse; third-party ads, links or services; and indirect, incidental or consequential loss or loss of profit. Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability to you for any claim is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim (or ₹1,000 if you paid nothing). Nothing in these Terms limits any right you have by law that cannot be waived.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ChatAnony, its operators and affiliates from claims, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service, your breach of these Terms or the law, your breach of someone’s rights, or the content you post.

14. Our property, suspension and changes

The ChatAnony name, logo, design, code and original text belong to us and may not be copied or reused without permission. We may suspend or end the Service or your access at any time, for example for breaking these Terms, for legal reasons or for security. We may change these Terms as the law and the Service change. We show the date at the top, we remind users of the rules in the app at least once every three months, and your continued use after a change means you accept it.

15. Grievance Officer and complaints

Our Grievance Officer is Grievance Officer, ChatAnony team, [email protected], write to [email protected] (we give our postal address to courts and authorities on a lawful request). Complaints about content, about breaches of the IT Rules, about your personal data or about a payment go to this person. See the Grievance Redressal page for how it works.

16. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or connected with them is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at the place where the operator is based, India, except where a consumer law gives you the right to go to a different forum. Before going to court, please try to resolve the matter by writing to the Grievance Officer. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in force. If we do not enforce a term, we have not given it up. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms, and we may transfer ours as part of a sale or reorganisation of the Service.

17. Contact

General questions: [email protected]. Legal notices and law-enforcement requests: [email protected]. Privacy: [email protected].