Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2, 2026

1. Overview

TinyFile is a Telegram bot for image compression, format conversion, and video sticker creation, plus a mini app for AI image and video generation and sticker packs. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

2. File Processing

When you send a file to the bot for compression, conversion, or sticker creation:

• Files are processed in real time and are not stored after delivery.
• Processed files are automatically deleted from our servers once the result is sent back to you.
• We do not view, analyze, or share the content of your files.
• No backups or copies of your files are retained.

3. AI Generation in the Mini App

Generating images and video works differently from file processing, and the difference matters:

• Your input goes to third-party model providers. The prompt you write and any photo or video you attach are sent to the provider of the model you pick, so it can produce the result. Each provider handles that data under its own terms and privacy policy.
• Results are kept for 30 days. Generated images and video stay in your gallery inside the app so you can come back to them, then are deleted automatically. Download anything you want to keep longer.
• Stickers you have sent to a pack live in that pack on Telegram and are not affected by the 30-day gallery limit.
• We do not train any models on your prompts, uploads, or results.

4. Voice Transcription in Group Chats

A group admin can turn on voice transcription by making the bot an admin of the group and sending /transcribe_on. An admin bot receives every message in the group, so this is exactly what happens:

• Only voice messages and video notes are processed. Text messages, photos, files and other messages are not read or stored; the bot only answers its own commands.
• The audio goes to a third-party speech-to-text provider – Google (Gemini API) – which returns the text. Google handles that data under its own terms and privacy policy.
• TinyFile does not keep the audio after transcription: it exists only in memory and in temporary files while it is processed. The text is posted as a reply in the group and is not stored by TinyFile.
• What we store: which group has transcription on, the Telegram User ID and language of the admin who pays for it, and for each voice message its length, type and the credits charged.
• Turning it off: any group admin sends /transcribe_off. Removing the bot from the group turns it off too.

5. Data We Collect

We collect the minimum needed for the bot and the app to function:

• Telegram User ID – to track usage limits, hold your credit balance, and process payments via Telegram Stars.
• Usage counters – number of compressions, conversions, and stickers created per week to enforce free tier limits.
• Credit balance and purchase history – to apply the welcome credits correctly and to honour credits you have bought.
• Generation history – prompts and results stay in your gallery for 30 days, as described above.
• Language preference – to serve the interface in your language.

We do not collect your name, phone number, contacts, or message history.

6. Website Analytics and Cookies

The TinyFile website (tinyfile.bot) collects anonymous analytics to understand traffic sources and visitor behavior:

• Page visits, clicks on links to the bot, referrer URL, campaign tags (utm), browser language, and the country derived from the IP address.
• IP addresses are hashed and anonymized – we cannot identify individual visitors from them.
• This analytics is our own. We do not use Google Analytics or any comparable third-party analytics service.
• No cookies are used for tracking or advertising.

Traffic source. If you arrive from an AI assistant such as ChatGPT or Perplexity, the site adds its name to the link that opens the bot. That shows us where visitors come from. Outside the EEA and the UK the site also remembers the assistant until you close the tab, so links on other pages carry it too. In the EEA and the UK nothing is stored in your browser – only the links on the first page you open carry it.

7. Payments

Payments are processed entirely through Telegram Stars, Telegram's built-in payment system, including credit top-ups inside the app. We do not handle or store any payment card information. All payment data is managed by Telegram in accordance with their privacy policy.

8. Third-Party Services

TinyFile operates within the Telegram platform and uses the Telegram Bot API. By using TinyFile, you are also subject to Telegram's Privacy Policy.

AI generation additionally relies on external model providers, as described in section 3, and voice transcription on a speech-to-text provider, as described in section 4. Apart from Telegram and those providers, we do not share your data with anyone.

9. Data Retention

• Files sent to the bot: Deleted immediately after processing and delivery.
• Generations in the app: Prompts and results are kept 30 days, then deleted.
• Usage data: Weekly counters reset every Monday at 00:00 UTC; welcome credits are granted once, when you start the bot.
• Voice messages in groups: The audio is deleted once it is transcribed; the text is not stored.
• Analytics: Anonymized, retained for statistical purposes.

10. Restricted Territories

TinyFile is not available in territories subject to comprehensive international sanctions. By using the bot or the app, you confirm that you are not located in, and are not using the service on behalf of anyone located in:

• Cuba
• Iran
• North Korea
• Syria
• The occupied territories of Ukraine

This restriction follows the terms of the AI model providers and payment systems TinyFile relies on. If we learn the service is being used from one of these territories, we may stop providing it to that account.

11. Your Rights

You can stop using TinyFile at any time by blocking the bot in Telegram. Once blocked, the bot will no longer be able to send you any messages. If you have questions about your data, contact us through the bot.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, reach out via the bot: @tinyfile_bot.