Privacy
In short: we do not collect names, e-mail addresses or accounts. There are no ads, no analytics and no tracking cookies. The chat needs only a few pieces of data to work and to protect itself from spam — below is exactly what and for how long.
Who is responsible for the data
The data controller is the owner of kartey.live. For anything related to your data, contact: admin@kartey.live.
What data and why
| Data | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Nick — you choose it yourself; it does not have to be your real name | shown with your messages, protects the nick from impersonation | up to 90 days after your last visit, or until you delete it |
| Chat messages — public, visible to every visitor | running the chat | only the last 150 messages and no longer than 7 days |
| IP address hash — your address is immediately turned into an irreversible hash; the IP address itself is never stored | anti-spam and anti-flood limits, bans | in server memory for minutes to hours; for a ban — until it expires |
| Poll vote — linked to your nick so everyone votes once; only totals are public | counting votes | until the poll is removed or a new one starts |
| Nick key — stored only in your browser; the server knows only its hash | recognising that the nick belongs to you | until you remove it from your browser or delete the nick |
We keep no visitor logs and no chat archive. The legal basis is legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): running the chat, keeping it secure and moderating it.
Browser storage instead of cookies
The site stores in your browser (localStorage) only what it needs to work: your nick key, display settings (language, cinema mode, font size, mention sound) and the list of people you ignore. The ignore list never reaches the server. None of this is used for tracking or sent anywhere else.
Embedded players
Video does not pass through our server — the player loads directly from the platform that is streaming (Twitch, YouTube, Kick or Trovo). Those services may set their own cookies and collect data under their own privacy policies. We have no access to that data.
Bot protection
When you create a new nick, we use Cloudflare Turnstile — a service that checks you are not a bot. Cloudflare processes technical data about your browser under its own privacy policy. Returning users (with a nick key) are not checked.
Where the data is
The server is in the European Union (Hetzner Online GmbH, data centre in Finland). Data is never sold or shared for marketing.
Your rights
- Deletion — type
/delete YESin the chat: your nick, key and all your messages in the history are removed immediately. - Access, correction, objection — write to admin@kartey.live and include your nick.
- Complaint — you can lodge one with your data protection authority (in Poland: President of the Personal Data Protection Office, uodo.gov.pl).