Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Qiko is designed as a direct peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging application. We value your privacy and implement design choices that ensure your data remains in your control.
1. Data Collection & Messaging
Qiko does not collect, monitor, store, or transmit your messages to any third party or central server. All chat communications are transmitted directly browser-to-browser via WebRTC (P2P) and are stored exclusively in your browser's local storage.
2. Peer Discovery & Signaling
To establish direct P2P connections, Qiko utilizes a public signaling server (PeerJS) and Firebase Realtime Database to match Qiko IDs. This coordination data is transient and used solely for establishing the initial connection.
3. Third-Party Services
We do not share any session metadata or identifier information with third-party analytical or advertising services.