Our commitment to your absolute privacy and data sovereignty.
Every single message is encrypted with military-grade AES-256-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) before being stored. We use hardware-accelerated encryption that provides both confidentiality and authenticity. Even if our database is compromised, your messages remain unreadable. This is a zero-knowledge architecture—we literally cannot read your messages.
We do not maintain any logs of user activity. Our servers are configured to discard all request metadata, IP addresses, and session details immediately after processing. There is no historical record of who used the service or when.
Vanish does not use accounts, emails, or phone numbers. Every user is assigned a randomized, non-traceable identity (e.g., "anonymous-fox") that exists only within the context of a single room. No persistent identifiers are ever created.
All messages are processed and stored exclusively in RAM. We never write message content to persistent disk storage (SSD/HDD). This ensures that even in the event of a physical server seizure, no data can be recovered.
When a room is destroyed—either manually or via TTL expiration—the system performs an atomic wipe. This isn't just a "delete" flag; it's a complete removal of the data from memory, leaving zero traces behind.
Vanish is not just a chat app; it's a statement against the era of mass surveillance. We believe that your conversations should belong to you, and only you.