As Telegram explains in its privacy policy, the data a user posts in public communities is encrypted, both in storage and in transit - but everything a user posts in public will be accessible to everyone. In addition to private messages, Telegram's policy also supports public channels and public groups. Their policy explains that they do not require your screen name to be the user's real name. This evaluation only considers policies that have been made publicly available prior to an individual using the application or service. The Privacy Policy and Terms of Use used for this evaluation can be found on Telegram’s website, iOS App Store, the Google Play Store, and/or Microsoft. Telegram can be accessed through its website, and is available for download at the iOS App Store, the Google Play Store, and/or Microsoft. Telegram's policies do not discuss whether or not the product can be used by children or students or provide any protection particularly geared to children. While encryption is provided for messages, there is no discussion of data breach notification in the policies. The policy says that the service does not use a user's data or cookies to show the user any ads. The policy notes that they do not require the screen name to be a user's real name. Telegram is a messaging app with secret, encrypted options for messaging and public options for messaging.