Privacy Policy
ChatPic.co.uk processes the images you choose to upload and sends them to ImgBB for hosting. You do not need a ChatPic account. A direct image link can be opened by anyone who has it.
Who this policy covers
This policy covers the ChatPic.co.uk website and its image-sharing tool. The site is run by Rizwan Aslam. Contact us at Media.finixiodigital@gmail.com for questions about this policy or information processed by ChatPic.
ChatPic.co.uk is independent of the former ChatPic.org and of other services with similar names. This policy does not describe those services or replace the policies of the third parties identified below.
Information used by the service
| Information | Why it is used | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Selected image file | To validate the file, upload it and return a link | Processed through the ChatPic upload service, then sent to ImgBB. |
| File information and settings | To apply format and size checks, an optional label and the selected expiry | The upload service and the hosting provider where needed. |
| Upload response and request identifier | To return image links and support a retry without repeating a completed upload | Temporarily retained by the ChatPic upload service. |
| IP address and technical request details | To deliver requests and prevent automated misuse | The web server receives the request. The uploader uses a keyed IP hash for quotas. |
| Email and report details | To answer a support, privacy or image report | The support mailbox and the people handling the request. |
An image can contain personal information in both its visible content and its hidden metadata. A lack of sign-up does not mean that no personal information is processed. Do not upload confidential records, identity documents, access credentials or images you are not permitted to share.
Optional metadata removal
You can choose to remove hidden metadata before upload. For supported still images, the tool creates a new copy in your browser before sending it. JPG and WebP copies are re-encoded, which can change quality or file size. PNG is rebuilt. Animated PNG and WebP images become still images when this option is used. GIF files are sent unchanged.
Your original file on your device is unchanged. This setting does not remove identifying details visible in the picture, make a link private or control how a recipient uses an image. Read the EXIF and metadata guide before sharing sensitive location information.
Storage, expiry and deletion
The upload service uses a temporary file while validating and forwarding an image; that working file is removed after processing. The uploader does not add uploaded images to the WordPress media library. ImgBB hosts the resulting image under its own policies.
ChatPic caches a successful upload response, including a provider deletion link where returned, with a 24-hour application expiry to support retries. Database cleanup and backup copies can have a separate lifecycle. Keyed IP hashes and quota counters are separate operational records. The application schedules expired counter cleanup daily; web-server, security-service and backup retention are separate from the upload-response lifetime.
The page displays links while it remains open. Save the image URL and, where available, the private deletion link before closing or resetting the page. A deletion link should be kept confidential because it may permit removal of the hosted image.
Choosing an expiry sends a timed-deletion request to ImgBB. Selecting no scheduled expiry does not guarantee permanent storage. Expiry or provider deletion cannot erase downloads, screenshots, reposts or all intermediary caches. See how expiring image links work.
Providers, analytics and cookies
The image-hosting provider is ImgBB. Its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service explain its own processing and hosting rules. Opening a hosted image also causes a request to that provider. Recipients may expose additional copies or previews by posting a link in another service.
The website includes Google AdSense and Google tag integrations. Depending on the configured destinations, measurement can include services such as Google Analytics. Google integrations can process browser and device information, page activity, IP-derived information and cookie identifiers according to their configuration. Advertising or analytics processing is separate from the upload service; no-account uploads should not be described as untracked browsing.
Use the site’s cookie controls when available and your browser settings to manage cookies. Google explains its processing in How Google uses information from partner sites. Blocking optional integrations may affect advertising or measurement; it does not make a shared image URL access-controlled.
Service providers may process information outside your country. Provider locations and any required transfer arrangements are part of the operator’s privacy responsibilities; the website does not promise that every uploaded file stays in the UK.
Purposes, rights and privacy requests
We process the information necessary to provide the upload and support service you request under the service terms. Security processing supports the legitimate interest in keeping the service available and preventing misuse. Optional cookie-based analytics or advertising requires the appropriate consent or other applicable basis for the particular configuration. Legal reporting or preservation obligations can require separate processing.
Depending on your location and the processing involved, you may have rights to access, correct or erase personal information, restrict processing, object to processing or obtain a portable copy. You may also be able to withdraw consent where processing relies on it. These rights are not erased by the absence of a ChatPic account, and they can be subject to legal limits.
Right to object: where processing relies on legitimate interests, you may be entitled to object. Identify the processing concerned in your request so it can be assessed under the applicable rules.
Email Media.finixiodigital@gmail.com with the URL or information your request concerns and a safe way to reply. Do not send passwords, API keys, private deletion links or unnecessary identity documents. A reasonable verification step may be needed before we disclose personal information or act on a removal request.
For an image already hosted by ImgBB, use the provider deletion link if you have it, or contact the provider as well as ChatPic. ChatPic cannot promise removal from an independent website. If UK data-protection law applies, you can raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Age, safety and changes
The image-upload tool uses ImgBB, whose current terms require users to be at least 18. Do not use the uploader if you do not meet the provider’s eligibility requirements. Report a concern about inappropriate images or the processing of a child’s information through our contact page.
We update this policy when the service or its processing changes. The date at the top identifies this version. Read it alongside the Terms and Conditions and service disclaimer.