Terms & Community Guidelines

🧡 What is VolChats?

VolChats is a random video and text chat platform exclusively for University of Tennessee students. You must have a valid @vols.utk.edu email address to create an account. VolChats is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Tennessee.

📋 Community Guidelines

VolChats is meant to be a fun, respectful space for Vol students. Keep it that way.

✓ DO

• Be respectful and kind to other students
• Have fun and make connections
• Use the Skip button if a conversation isn't working out
• Report users who are being inappropriate

✗ DON'T

• Send, show, or request explicit, sexual, or nude content of any kind
• Harass, bully, threaten, or demean other users
• Use hate speech, slurs, or discriminatory language
• Share personal information of others without consent
• Impersonate other students, faculty, or staff
• Use VolChats for any illegal activity
• Try to circumvent bans or create multiple accounts

🚨 Enforcement

Violations of these guidelines will result in temporary or permanent bans. Bans are applied by IP address, email, and account — ban evasion will result in a longer ban.

Serious violations — including sharing explicit content involving minors — will be reported to the appropriate authorities.

If you are reported, your session may be reviewed by a moderator. Screenshots of your video session may be captured as evidence at the time of a report.

🔒 Privacy

We collect your UTK email address and username to create your account. We do not sell your data to any third parties.

Your video and audio streams are transmitted peer-to-peer between users and are not recorded or stored by VolChats. Chat messages are not stored after your session ends.

IP addresses may be logged for moderation and ban enforcement purposes.

⚠️ Disclaimer

VolChats is provided as-is with no guarantees of uptime or availability. We are not responsible for the content shared by users during chat sessions. By using VolChats you agree to interact with other users at your own risk.

VolChats is an independent student project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the University of Tennessee.

📬 Contact

Questions or concerns? Reach out to us on Instagram: @volchats