Privacy Policy

What the service handles

When you create or join a room, the service handles its address, creation and activity times, your chosen display name, a random client/session identifier, access tokens and any room password needed to authenticate you. Password records are salted hashes. Network addresses, requested paths and technical request information can appear in separately rotated server access/security logs.

Room messages and uploaded images are stored as encrypted payloads with delivery metadata, including sender identifier/name, time, message identifier and file size/type. Bounded message-delivery receipts help prevent duplicate sends after a reconnect. Messages, images and other content you send are available to people who can join the room. Treat the room link and any password as private; this is not an identity-verification service.

Voice, cameras and screens

Audio/video and screen streams pass through the service's media transport to the people in your room. Rusty Tent does not provide a call-recording service. Other participants can independently record, copy or share what they receive. The Android app requests microphone, camera or screen-capture access when you use those features. An ongoing-call notification provides a way to leave. Ending a call stops its capture; granting one permission does not grant the others.

Encryption and its limits

Rusty Tent uses encrypted connections and encrypted room payloads/media. This does not mean the operator has no access to every room's encryption keys. For rooms without a password, the application server generates, stores and supplies the room key. Protected-room clients derive keys using the password, and the server receives the password for authentication. If you start Camp Radio, its server-side player receives or uses the room key to join the encrypted room. Signaling, room membership and delivery metadata are not hidden by media encryption. We do not describe the entire service as inaccessible to the operator.

Music and other services

Camp Radio processes links and track/search information you request and fetches media from supported outside services, such as YouTube and Spotify. Those services may receive the requested resource and the server's network address under their own policies. Optional external links open the selected service. The room's connection setup can also contact STUN/TURN infrastructure. Core app features do not require an advertising or analytics SDK.

Reports and blocking

When you report a problem, we receive the room and selected message/participant identifiers, reason and details you deliberately submit. Selected message text is attached only if you explicitly consent to include it. Report evidence is not automatically copied from all room messages. Reports are kept in a service-protected queue for human review. Operators can record a decision and close an abusive room. Do not submit someone else's unrelated private information. Local blocking hides that participant's messages and media for you; it does not identify a person across newly created anonymous sessions.

Retention and deletion

Active room records and uploaded images expire after 30 days without room activity. Message history and delivery receipts are bounded, so older entries can disappear earlier. Reports, including voluntarily supplied evidence and review status, expire after 90 days; use the contact below if a shorter retention period is needed. Operational access/security logs and protected deployment backups rotate separately and may outlast a room. These are not publicly accessible. Closed-room control records may remain to prevent the same room address reopening until review.

Because there are no app accounts, there is no account profile to delete. To request deletion or ask about retained room data, contact tony@mayoflux.tv with the room address, approximate dates and the request. Do not send a room password or access token by email. We may need enough information to locate the data and assess the request. Clearing app/browser storage removes locally saved settings and session information; it does not immediately erase server-side room data.

Your choices and age

You choose your display name, room password and what to share. Camera and screen sharing are off until you turn them on. You can deny optional permissions, mute, leave, block or report. Rusty Tent is for people aged 13 or older, or a higher minimum age required where they live, and is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child below the applicable minimum has supplied personal information, contact us.

Contact and updates

MayoFlux operates Rusty Tent. Contact tony@mayoflux.tv for privacy, deletion and child-safety concerns. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated effective date.