Eligibility and accounts
You must be at least 13, meet any higher applicable minimum age and legally required guardian permission, and be legally permitted to use iChat where you live. Provide accurate information, protect your credentials and notify us if your account is compromised. Do not impersonate others or create accounts to evade enforcement. Optional profile fields may be left blank. The Teen & Guardian Safety Guide explains safe sharing, reporting and account help; a store rating does not verify age.
Communication and content
You keep ownership of content you create. You grant iChat the limited rights needed to host, transmit, format, moderate and display it to your selected audience. Do not upload content you lack permission to share. Public iShare posts may reach people outside your contacts. Private communication is not permission to harm, exploit, threaten or defraud another person.
iShare and iPoints
One basic public iShare post per account quota day is included without a posting charge. Additional public posts cost 20 iPoints. Public text beyond 500 characters costs 2 iPoints per started additional 100-character block, including on the first post of the day, up to 10,000 characters. Quota windows use the time zone stored for the account by the service, not a new allowance for each device.
Adding or changing an eligible public post or public comment like or dislike costs 1 iPoint. A confirmed public dislike cannot be removed or changed. Removing a removable like is free and does not refund its original charge; repeating the same confirmed state has no new charge. A public post poll vote costs 1 iPoint. There is no daily free public-reaction allowance. Publishing a new public quote follows the normal public-post quota and pricing. Sharing an existing post link or chat card is a different action and has no quote-post charge. Personal iShare posts, reactions and comments are free. Writing public comments is free within displayed rate and daily limits; reactions to public comments are separate charged actions. Current costs and the server-confirmed remaining balance are available in the app.
Group tiers are Starter (20 members, 300 iPoints to create and 120 per annual renewal), Standard (50 members, 500 to create and 200 per annual renewal) and Pro (50 members, 900 to create and 360 per annual renewal). Optional poll and relay costs vary by tier and are shown in the app. Group renewal uses the group owner's available iPoint balance under the displayed renewal rules; it is not an App Store subscription. An unpaid renewal has a 30-day grace period before the group becomes read-only.
iPoints are virtual consumable units for eligible iChat features, not cash, a deposit, a financial investment or a stored-value payment account. They cannot be redeemed for money. The server maintains the account balance and activity across supported clients. Purchased iPoints are not giftable; any separately available giftable balance follows the limits shown in the app. iChat does not impose a scheduled expiry on purchased iPoints, but valid usage, refunds, enforcement and account deletion can affect the balance.
Purchases and refunds
On App Store builds, eligible digital iPoint purchases use Apple's in-app purchase system. Android Google Play builds use Google Play Billing. Storefront prices, taxes, purchase availability and payment authorization follow the relevant store. Website developer-support contributions do not buy iPoints, unlock digital features or replace in-app purchases.
Purchases must be verified by the service before crediting the signed-in account. Refunds and purchase revocations follow applicable law and the store's procedures. A refunded transaction can reverse its corresponding points. If those points have already been spent, the account may show an iPoint refund amount due; subsequent point credits first clear that amount. This is an internal virtual-point adjustment, not a charge to your payment method. Test-store credits are separate from production credits.
Invitations and referral rewards
Opening an invitation or installing the app does not earn a reward. An eligible referral requires a new account attributed through the invitation, verified identity and completed profile, and seven days in good standing. The inviter can receive 10 iPoints, up to a lifetime maximum of 1,000 referral points. No store review, rating, purchase, post or reaction is required.
Each new account has only one inviter. Self-referrals, repeated accounts, automation, coordinated abuse and evasion do not qualify. We may withhold or reverse rewards attributable to fraud, error or policy violations where permitted by law. Unused invite links expire after 30 days.
Optional language tools and device features
The current Apple-client line no longer offers Apple Intelligence generative writing, suggested replies, message summaries or image generation. Where supported, translation and speech features use the available client implementation and depend on device, language, models, permissions and network availability. Results can be inaccurate and are not professional advice. Proposed Google Cloud translation, transcription and public-media analysis are not enabled for production user content; production activation requires updated data-use information and applicable choices or consent. AI-assisted app development does not itself send your chats or media to the development tools.
Location sharing, camera, microphone, notifications, biometric authentication and other system integrations depend on the permissions you choose and the hardware available. Only share another person's information with appropriate permission. Do not use iChat999 as an emergency service.
Safety and enforcement
Follow the Community Standards and Child Safety Standards. We may remove content, limit features, suspend accounts, preserve necessary evidence or contact authorities when reasonably needed for safety or legal compliance. You can report posts, accounts and received messages, and block accounts. A private-message report contains the selected message snapshot and report details, not the surrounding conversation. Contact support to challenge an action or use an available in-app appeal path.
Service changes and ending use
Features may change for compatibility, safety or legal reasons. We do not guarantee uninterrupted operation. You may stop using iChat and request account deletion. The app explains the seven-day recovery period and effects before deletion. Necessary ownership, transaction, safety and legally required retention provisions survive account closure.
Mandatory rights
These terms apply only to the extent allowed by law and do not exclude privacy, consumer or other rights that cannot legally be waived. Contact ichat999@126.com about account, payment, privacy or safety issues.