How calls work

How does onlinevideocall.net check what its video chat promises?

The video chat opened by the buttons on onlinevideocall.net pairs adults for one-on-one calls. Its age rule, its pairing, its prices and its recording practice are summarised below, each from the chat's own documents and dated.

A rules page and 18+ confirmation, then the chat window; the browser requests camera and mic.

Age limit and pairing

The chat is closed to minors. Its terms set the minimum age at 18 and add that a user must also count as an adult where they live. The first screen asks for a gender, not an age, which is why the site puts a door page with an 18+ confirmation in front of the chat. Once the gender is chosen, men are matched with women. No other pairing exists. Its terms say the women sign up with identity documents, and that minutes bought by men turn into points for them, convertible into cash. A long conversation therefore has a commercial side for the person on screen.

What costs money in the chat

Talking without paying works only for a while: its FAQ calls this a trial with restrictions and names no length. Purchases happen inside the chat window, never on the guide pages, which see no card details at any point.

According to its terms, a three-day Premium pass costs 2.97 USD and six months cost 29.94 USD. Single minutes are priced at 0.50 USD each, the same terms state. The overview of charges sets these prices beside those of ten other services.

What the chat expects on camera

Its rules want the face shown clearly, and switching the camera off is a Premium privilege. Its terms also promise software checks and human moderators at all hours, plus an in-chat Report function. Skipping to the next caller alerts nobody; only a report reaches the moderators.

What may be kept after a call

Its terms let the chat keep records of calls when it enforces its rules: typed messages, sound and stills from the video. According to its privacy policy, random stills are kept for 90 days. Logs of the network address, the browser type and an approximate place are retained beside them, the policy states. The other caller can also record a screen without warning, so nothing should appear on camera that its owner would mind being stored.

How the facts on this page are dated

Each statement above carries the date on which its source, a document or the chat window itself, was last read. Claims the chat makes about itself are reported as its own words. A statement checked within the last 120 days reads as current. An older one carries its check date, and after a year it is withdrawn until the source has been read again.