Vanish is a chat platform that allows users to communicate with reduced registration requirements. Users may participate using either a temporary account or a permanent account. This Privacy Policy explains what information Vanish processes, why it is processed, how it is used, and the circumstances in which limited additional information may be collected for enforcement purposes.
Normal use of Vanish is designed to minimise the collection of personal information. Vanish does not require normal users to provide an email address, phone number, or real identity in order to use the service.
Vanish is the operator of the Vanish application and related website.
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This Privacy Policy applies to the Vanish mobile application, the Vanish website, and related support and operational systems used to provide the service.
It does not govern third-party services that operate independently of Vanish, including Google Play billing or any third-party moderation or analytics providers, except to the extent Vanish sends them data for service operation.
Temporary accounts allow users to access the platform without traditional registration requirements.
Permanent accounts require only a username, a password, the user’s chosen country, and the user’s chosen city.
Vanish does not normally collect device identifiers or location data for normal users. However, in cases involving severe violations, Vanish may temporarily collect device-related and location-related information strictly for the purpose of enforcing a hard ban.
Moderation on Vanish is automated.
Vanish uses a combination of user reports, behavioural analysis, honeypot traps, spam detection systems, and automated model-based content review, which may include third-party moderation models.
No human moderation review is conducted as part of normal moderation operations. Moderation decisions are algorithmic.
This means that automated systems may remove content, suspend accounts, permanently ban accounts, apply trust penalties, and escalate penalties based on repeated behaviour.
Users may submit reports concerning:
Reports include a reason category. Duplicate reports from the same user do not accumulate. Multiple unique reports may trigger automated enforcement depending on severity and context.
Where Vanish detects or suspects severe violations, Vanish may take immediate action, including content removal, permanent account banning, temporary collection and processing of device-related information, and temporary collection and processing of location-related information.
This additional processing is used only to enforce a hard ban and protect the service and its users.
Vanish operates automated spam and bot-detection systems. These may include behavioural analysis and honeypot mechanisms designed to detect malicious automation or abusive usage.
Users who trigger these systems may receive warnings, suspensions, escalating penalties, and trust penalties affecting future moderation decisions.
Vanish offers in-app purchases for digital items. These may include, for example:
All payments are processed through Google Play billing. Vanish does not access or store your payment card details or full financial information.
Vanish does keep a record of purchases made, items available to your account, items used, and timing of purchase and usage events. These records are used for service operation, support handling, and user reassurance.
When you make an in-app purchase, Google Play processes the transaction. Your payment information is handled by Google under Google’s own terms and privacy policies.
Vanish only receives the information necessary to confirm and manage the purchase within the app environment.
Where applicable under data protection law, Vanish relies on one or more of the following legal bases:
Your information may be processed on systems located outside your country of residence. Where required, Vanish will rely on appropriate legal safeguards for international transfers.
Vanish keeps data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including maintaining active accounts, operating messaging and group features, enforcing moderation rules, preventing abuse and repeated evasion, keeping purchase and item-use records, complying with legal obligations, and resolving disputes and support issues.
Where severe-abuse enforcement requires temporary collection of device or location-related data, that information will be retained only as long as necessary for enforcement, security, legal compliance, or protection of the service.
Vanish takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, destruction, or alteration. However, no system can guarantee absolute security.
Vanish is not intended for use by anyone under the age required by applicable law or platform policy. If you believe a child has used the service in violation of applicable requirements, contact Vanish using the details below.
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to request:
You may also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority.
Because Vanish uses automated moderation and does not provide a formal appeal process for moderation outcomes, some enforcement decisions may not be manually reviewed. However, users may still contact Vanish regarding privacy-related rights requests.
By using Vanish, you acknowledge that moderation and enforcement decisions are made automatically and without human review in the ordinary course of platform operation.
Vanish may rely on third-party services, including but not limited to:
Those services may process information under their own privacy policies and terms.
Vanish may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on the website or made available through the app. The “Last updated” date at the top will indicate when changes were made.
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