Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-09
This policy explains what data yourtimes.app collects, why, how long we keep it and what you can do about it.
Who we are
yourtimes.app builds websites from the public posts of Telegram channels, hosts them and keeps them in sync. For any privacy question, write to hello@yourtimes.app.
What we collect
- Telegram sign-in data: when you sign in with Telegram (on the site or inside Telegram) we store your Telegram user ID, first and last name, username, profile photo link and language setting. We use them only to sign you in and to link channels, demos and orders to you as their owner.
- Our Telegram bot keeps the same basic profile data (ID, name, username, language) so it can reply to you and send notices about your demos, orders and sites.
- Contact details you choose to give at checkout, such as an email address or a Telegram username.
- Channel content: public posts only, taken from the channel's public web page (t.me/s/…) or from an export that the channel owner uploads. This includes text, links, images and basic post data such as the date and view count. We never read private chats or private channels.
- Channel ownership check: which method you used (Telegram's channel picker, a one-time code in the channel description, or our bot as a channel admin) and when. To read the code we fetch only the channel's public page. If you confirm only with the channel picker, your site stays a private preview and goes public 24 hours later unless someone disputes it; the code or the bot skips that wait. Large channels (10,000+ subscribers) and channels that someone else has also claimed need the code before the site goes public.
- Technical data: our server logs record the request type, the page address (without query parameters) and the response status, not your IP address. When you create a free demo or confirm your consent to publish your channel as a site, we store a keyed, shortened hash of the IP address to limit abuse; the address itself is not stored. For that consent we also keep a record of when it was given, how the channel was confirmed and which version of the consent text you accepted.
- If you delete a demo, we keep your answers to a short survey: the reason, any optional answers and your comment. We use them only to improve the service. We keep the answers for 12 months. If you agreed to hear from us, we may contact you on Telegram; you can opt out at any time by writing to hello@yourtimes.app.
What we do not collect
We do not store audio or video. If an export contains audio or video files, they are discarded during upload; on your site such posts link to the original on Telegram. We never ask for your Telegram password or login code, we never receive card data, and we never message your subscribers.
Cookies and local storage
- We set at most two cookies, both our own. The sign-in cookie (cs_session) keeps you signed in for 30 days; signing out ends it. The second (yt_nt) is set only when a page is opened through an internal check link that our team uses; it holds no ID, lasts 30 days and only makes sure that browser's later visits aren't counted. We set no advertising cookies.
- To count visits, our pages, demos and sites load a small script of our own. It tells us that a page was viewed or a Telegram link was clicked, with the page address and the website you came from (its domain only). To count daily visits without cookies, we combine your IP address and browser type with a random value that changes every day; that key and the value are deleted when the day ends, and we don't store your IP address. If your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, we count the page view but make no key. We keep detailed records for 14 days; after that only daily totals remain, kept while the site exists and for 90 days after. To protect demos from abuse, we keep a one-way code derived from your IP address with a secret key for 30 days; we don't store the IP address itself.
- Your browser also keeps a few settings on your device: the language, the light or dark theme (also per demo), the monthly or yearly price view and a link to your last demo. During sign-in and payment it keeps your chosen plan until you close the tab. The Telegram sign-in button and some post images and videos are loaded from Telegram, and Telegram's own privacy policy applies to them.
How we use data
To build demos and sites, to confirm that you run the channel (through Telegram's channel picker, a one-time code in the channel description or our bot as a channel admin), to send invoices and support you, and to keep the service secure. We do not sell personal data and we do not show ads. We share data only with the services needed to run yourtimes.app: Telegram, the payment provider you choose, our hosting provider and Cloudflare, which delivers our pages.
Demos
Demos are private links, hidden from search engines. A demo link stops working after 14 days. The demo data is not erased automatically at that point: it stays in our database until you ask us to delete it.
Payments
You pay with crypto (USDT, USDC, TON), either through a crypto payment processor or by a direct transfer to our wallet. We never receive card numbers, bank details or wallet keys; we receive only the payment status, the amount and a payment reference. Crypto transfers are public on the blockchain by their nature. The processor's own privacy policy applies to the data you give it.
Where the data is stored
All data is stored on one server that we rent from a hosting provider. Our pages are delivered through Cloudflare's network, which processes technical data such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site.
How long we keep data
Account, channel and site data is kept while you use the service. When a subscription ends or a site goes offline, we keep its content for 30 days so you can bring the site back, and then delete it. If you ask us to delete it sooner, we do it right away. Sign-in sessions expire after 30 days and are then removed. Invoices and payment records may be kept longer where the law requires it.
Deletion and your rights
You can ask us at any time to show, correct or delete your data, or to take down your channel's site: write to hello@yourtimes.app. We delete the data right away when you ask, except records that the law requires us to keep.
Changes
We will update this page if the policy changes and show the date of the last update at the top.