Last updated: September 2026. This document describes the current build of Paranoid Chat. It is written to reflect what the service actually does, not a generic template.
By using Paranoid Chat, you agree to these terms and to the accompanying Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service.
You must be at least 18 years old to create or use an account. During sign-up, you must confirm that you meet this minimum age. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we may suspend or delete it. Do not use the service if you are under 18.
Paranoid Chat is not available to children or other persons under 18. Parents and guardians should ensure that children do not create accounts or use the service.
Paranoid Chat is built and operated by an individual developer, not a company. It is provided as-is, without uptime guarantees, without a service-level agreement, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Features described as available may change, be removed, or be temporarily broken without notice.
You are responsible for the security of your account credentials. There is no password recovery mechanism — if you lose your password, your account cannot be restored. You are responsible for anything sent from your account.
If a room's password or an end-to-end-encrypted room's owner key is disclosed to someone you didn't intend, that is not a failure of the service — it is the nature of a shared secret. Treat these the same way you would treat any password: as something only you and people you trust should know.
You may not use this service to: violate any applicable law; harass, threaten, or abuse others; distribute malware; disrupt or abuse the service; attempt to bypass access controls or room authorization mechanisms; or impersonate another person or entity. Accounts found violating these terms may be suspended or deleted without notice.
Users are solely responsible for the messages, links, files, offers, advice, and other content they send or receive. The developer does not endorse, verify, monitor, or guarantee user content or the identity, intentions, or conduct of any participant. The service is not responsible for chats, scams, fraud, impersonation, harassment, threats, transactions, losses, or other harm arising from interactions between users. Never send money, passwords, security codes, or sensitive personal information to another user based only on a chat or invitation.
Certain actions (account creation, and creation of any room type) require a shared app password in addition to your account credentials. This exists to limit abuse of a service run by one person with limited capacity to moderate it. The app password is not a guarantee of any particular level of trust between users who know it.
Password-room messages may be retained for up to 24 hours before automatic deletion. Ephemeral and end-to-end-encrypted rooms are designed not to retain message history. If you need a durable record of a conversation, that is your responsibility to keep on your own device — the service will not have a copy to recover for you.
Accounts inactive for 90 consecutive days are automatically deleted. Ephemeral rooms are automatically deleted 24 hours after creation. You will not receive advance notice before either happens.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the developer of Paranoid Chat is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service, including loss of data, loss of access, or disclosure of information you chose to share within a room.
If these terms change materially, you will be asked to review and re-accept them before continuing to use the service.
You may stop using the service and delete your account at any time. The developer may suspend or terminate access for any account violating these terms.
For questions, privacy rights requests, or grievances, contact lime.projects.help@gmail.com.
The service is offered only where its operation and your use are lawful. Privacy, consumer, intermediary, and other obligations differ by country and region; we do not represent that this service or these terms satisfy every law in every jurisdiction. Where the service is not legally permitted or where these policies do not meet mandatory local requirements, you must not use it, and we may restrict access. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any non-waivable right, remedy, or legal obligation that applies to the service.