These terms cover you as a user of bots; bot developers are bound by separate terms too
These terms are a legally binding agreement between you and Telegram Messenger Inc. about your use of the Telegram Bot Feature (the "TBF"), meaning bots that run inside Telegram apps. They apply to you as a user engaging with bots through Telegram apps. If you are a service provider ("SP") looking to publish bots on Telegram, you are further subject to Telegram's separate Terms of Service for Bot Developers.
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These Terms govern your usage of the Telegram Bot Feature (“TBF”) provided by Telegram Messenger Inc. (“Telegram”) and constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Telegram.
these terms govern your usage of TBF as a user engaging with them through Telegram apps
if you are a SP looking to publish bots on Telegram, you are further subject to our
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Covers use of the bot feature as a user engaging with bots through Telegram apps
A developer is "further" subject to the developer terms; the text does not say which parts of these user terms do or do not apply to a developer
Not stated here
The Terms of Service for Bot Developers are linked, not supplied in this document
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Bots are run by independent third-party providers, not by Telegram
Unless otherwise specified, bots are owned and operated by third-party Service Providers (SPs). All products and services offered through the bot feature are offered and managed by those SPs, who are also responsible for the continued operation and maintenance of their bots on Telegram. Telegram says it is not affiliated with these SPs and that they operate independently of it. By using the feature you acknowledge and agree that you are accessing a third-party service directly from its SP.
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Unless otherwise specified, all bots are owned and operated by third-party Service Providers (“SP”)
All products and services offered via TBF are offered and managed by third-party SP. These SP are also responsible for any continued operation and maintenance for their bots on the Telegram platform. We are not affiliated with any of these SP, and they operate independently of Telegram.
You are accessing a third-party service directly from its SP;
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The ownership statement starts with "Unless otherwise specified", so some bots could be operated by someone else
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The text does not say which bots, if any, Telegram itself operates or how such an exception would be shown
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
A bot's own provider terms apply in addition to these terms and you must comply with them
When you interact with a bot you may also be bound by the terms you agree to with that bot's SP. Those terms apply in addition to this document, and you acknowledge that SPs may attach additional terms to their products or services that you must comply with. This document does not set out what any SP's terms say.
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you may be further subject to its SP terms as agreed between you and the SP. Such terms are to be considered in addition to this document.
SP may have additional terms as a part of their products or services with which you must comply;
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Described as "may be further subject", depending on what you agreed between you and the SP
The terms are "in addition to" this document; how conflicts between them are settled is covered in the section on conflicts of rules
Not stated here
The content of any SP's terms is not supplied here
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Using bots means accepting these terms plus Telegram's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and each bot's terms
By using the bot feature you agree that you have read in full, understood and accepted to be legally bound by these terms, in addition to Telegram's Terms of Service, Telegram's Privacy Policy and the terms of each bot you access, if any. If you decide to buy goods through a bot, you may also be subject to the terms of the provider that processes your payment, as agreed between you and that payment provider. If you access a Mini App, you are further subject to Telegram's Terms of Service for Mini Apps. Your continued access to and use of the feature counts as accepting these terms and all other terms incorporated into them, including updates.
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By using the TBF, you agree that you have read in full, understood and accepted to be legally bound by the terms contained herein, in addition to [Telegram’s Terms of Service](https://telegram.org/tos), [Telegram’s Privacy Policy](https://telegram.org/privacy) and the respective Terms of Service of each Bot you access, if any.
Should you decide to purchase goods through a Bot, you may further be subject to the Terms of Service of the provider that will process your payment, as agreed between you and the payment provider.
should you decide to access a [Mini App](https://core.telegram.org/bots/webapps) on Telegram, you will be further subject to our
your continued access to and use of TBF shall constitute your acceptance of these Terms and all other terms that are incorporated herein
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Payment provider terms are triggered only if you decide to purchase goods through a bot, and are stated as agreed between you and the payment provider
Mini App terms are triggered only if you access a Mini App
Bot terms are included "if any", so a bot without terms adds none
Not stated here
Telegram's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Mini Apps terms and payment providers' terms are linked or referred to, not supplied in this document
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
These terms and the terms they incorporate can change without notice, and continued use counts as acceptance
Telegram says the terms listed in the acceptance section (these terms, Telegram's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, each bot's terms and, where relevant, payment provider terms) may be amended from time to time without notice. Your continued access to and use of the bot feature is treated as accepting these terms and the incorporated terms, including any updates or modifications. For these terms, changes take effect when the revised terms are posted on the Bot Terms page.
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All of the aforementioned terms may be amended from time to time without notice.
including any updates or modifications to them from time to time.
Any changes to these Terms will become effective when we post the revised TBF Terms of Service on this page
Qualifications & exceptions
The "without notice" sentence covers all of the aforementioned terms, but the posting rule quoted from the changes section covers only these Terms
Acceptance by continued use is stated as including "updates or modifications to them from time to time"
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The text does not say how, or whether, a user is told about changes beyond posting on the page
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The bot's provider is solely responsible for what a bot delivers, and disputes go to the provider
The SP that operates a bot is solely responsible for the content, products, goods or services it makes available directly through the bot, including (but not limited to) quality, performance and availability. You should contact the SP directly with any queries, and any disputes are to be resolved directly with that SP.
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The individual SP that operate Bots are solely responsible for the content, products, goods, or services made available to you directly via their respective Bot – including but not limited to quality, performance and availability.
You should contact the respective SP directly with any queries, and any disputes shall be resolved directly with the respective SP.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to content, products, goods or services made available "directly via" the SP's own bot
The list of quality, performance and availability is introduced with "including but not limited to"
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The text does not set out any route to Telegram for these issues
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You assume all risks of transactions with bot providers, and Telegram is not liable for them
By using the bot feature you acknowledge and agree that you fully and explicitly assume any and all risks related to transactions with SPs. You also agree that Telegram is not liable for any risks or adverse consequences arising from those transactions.
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By using TBF on the Telegram platform, you acknowledge and agree that:
You fully acknowledge and explicitly assume any and all risks related to transactions with SP, and agree that we shall not be liable for any risks or adverse consequences arising from such transactions.
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Framed as an acknowledgment you give by using the feature on the Telegram platform
The risks covered are those "related to transactions with SP"
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You agree not to hold Telegram liable if a bot provider mishandles your data, under any circumstances
You agree not to hold Telegram liable for any mismanagement, misuse or mishandling of the data an SP receives in connection with your use of its bots, under any circumstances. The same commitment is repeated for data you provide to an SP: you agree not to hold Telegram liable should the SP mismanage, misuse or mishandle it.
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Further, you agree not to hold us liable for any mismanagement, misuse, or mishandling of the data SP receive in connection with your use of their Bots, under any circumstances.
Accordingly, you agree not to hold Telegram liable should the SP mismanage, misuse, or mishandle the data you provide to it, under any circumstances.
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Stated as applying "under any circumstances"
Covers data the SP receives in connection with your use of its bots and data you provide to it
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If you connect a bot through Telegram Business you indemnify Telegram for the bot's undesirable actions
By connecting a bot to your account through Telegram Business, you agree to indemnify Telegram and hold it harmless from any claims, fees and damages that may arise from or in connection with unexpected, harmful or otherwise undesirable actions taken by the bot you chose or the SP operating it.
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By connecting a Bot to your account through Telegram Business, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from any claims, fees, and damages that may arise from or in connection with unexpected, harmful, or otherwise undesirable actions taken by the Bot you chose or the SP operating it.
Qualifications & exceptions
Triggered by connecting a bot to your account through Telegram Business
Covers actions of the bot you chose or the SP operating it
Not stated here
The text does not state a limit on the amount or a carve-out for Telegram's own conduct in this passage
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The bot feature is provided "as is" and "as available" with other warranties disclaimed, as far as the law allows
To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, Telegram offers the bot feature "as is" and "as available". You agree to waive, and Telegram disclaims, all other warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and warranties arising from course of performance, course of dealing or usage in trade.
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To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, TBF is offered to you on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and you agree to waive, and we categorically disclaim, any and all other warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, regardless of nature, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement warranties that arise from course of performance, course of dealing or usage in trade.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies "to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law", so it reaches only as far as the law allows
Includes a waiver by you as well as a disclaimer by Telegram
"Including, without limitation" means the named warranties are examples
Not stated here
Which warranties applicable law does not allow Telegram to disclaim is not described here
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Telegram does not promise the feature or its goods and services are reliable, error-free or will stay available
Without limiting the as-is disclaimer, Telegram says it does not represent or warrant that the bot feature, its contents, and all goods or services provided in it are reliable, accurate, up to date, truthful, complete, functional, error-free, or free of malware and other harmful elements. It also does not warrant that goods and services you have bought and will receive directly from an SP will remain available, functional or performant, or will stay relevant or keep any value or quality.
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Without limiting the foregoing, we do not represent or warrant: (a) that TBF, its contents and all goods or services provided therein are reliable, accurate, up to date, truthful, complete, functional, error-free, free of malware and any other harmful or otherwise unwanted elements;
(b) that the goods and services you have purchased and will receive directly from the SP will remain available, functional, performant, relevant or maintain any value or quality.
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Introduced as "without limiting the foregoing", so it adds to the as-is disclaimer rather than replacing it
Covers both the feature and the goods and services bought directly from an SP
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Warranty, quality and service complaints are handled under the provider's terms, and Telegram has no responsibility
You agree that matters, complaints and disputes about warranty, guarantee, quality and service are resolved under the terms set by the SP, and you consent to manage them directly with the SP without involving Telegram in any capacity. Because goods and services are provided by the SP, you also agree that Telegram has no obligation, liability or responsibility to you for the goods and services, including their quality, functionality, performance, value or general availability.
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You further acknowledge and agree that matters, issues, complaints and disputes pertaining to warranty, guarantee, quality and service shall be resolved in accordance with the terms set forth by the SP, and you consent to manage such concerns and disputes directly with the SP, without involving Telegram in any capacity.
Since goods and services are provided by the respective SP, you recognize and agree that we shall have no obligation, liability or responsibility to you concerning the goods and services, their quality, functionality, performance, value or general availability.
any disputes shall be resolved directly with the respective SP.
Qualifications & exceptions
The SP's own terms decide the outcome of warranty and quality issues
Telegram's exclusion is tied to the reason given: goods and services are provided by the SP
Not stated here
The SP's warranty and service terms are not supplied here
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Telegram is not liable for unannounced maintenance by it, its partners or providers, even if service is interrupted
Telegram says it will not be liable for damages or losses due to routine, unannounced or unscheduled maintenance, as it sees fit, carried out by Telegram directly, by its partners or by SPs. This includes temporary or permanent interruptions to the bot feature or to goods and services that result from that maintenance.
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You further understand and agree that we will not be liable for any damages or losses due to or relating to:
Any routine, unannounced or unscheduled maintenance as we see fit, either carried out by us directly, by our partners or by SP. This includes but is not limited to temporary or permanent interruptions in the provision of TBF or goods and services deriving from or sustained as a result of such maintenance;
Qualifications & exceptions
Maintenance may be routine, unannounced or unscheduled, and covers work by Telegram, its partners or SPs
Interruptions may be temporary or permanent
Not stated here
The text sets no notice period for maintenance
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Telegram is not liable for unsanctioned third-party illegal acts, your own actions, or exceptions in other terms
Telegram says it will not be liable for harm or damage from illegal actions by third parties that Telegram did not sanction. It also excludes harm or damage resulting directly or indirectly from your own actions, negligence, omissions or violations of applicable laws and governing terms. A last item excludes any other exceptions described in these terms or in any other terms that govern your use of the bot feature.
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You further understand and agree that we will not be liable for any damages or losses due to or relating to:
Any harm or damage incurred as a result of illegal actions by third parties that were not sanctioned by us;
Any harm or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from user actions, negligence, omissions or violations of any applicable laws and governing terms;
Any other exceptions as described herein or in any other terms that govern your use of TBF.
Qualifications & exceptions
Third-party acts are excluded only if "not sanctioned by us"
User-caused harm is excluded whether "directly or indirectly" resulting from your acts, negligence, omissions or violations of laws or governing terms
The final item imports exceptions from other governing terms that this document does not list
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Which other terms and exceptions the last item refers to is not stated here
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Your dealings with bot providers are solely between you and them, including providers Telegram promotes
These terms govern the relationship between you and Telegram. Any agreement, dealing or transaction you have with an SP, including SPs found through, accessed through or promoted through the bot feature, is solely between you and that SP. Telegram says it has no liability, obligation or responsibility to you in relation to any SP, including its content, goods, services, terms (express or implied) or other deliverables you obtained or intended to obtain, even though you chose to engage with the SP through a bot in Telegram.
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You acknowledge and agree that these Terms govern the relationship between you and us.
Any and all agreements, dealings, transactions, or any other form of engagement you may have with Service Providers are solely between you and the respective SP; this includes SP found through, accessed through, or promoted through the TBF.
We have no liability, obligation, or responsibility to you in relation to any SP, including but not limited to their respective content, goods, services, terms either express or implied, or any other deliverables you obtained or intended to obtain from such SP, regardless of your optional engagement with the SP through their Bot using Telegram’s TBF.
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers SPs "found through, accessed through, or promoted through" the bot feature, so promotion by Telegram does not change the allocation
The phrase "regardless of your optional engagement" ties the exclusion to your choice to use the SP's bot
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Legal claims about bots must go only to the provider, with no legal recourse against Telegram where the law allows
By accepting these terms you acknowledge that bots are run by third parties and agree that any legal actions, claims or disputes arising from or relating to your use of bots are to be directed exclusively at the SP that operated the bot. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, no such legal recourse is to be started against Telegram.
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you agree that any and all legal actions, claims, or disputes arising out of or in relation to your usage of Bots shall be exclusively directed towards the SP that operated the relevant Bots.
Further, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, no such legal recourse shall be initiated against Telegram.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only the sentence barring legal recourse against Telegram is expressly limited by "to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law"
Covers legal actions, claims or disputes arising out of or relating to your use of bots
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The text does not say how applicable law might limit this agreement or what forum or process applies
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You indemnify Telegram and related parties for claims and costs linked to your use of bots and purchases through them
You agree to give Telegram and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, contractors and employees "absolute indemnity" and to hold them harmless from any and all claims, actions, proceedings, obligations, investigations, demands, suits, expenses, costs and damages, including legal fees and fines or penalties imposed by authorities or regulators. This covers anything arising from, related to or in any way incurred as a result of your use of the bot feature, your conduct in connection with it, or your purchase, receipt of and access to services and goods from an SP through it. The indemnity adds to the rights and protections Telegram already has under any other terms.
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You accept and agree to grant Telegram and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, contractors and employees absolute indemnity and to hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, obligations, investigations, demands, suits, expenses, costs and damages (including but not limited to legal fees, fines or penalties imposed by any authorities or regulatory institutions)
arising from, related to, or in any way incurred as a result of your use of, conduct in connection with, your purchase, receipt of and access to services and goods from the SP via the TBF.
For clarity, this indemnity clause complements the rights, privileges and protections already provided to us under any other terms (if applicable).
Qualifications & exceptions
Described as "absolute" and as covering costs "in any way incurred"
Covers Telegram and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, contractors and employees
Complements, and does not replace, protections under other terms
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This section states no cap and no exception for Telegram's own conduct; whether other terms or applicable law limit it is not addressed here
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If these terms, a provider's terms or other governing terms conflict, the outcome most favorable to Telegram applies
If a controversy arises among these terms, the SP's terms and any other provisions governing your use of the bot feature, it is to be resolved in the manner most favorable to Telegram, to the full extent permitted under applicable law.
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Should any controversy arise between these terms, the SP terms and any other provisions governing your use of TBF, it shall be resolved in the manner that is most favorable to Telegram, to the full extent permitted under applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies "to the full extent permitted under applicable law"
Covers conflicts among this document, SP terms and other provisions governing your use of the bot feature
Not stated here
The text does not say who decides which outcome is most favorable to Telegram or what other provisions are included
Cross-references
qualifies (model-proposed): A bot's own provider terms apply in addition to these terms and you must comply with them — qualifies: The provider-terms card says SP terms apply in addition to this document; the conflicts section says that if these terms, the SP terms and other governing provisions conflict, the outcome most favorable to Telegram applies, as far as the law allows.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Updated bot terms take effect when posted on the page, and you are expected to check it often
Telegram says it will review and may update these terms from time to time. Any change takes effect when the revised terms are posted on the Bot Terms page. You are asked to check the website frequently for updates or changes, and Telegram says it may set out an optional summary of changes. Elsewhere in the document, the terms say that the terms they cover may be amended without notice.
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We will review and may update these Terms from time to time.
Any changes to these Terms will become effective when we post the revised TBF Terms of Service on this page
Please check our website frequently to see any updates or changes to our Terms, an optional summary of which we may set out below.
All of the aforementioned terms may be amended from time to time without notice.
Qualifications & exceptions
Posting on the page is the stated point at which changes become effective
A summary of changes is described as optional and may or may not be provided
Not stated here
No effective date or version date appears in the supplied text
No summary of changes appears in the supplied text
The text does not promise any other notice of changes