diff --git a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/App.tsx b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/App.tsx
index f78e096a02..a4f022818d 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/App.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import WifiIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Wifi';
 import BroadcastPublicKey from './BroadcastPublicKey';
 import Messaging from './messaging/Messaging';
 import {
-  DirectMessageContentTopic,
-  handleDirectMessage,
+  PrivateMessageContentTopic,
+  handlePrivateMessage,
   handlePublicKeyMessage,
   initWaku,
   PublicKeyContentTopic,
@@ -122,20 +122,22 @@ function App() {
     if (!address) return;
     if (!provider?.provider?.request) return;
 
-    const observerDirectMessage = handleDirectMessage.bind(
+    const observerPrivateMessage = handlePrivateMessage.bind(
       {},
       setMessages,
       address,
       provider.provider.request
     );
 
-    waku.relay.addObserver(observerDirectMessage, [DirectMessageContentTopic]);
+    waku.relay.addObserver(observerPrivateMessage, [
+      PrivateMessageContentTopic,
+    ]);
 
     return function cleanUp() {
       if (!waku) return;
-      if (!observerDirectMessage) return;
-      waku.relay.deleteObserver(observerDirectMessage, [
-        DirectMessageContentTopic,
+      if (!observerPrivateMessage) return;
+      waku.relay.deleteObserver(observerPrivateMessage, [
+        PrivateMessageContentTopic,
       ]);
     };
   }, [waku, address, provider?.provider?.request]);
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ function App() {
               light push
             </Typography>
             <Typography variant="h6" className={classes.title}>
-              Ethereum Direct Message
+              Ethereum Private Message with Wallet Encryption
             </Typography>
             <Typography>{addressDisplay}</Typography>
           </Toolbar>
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
index 1bd4f038f8..3c96fcf376 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
 import React, { ChangeEvent, useState, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
 import { Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
 import { bufToHex, hexToBuf } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
-import { DirectMessage } from './wire';
-import { DirectMessageContentTopic } from '../waku';
+import { PrivateMessage } from './wire';
+import { PrivateMessageContentTopic } from '../waku';
 import * as sigUtil from 'eth-sig-util';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ async function encodeEncryptedWakuMessage(
   publicKey: Uint8Array,
   address: string
 ): Promise<WakuMessage> {
-  const directMsg = new DirectMessage({
+  const privateMessage = new PrivateMessage({
     toAddress: hexToBuf(address),
     message: message,
   });
 
-  const payload = directMsg.encode();
+  const payload = privateMessage.encode();
 
   const encObj = sigUtil.encrypt(
     Buffer.from(publicKey).toString('base64'),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ async function encodeEncryptedWakuMessage(
   );
 
   const encryptedPayload = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(encObj), 'utf8');
-  return WakuMessage.fromBytes(encryptedPayload, DirectMessageContentTopic);
+  return WakuMessage.fromBytes(encryptedPayload, PrivateMessageContentTopic);
 }
 
 function sendMessage(
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/wire.ts b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/wire.ts
index bc668c92ab..790ec0c66a 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/wire.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/messaging/wire.ts
@@ -59,36 +59,36 @@ export class PublicKeyMessage {
   }
 }
 
-export interface DirectMessagePayload {
+export interface PrivateMessagePayload {
   toAddress: Uint8Array;
   message: string;
 }
 
 /**
- * Direct Encrypted Message used for private communication over the Waku network.
+ * Encrypted Message used for private communication over the Waku network.
  */
-export class DirectMessage {
-  private static Type = new Type('DirectMessage')
+export class PrivateMessage {
+  private static Type = new Type('PrivateMessage')
     .add(new Field('toAddress', 1, 'bytes'))
     .add(new Field('message', 2, 'string'));
-  private static Root = new Root().define('messages').add(DirectMessage.Type);
+  private static Root = new Root().define('messages').add(PrivateMessage.Type);
 
-  constructor(public payload: DirectMessagePayload) {}
+  constructor(public payload: PrivateMessagePayload) {}
 
   public encode(): Uint8Array {
-    const message = DirectMessage.Type.create(this.payload);
-    return DirectMessage.Type.encode(message).finish();
+    const message = PrivateMessage.Type.create(this.payload);
+    return PrivateMessage.Type.encode(message).finish();
   }
 
-  public static decode(bytes: Uint8Array | Buffer): DirectMessage | undefined {
-    const payload = DirectMessage.Type.decode(
+  public static decode(bytes: Uint8Array | Buffer): PrivateMessage | undefined {
+    const payload = PrivateMessage.Type.decode(
       bytes
-    ) as unknown as DirectMessagePayload;
+    ) as unknown as PrivateMessagePayload;
     if (!payload.toAddress || !payload.message) {
-      console.log('Field missing on decoded Direct Message', payload);
+      console.log('Field missing on decoded PrivateMessage', payload);
       return;
     }
-    return new DirectMessage(payload);
+    return new PrivateMessage(payload);
   }
 
   get toAddress(): Uint8Array {
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/waku.ts b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/waku.ts
index c85649276c..d0be5baf83 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/waku.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-pm-wallet-encryption/src/waku.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Dispatch, SetStateAction } from 'react';
 import { Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
-import { DirectMessage, PublicKeyMessage } from './messaging/wire';
+import { PrivateMessage, PublicKeyMessage } from './messaging/wire';
 import { validatePublicKeyMessage } from './crypto';
 import { Message } from './messaging/Messages';
 import { bufToHex, equalByteArrays } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
 
 export const PublicKeyContentTopic =
   '/eth-pm-wallet/1/encryption-public-key/proto';
-export const DirectMessageContentTopic =
-  '/eth-pm-wallet/1/direct-message/proto';
+export const PrivateMessageContentTopic =
+  '/eth-pm-wallet/1/private-message/proto';
 
 export async function initWaku(): Promise<Waku> {
   const waku = await Waku.create({ bootstrap: true });
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function handlePublicKeyMessage(
   }
 }
 
-export async function handleDirectMessage(
+export async function handlePrivateMessage(
   setter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Message[]>>,
   address: string,
   providerRequest: (request: {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export async function handleDirectMessage(
   }) => Promise<any>,
   wakuMsg: WakuMessage
 ) {
-  console.log('Direct Message received:', wakuMsg);
+  console.log('Private Message received:', wakuMsg);
   if (!wakuMsg.payload) return;
 
   const decryptedPayload = await providerRequest({
@@ -70,22 +70,22 @@ export async function handleDirectMessage(
   }).catch((error) => console.log(error.message));
 
   console.log('Decrypted Payload:', decryptedPayload);
-  const directMessage = DirectMessage.decode(
+  const privateMessage = PrivateMessage.decode(
     Buffer.from(decryptedPayload, 'hex')
   );
-  if (!directMessage) {
-    console.log('Failed to decode Direct Message');
+  if (!privateMessage) {
+    console.log('Failed to decode Private Message');
     return;
   }
-  if (!equalByteArrays(directMessage.toAddress, address)) return;
+  if (!equalByteArrays(privateMessage.toAddress, address)) return;
 
   const timestamp = wakuMsg.timestamp ? wakuMsg.timestamp : new Date();
 
-  console.log('Message decrypted:', directMessage.message);
+  console.log('Message decrypted:', privateMessage.message);
   setter((prevMsgs: Message[]) => {
     const copy = prevMsgs.slice();
     copy.push({
-      text: directMessage.message,
+      text: privateMessage.message,
       timestamp: timestamp,
     });
     return copy;
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm/src/App.tsx b/examples/eth-pm/src/App.tsx
index fec061156f..64d1ed9fba 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-pm/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import WifiIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Wifi';
 import BroadcastPublicKey from './BroadcastPublicKey';
 import Messaging from './messaging/Messaging';
 import {
-  DirectMessageContentTopic,
-  handleDirectMessage,
+  PrivateMessageContentTopic,
+  handlePrivateMessage,
   handlePublicKeyMessage,
   initWaku,
   PublicKeyContentTopic,
@@ -137,19 +137,21 @@ function App() {
     if (!EncryptionKeyPair) return;
     if (!address) return;
 
-    const observerDirectMessage = handleDirectMessage.bind(
+    const observerPrivateMessage = handlePrivateMessage.bind(
       {},
       setMessages,
       address
     );
 
-    waku.relay.addObserver(observerDirectMessage, [DirectMessageContentTopic]);
+    waku.relay.addObserver(observerPrivateMessage, [
+      PrivateMessageContentTopic,
+    ]);
 
     return function cleanUp() {
       if (!waku) return;
-      if (!observerDirectMessage) return;
-      waku.relay.deleteObserver(observerDirectMessage, [
-        DirectMessageContentTopic,
+      if (!observerPrivateMessage) return;
+      waku.relay.deleteObserver(observerPrivateMessage, [
+        PrivateMessageContentTopic,
       ]);
     };
   }, [waku, address, EncryptionKeyPair]);
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ function App() {
               light push
             </Typography>
             <Typography variant="h6" className={classes.title}>
-              Ethereum Direct Message
+              Ethereum Private Message
             </Typography>
             <Typography>{addressDisplay}</Typography>
           </Toolbar>
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx b/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
index 650597e8b2..27265220ee 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
+++ b/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/SendMessage.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
 import React, { ChangeEvent, useState, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
 import { Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
 import { hexToBuf } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
-import { DirectMessage } from './wire';
-import { DirectMessageContentTopic } from '../waku';
+import { PrivateMessage } from './wire';
+import { PrivateMessageContentTopic } from '../waku';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
   formControl: {
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ async function encodeEncryptedWakuMessage(
   publicKey: Uint8Array,
   address: string
 ): Promise<WakuMessage> {
-  const directMsg = new DirectMessage({
+  const privateMessage = new PrivateMessage({
     toAddress: hexToBuf(address),
     message: message,
   });
 
-  const payload = directMsg.encode();
-  return WakuMessage.fromBytes(payload, DirectMessageContentTopic, {
+  const payload = privateMessage.encode();
+  return WakuMessage.fromBytes(payload, PrivateMessageContentTopic, {
     encPublicKey: publicKey,
   });
 }
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/wire.ts b/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/wire.ts
index bc668c92ab..754180bd75 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/wire.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-pm/src/messaging/wire.ts
@@ -59,36 +59,36 @@ export class PublicKeyMessage {
   }
 }
 
-export interface DirectMessagePayload {
+export interface PrivateMessagePayload {
   toAddress: Uint8Array;
   message: string;
 }
 
 /**
- * Direct Encrypted Message used for private communication over the Waku network.
+ * Encrypted Message used for private communication over the Waku network.
  */
-export class DirectMessage {
-  private static Type = new Type('DirectMessage')
+export class PrivateMessage {
+  private static Type = new Type('PrivateMessage')
     .add(new Field('toAddress', 1, 'bytes'))
     .add(new Field('message', 2, 'string'));
-  private static Root = new Root().define('messages').add(DirectMessage.Type);
+  private static Root = new Root().define('messages').add(PrivateMessage.Type);
 
-  constructor(public payload: DirectMessagePayload) {}
+  constructor(public payload: PrivateMessagePayload) {}
 
   public encode(): Uint8Array {
-    const message = DirectMessage.Type.create(this.payload);
-    return DirectMessage.Type.encode(message).finish();
+    const message = PrivateMessage.Type.create(this.payload);
+    return PrivateMessage.Type.encode(message).finish();
   }
 
-  public static decode(bytes: Uint8Array | Buffer): DirectMessage | undefined {
-    const payload = DirectMessage.Type.decode(
+  public static decode(bytes: Uint8Array | Buffer): PrivateMessage | undefined {
+    const payload = PrivateMessage.Type.decode(
       bytes
-    ) as unknown as DirectMessagePayload;
+    ) as unknown as PrivateMessagePayload;
     if (!payload.toAddress || !payload.message) {
-      console.log('Field missing on decoded Direct Message', payload);
+      console.log('Field missing on decoded Private Message', payload);
       return;
     }
-    return new DirectMessage(payload);
+    return new PrivateMessage(payload);
   }
 
   get toAddress(): Uint8Array {
diff --git a/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts b/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
index 653b3b4b78..8a3ba14c94 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Dispatch, SetStateAction } from 'react';
 import { Waku, WakuMessage } from 'js-waku';
-import { DirectMessage, PublicKeyMessage } from './messaging/wire';
+import { PrivateMessage, PublicKeyMessage } from './messaging/wire';
 import { validatePublicKeyMessage } from './crypto';
 import { Message } from './messaging/Messages';
 import { bufToHex, equalByteArrays } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
 
 export const PublicKeyContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/public-key/proto';
-export const DirectMessageContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/private-message/proto';
+export const PrivateMessageContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/private-message/proto';
 
 export async function initWaku(): Promise<Waku> {
   const waku = await Waku.create({ bootstrap: true });
@@ -50,27 +50,27 @@ export function handlePublicKeyMessage(
   }
 }
 
-export async function handleDirectMessage(
+export async function handlePrivateMessage(
   setter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Message[]>>,
   address: string,
   wakuMsg: WakuMessage
 ) {
-  console.log('Direct Message received:', wakuMsg);
+  console.log('Private Message received:', wakuMsg);
   if (!wakuMsg.payload) return;
-  const directMessage = DirectMessage.decode(wakuMsg.payload);
-  if (!directMessage) {
-    console.log('Failed to decode Direct Message');
+  const privateMessage = PrivateMessage.decode(wakuMsg.payload);
+  if (!privateMessage) {
+    console.log('Failed to decode Private Message');
     return;
   }
-  if (!equalByteArrays(directMessage.toAddress, address)) return;
+  if (!equalByteArrays(privateMessage.toAddress, address)) return;
 
   const timestamp = wakuMsg.timestamp ? wakuMsg.timestamp : new Date();
 
-  console.log('Message decrypted:', directMessage.message);
+  console.log('Message decrypted:', privateMessage.message);
   setter((prevMsgs: Message[]) => {
     const copy = prevMsgs.slice();
     copy.push({
-      text: directMessage.message,
+      text: privateMessage.message,
       timestamp: timestamp,
     });
     return copy;