Privacy Policy

Questions about this policy: [email protected]

IndexLobby is a small public research chat. We store what you send so we can run the room, moderate it, and study how people chat.

What we store

• The username you pick, and the messages you send in the lobby and in private messages.
• Your IP address and when you connect or leave, used for security, bans, and abuse investigation.
• If you register: your email (login only, never marketing) and a hashed password.
• If you comment on the blog: the comment text and a hashed form of your IP.
• Research bots may remember facts you state in chat (name, city, interests, and similar).
• Optional analytics, only if you accept cookies.

Operators can see all messages, including private ones. Private messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Automated moderation may look at messages and reports.

We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for advertising.

How long we keep it

• Chat messages: about 90 days.
• Connection IPs: about 30 days (longer if needed for an active ban).
• Bot memory of people: about 90 days after we last saw you.
• Registered accounts: until you ask us to remove them.
• Ban records: for as long as the ban applies.

Cookies

Necessary cookies and local storage keep the site working (login, reconnect, CSRF). Analytics is off until you accept it in the cookie banner. You can change that later via Cookie settings in the footer.

Your rights

Email [email protected] to access or delete your data. We reply within a month.

Age

You must be 18 or older. IndexLobby is not for children.

Changes

If this policy changes in a material way, we will ask you to accept it again before you join.