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gChat is now on Google Play

gChat is officially available on Google Play. Install the app easily and get updates straight from the store.

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Now available on the Microsoft Store

Install gChat directly on your Windows 10/11, with automatic updates and a standalone app outside the browser.

• ✓Automatic installation and updates via the Microsoft Store
• ✓Quick access from the Start Menu and taskbar
• ✓Same account and conversations as gChat Web, no browser needed

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Compatible with Windows 10 and 11 · Free

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Welcome to gChat and the appsPride ecosystem (including ChatGay.pt). These Terms and Conditions govern access to and use of our chat services, websites, and associated multimedia platforms.

1. Scope and Purpose

gChat is a real-time online communication platform strictly for adults, providing public chat rooms, private direct messaging, media sharing, and WebRTC video calls operated by appsPride.

2. Sole User Responsibility for Messages & Multimedia (Full gChat Exemption)

The transmission, sharing, sending, and reception of any text messages, photographs, videos, audio recordings, or live video streams is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the user who sends or shares them.

• Full Exemption of gChat: gChat, appsPride, its founders, and operators are completely extraneous and exempt from any civil, criminal, or moral liability regarding the content, opinions, photographs, videos, or media exchanged between users.

• Passive Technical Intermediary: gChat operates strictly as an intermediary technical hosting and data transmission provider without prior editorial control or pre-screening of user-generated content.

• Ownership & Legality: Users represent and warrant that they possess all required rights or permissions for any media they transmit, assuming full liability for any third-party claims or legal violations.

3. Mandatory 18+ Age Requirement

The service is strictly intended for individuals aged 18 years or older. Access by minors is strictly prohibited. By accessing gChat, you certify that you are at least 18 years old.

4. Automated Moderation & AI (appsPride Safe & DSA)

Under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), gChat employs the appsPride Safe moderation engine to detect illegal content, fraud, harassment, and child exploitation. Users have the right to request human review of automated moderation actions via gchat@appspride.com.

5. Disciplinary Sanctions

• Warning & Content Removal: Removal of offending messages or media.

• Temporary Ban (1 Hour): Standard automated temporary suspension for minor/moderate rule violations.

• Permanent Ban: Definite termination of access and device/IP blocking for severe, criminal, or repeated violations.

6. Zero Tolerance for Child Exploitation

Any content, solicitation, or grooming involving minors (CSAM/CSAE) results in immediate permanent ban, technical data preservation, and reporting to law enforcement authorities.

7. Video Calls & Media Rules

Non-consensual recording, taking screenshots, or distributing intimate media of other users is strictly prohibited. Live video calls are peer-to-peer (WebRTC) and not recorded on appsPride servers.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of Portugal and the European Union, with exclusive jurisdiction in Portuguese courts.

9. Contact

For support and inquiries: gchat@appspride.com · www.appspride.com

Last updated: August 18, 2026

These Community Guidelines establish the mandatory rules for using gChat and the appsPride ecosystem (including ChatGay.pt), ensuring a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for adults.

1. Sole User Responsibility (gChat Exemption)

Sending text messages, photos, videos, audio notes, and live streams is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the user transmitting them. gChat and appsPride are completely extraneous and exempt from civil or criminal liability regarding user-generated content.

2. Mandatory 18+ Age Requirement & Child Protection

gChat is strictly 18+. Access by minors is prohibited. We enforce absolute zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation or abuse (CSAM/CSAE). Violations result in immediate permanent bans and reporting to law enforcement.

3. Strict Prohibition of Illegal Substances & Drug Sales

It is strictly forbidden to use gChat to offer, promote, advertise, broker, distribute, or sell illegal substances, narcotics, prescription drugs without authorization, or illicit chemicals.

• Sharing price lists, dealer contacts, or delivery coordinates is strictly banned;

• Using drug slang, coded words, or emojis for drug trading is actively filtered and blocked;

• Violators will face immediate permanent IP/device bans and reporting to police authorities where applicable.

4. Mutual Respect & Anti-Harassment (LGBTQIA+)

Hate speech, racism, homophobia, transphobia, blackmail, extortion (sextortion), or non-consensual sharing of intimate images is strictly prohibited.

5. Video Calls, Recordings & Screenshots Prohibited

Taking screenshots or recording other users during WebRTC video calls without explicit consent is strictly banned. Video calls are peer-to-peer (P2P) and not recorded on appsPride servers.

6. Automated Moderation (appsPride Safe) & Sanctions

• Temporary Ban (1 Hour): Standard automated suspension for moderate/minor violations.

• Permanent Ban: Definite exclusion for severe violations (drugs, minor safety, extortion).

• Human Review: Request review of false positives via gchat@appspride.com.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

This Privacy Policy transparently describes how appsPride collects, uses, protects, and processes personal data within gChat and its associated ecosystem (including ChatGay.pt), in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - EU Regulation 2016/679) and the Digital Services Act (DSA - EU Regulation 2022/2065).

1. Data Controller and Contact

The data controller is appsPride. For any privacy inquiries, data subject rights, or legal compliance matters, contact our official channel:

Data Protection Officer / Legal Support: gchat@appspride.com
Corporate Website: https://www.appspride.com

2. Data Minimization and Anonymous Access

gChat is built on the principle of Privacy by Design and strict data minimization. Standard access is granted by choosing a nickname, without requiring real names, physical addresses, emails, or phone numbers to join public and private chat rooms.

3. Categories of Processed Data

To ensure technical functionality, network integrity, and service delivery, we process only the following categories of data:

• Technical & Connection Data: IP addresses (used for routing, DDoS prevention, and security moderation), session IDs, User-Agent strings (browser/device type), and timestamps;

• Usage Data: Temporary or registered nickname, room preferences, and interface language;

• Transient Communications: Text messages, photos, videos, and voice notes voluntarily shared during an active chat session;

• Moderation & Safety Data: Report logs, automated safety risk scores, and enforcement history.

4. Special Categories of Data (GDPR Art. 9)

As gChat and ChatGay.pt are community platforms for the LGBTQIA+ community, sharing information concerning sexual orientation or personal intimacy constitutes a special category of personal data under GDPR.

appsPride does not require or request sexual orientation disclosures to use the platform. Any such information shared in chat messages results solely from data manifestly made public by the data subject (under GDPR Article 9(2)(e)) and is treated with heightened privacy safeguards and ephemeral retention.

5. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data is processed pursuant to GDPR Article 6 legal grounds:

1. Contract Performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): Delivering real-time communications, routing chat messages, and facilitating WebRTC video calls;

2. Legal Obligations and Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(c) & (f)): Protecting server infrastructure, moderating illegal content, preventing child sexual exploitation (CSAM/CSAE), preventing spam, and complying with lawful judicial orders;

3. Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Non-essential cookies for customized advertising or web analytics.

6. Automated Moderation and AI (appsPride Safe & DSA)

In accordance with EU Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements, gChat uses the appsPride Safe automated moderation engine:

• Real-Time Safety Screening: Messages are processed using automated heuristic rules and AI classification models to immediately detect harassment, severe abuse, fraud, and child exploitation.

• Right to Human Review: If you believe a moderation action or ban was applied erroneously (false positive), you have the legal right to request a human review by emailing gchat@appspride.com.

7. Real-Time Video Calls and Media

Video calls on gChat operate via peer-to-peer (P2P) WebRTC technology.

appsPride does not record, listen to, or store live video or audio streams between users on its servers. Video communication is transient and terminates immediately when the call ends.

8. Data Retention and Deletion Periods

In accordance with the GDPR storage limitation principle (Art. 5(1)(e)):

• Chat Messages and Media: Ephemeral in nature, stored only during active room/session life and purged via automated server cleanup routines;

• Moderation Logs & Incident Records: Retained for a standard period of 7 days for safety and anti-abuse verification, after which they are permanently deleted, except when subject to legal hold;

• Temporary Bans: Automated moderation bans expire automatically after 1 hour;

• Connection Logs: Kept strictly for the minimum time required for operational network security.

9. Data Sharing and Zero Commercial Sale

appsPride does not sell, rent, or commercialize personal data.

Data is shared strictly with essential technical infrastructure sub-processors (hosting/cloud providers bound by confidentiality) and with law enforcement or judicial authorities when legally mandated.

10. Your Rights under GDPR

Under GDPR Articles 15–22, you have the right to access, rectify, erase ("right to be forgotten"), restrict, and object to the processing of your data, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a competent Data Protection Authority (in Portugal, CNPD — www.cnpd.pt).

To exercise your rights, email gchat@appspride.com.

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