Effective Date: 8/29/2025
At Free Java Chat (www.freejavachat.com), your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how it’s used, and your rights. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.freejavachat.com.
We provide a free IRC-based chatting platform where users can communicate with each other without registration. No chat data is stored by us.
Chat Data
Free Java Chat allows users to connect via IRC and chat with others in real time. We do not store any chat messages or user data on our servers. Once your chat session ends, no record of your conversations remains.
Comments
If visitors leave comments on the website (outside of the chat service, such as on blog posts or pages), we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site (e.g., in comments or forums), please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from such images.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- We may use cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
- Adsense and Google Analytics also use cookies to track usage, measure performance, and show relevant ads.
You can disable cookies in your browser, but some site features may not work properly.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, ads, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor had visited that website directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions with the embedded content.
Who We Share Your Data With
- Google Analytics: Tracks anonymous visitor usage statistics.
- Google Adsense: Uses cookies to serve ads based on your interests and browsing behavior.
We do not sell or share your personal data with any other third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Chat sessions: Not stored.
- Comments: Retained indefinitely, unless you request removal.
- User accounts (if applicable in the future): Profile data is stored as long as the account exists and can be edited or deleted by the user.
Your Rights
If you have left comments or created an account, you can request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- That we delete your personal data.
This does not include data we are legally obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Analytics and advertising data may be processed by Google services.
Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics (for traffic measurement)
- Google Adsense (for advertising)
For details on how Google uses your information, see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here.