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Privacy notice
Last updated 15 October 2026
Who runs this
Gather is run by one person, Ismile Hossain.
What is stored
- the display name you type (it appears next to your messages and reactions)
- a random participant id kept in your browser
- chat messages and reactions you send
- the room code and what's playing, and where
What is not stored
No accounts, no passwords, no payments, no location, no advertising. Anonymous traffic and performance stats come from Vercel.
Videos
Videos play through YouTube's official embed player in privacy-enhanced mode. Once you press play, YouTube may set cookies under its own privacy policy.
Deletion
The person who opened a room can close it right in the app — the room, its chat and its queue are deleted immediately and permanently. Want anything else removed (a name, a message)? Ask via the contact link above and it's done.