Telegram Terms of Service

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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context

Signing up for Telegram incorporates acceptance of the Privacy Policy

Users who sign up for Telegram accept Telegram's Privacy Policy as part of creating an account.

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By signing up for Telegram, you accept our Privacy Policy

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Promoting violence on publicly viewable Telegram channels and bots is prohibited

Users agree not to promote violence on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, and related public features.

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Promote violence on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Posting illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable channels or bots is prohibited

Users agree not to post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, and associated features.

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Post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Engaging in activities recognized as illegal in most countries is strictly prohibited

Telegram prohibits activities recognized as illegal in the majority of countries, explicitly including child abuse and offering or selling illegal goods and services such as drugs, firearms, and forged documents.

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Engage in activities that are recognized as illegal in the majority of countries. This includes child abuse, selling or offering illegal goods and services (drugs, firearms, forged documents), etc.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment

Telegram reserves the right to update Terms of Service

Telegram reserves the unilateral right to update its Terms of Service at a later time.

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We reserve the right to update these Terms of Service later.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context

Accessing optional Telegram features binds users to specific terms

Users who access optional features and services on Telegram are additionally bound by their specific supplemental terms, including terms for Stars, Premium, Business, Bots, Mini Apps, Content Creators, and APIs.

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If you access certain optional features and services on the Telegram platform, you will be additionally bound by their specific terms – such as the Terms of Service for [Telegram Stars](https://telegram.org/tos/stars), [Telegram Premium](https://telegram.org/tos#terms-of-service-for-telegram-premium), [Telegram Business](https://telegram.org/tos/business), [Bot Users](https://telegram.org/tos/bots), [Mini App Users](https://telegram.org/tos/mini-apps), [Content Creators](https://telegram.org/tos/content-creator-rewards), [Telegram Gateway API](https://telegram.org/tos/gateway), [Telegram API Developers](https://core.telegram.org/api/terms), and [Bot Developers](https://telegram.org/tos/bot-developers).

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice

Terms violations may cause account ban and uncompensated loss of Premium benefits

Violating Telegram Terms of Service can lead to temporary or permanent bans and forfeiture of Telegram Premium benefits without compensation.

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Failure to comply with the Telegram Terms of Service may result in a temporary or a permanent ban from Telegram or some of its services. In such instances, you might lose the benefits of Telegram Premium and we will not compensate you for this loss.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment

At least 30 days advance notice provided for fee changes via verified accounts

Telegram provides at least 30 days' advance notice via verified in-app service accounts before material fee changes take effect, allowing subscribers to cancel, and limits Premium service messages to subscription/payment status rather than promotions.

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We will give you no less than 30 days' advance notice of any material changes via a message to your Telegram account and you will have the opportunity to cancel your subscription before the new fee comes into effect. Any correspondence from the Telegram Team about a user’s Premium account will be sent via verified service accounts in the Telegram app.
Messages from Telegram about your Premium account will contain relevant information about your subscription or payment status – not special offers or promotions.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

No compensation for direct or indirect losses caused by temporary service downtime

Telegram does not compensate users for any direct or indirect losses resulting from temporary technical issues or inability to deliver free or paid services.

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Telegram strives to make its services available for all users all the time, but occasional technical issues may occur, temporarily preventing us from delivering services, including Premium Services, to our users. Telegram will not compensate you for any direct or indirect loss resulting from our temporary inability to provide any free or paid services.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice

Channels using refunded giveaways to mislead users face termination or scam labels

Channels conducting giveaways that are later refunded via chargebacks or third parties face termination, search removal, scam labeling, and deletion of gained subscribers.

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Channels that mislead users into joining by means of giveaways that are later refunded with a third party (e.g., a bank) may be terminated or assigned a scam label and removed from Telegram search. Subscribers gained as a result of such actions may be removed from the channel sponsoring the giveaway, all channels listed in the selection criteria and other associated channels at our sole discretion.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Admins solely responsible for delivering additional prizes and Telegram disclaims disputes

Channel administrators offering arbitrary extra prizes alongside Premium subscriptions are solely responsible for delivery, and Telegram disclaims liability for any resulting prize disputes.

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Channel admins can use the Giveaway feature to announce arbitrary prizes in addition to premium subscriptions. Should they choose to do so, they are solely responsible for delivering said prizes to giveaway winners. Telegram will not be liable if any disputes arise in relation to the prizes, their delivery or lack thereof.