From 093854c0692f15829778c95912a7fd2a572ce557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Evgeny @ SimpleX Chat"
 <259188159+evgeny-simplex@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:17:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] relays 2

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 PRIVACY.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/PRIVACY.md b/PRIVACY.md
index 157d358e81..2d80aaa9a5 100644
--- a/PRIVACY.md
+++ b/PRIVACY.md
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ You may participate in a public group and receive content from a public channel
   - to retain a copy of your messages according to the Group settings (e.g., the Group may allow irreversible message deletion from the recipient devices for a limited period of time, or it may only allow to edit and mark messages as deleted on recipient devices). Deleting message from the recipient devices or marking message as deleted revokes the license to share the message.
 - to Group owners: to share your messages with the new Group members as history of the Group. Currently, the Group history shared with the new members is limited to 100 messages.
 
-Group owners may use chat relays or other automated bots to re-broadcast member messages to all members, for efficiency. The chat relays may be operated by the group owners, by preset operators or by 3rd parties. The chat relays are client applications on SimpleX network — they can see the content of public group messages, but cannot identify participants. Messages are retained only for the duration needed to deliver them to group members, in line with Group settings. Neither you nor group owners grant any content license to chat relay operators.
+#### Public channels and chat relays (beta)
+
+Public channels are currently experimental — their functionality and privacy properties may change.
+
+Channel owners use chat relays that retain messages to deliver them to channel subscribers. The chat relays may be operated by the channel owners, by preset operators or by 3rd parties. The chat relays are client applications on SimpleX network — they cannot identify subscribers. Neither you nor channel owners grant any content license to chat relay operators.
 
 #### User Support