Effective date: 16 April 2026 · Jurisdiction: Switzerland
Emberline is an anonymous, ephemeral chat platform. This policy describes what data we collect, what we do not collect, and your rights under Swiss law (nFADP).
We do not collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, or any other identifying information. We do not require registration. We do not store chat messages — messages are relayed in real time using end-to-end encryption and are never written to disk. We do not log IP addresses. We have no ability to retrieve or reconstruct past conversations.
When a user submits an abuse report, we record the report timestamp and reason category only. No message content, IP address, or user identity is included. This information is retained for a maximum of 90 days.
All messages are encrypted on your device using the NaCl box construction (Curve25519 + XSalsa20 + Poly1305). Only the two participants can decrypt messages. The server relays encrypted data it cannot read.
Keywords are held temporarily in server memory during matching and discarded immediately after a match is made or the session ends.
We use no cookies, no analytics, no tracking pixels, and no third-party services. All fonts and cryptography libraries are self-hosted. No external requests are made by your browser.
Use of Emberline to share, solicit, or facilitate illegal content — including CSAM, harassment, or content illegal under Swiss law — is strictly prohibited. We cooperate with Swiss law enforcement under the Swiss Criminal Code.
You have the right to request information about data held about you and to request its deletion. Given we collect no personally identifiable data and retain no message history, there is in practice nothing to disclose or delete. Contact: contactall@emberline.ch.
We may update this policy as the platform evolves. The effective date above reflects the most recent revision.