ToS;DR

User data may be shared with law enforcement based on judicial orders


Service: Telegram
Status: CHANGES REQUESTED
Case: Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Changes: 2
Source: link
Author: AlonAlush (37442)


Clause 8.3 of Telegram's Terms of Service outlines the platform’s policy on disclosing user data to law enforcement authorities. It states that if Telegram receives a valid legal order from judicial authorities confirming that a user is a suspect in criminal activity, they may disclose sensitive information such as the user's IP address and phone number. "8.3. Law Enforcement Authorities If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you're a suspect in a case involving criminal activities that violate the Telegram Terms of Service, we will perform a legal analysis of the request and may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. If any data is shared, we will include such occurrences in a quarterly transparency report published at: https://t.me/transparency."


Comments:
On 2026-04-05 16:29:27 UTC, Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff wrote:

changes-requested: Looks like Case 165 would be more appropriate: https://edit.tosdr.org/cases/165



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Version 2: 2026-04-05 16:29:27 UTC by Dr_Jeff (20149)
Analysis updated

Previous Status: PENDING

Updated Status: CHANGES REQUESTED

Version 1: 2024-09-24 13:49:22 UTC by AlonAlush (37442)
Analysis created

Title: User data may be shared with law enforcement based on judicial orders

Analysis: Clause 8.3 of Telegram's Terms of Service outlines the platform’s policy on disclosing user data to law enforcement authorities. It states that if Telegram receives a valid legal order from judicial authorities confirming that a user is a suspect in criminal activity, they may disclose sensitive information such as the user's IP address and phone number. "8.3. Law Enforcement Authorities If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you're a suspect in a case involving criminal activities that violate the Telegram Terms of Service, we will perform a legal analysis of the request and may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. If any data is shared, we will include such occurrences in a quarterly transparency report published at: https://t.me/transparency."

Status: PENDING