At URL Shortener, we respect your privacy and aim to provide a simple, reliable, and safe URL shortening service. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and how we protect the service from abuse.
By using URL Shortener, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When you use our URL shortening service, we may collect and store information necessary to provide and protect the service, including:
We use this information to operate the service, prevent abuse, investigate suspicious activity, and improve reliability.
We may use collected information for the following purposes:
URL Shortener provides a link shortening and redirection service. Short links may redirect users to external websites that are not owned or controlled by us.
We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, security, or behavior of external websites. Users should review the destination URL before continuing to an external site.
To protect users and the public, we may monitor, review, disable, or remove short links that appear to be used for abusive or harmful purposes, including but not limited to phishing, malware, spam, scams, illegal content, or attempts to evade security systems.
If you believe a URL Shortener short link is being used for abuse, please report it to us at [email protected].
URL Shortener may use cookies or similar technologies to support basic website functionality, remember user preferences, improve user experience, and understand general website usage.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
Like many websites, URL Shortener uses log files. These logs may include IP addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider, date and time stamp, referring pages, exit pages, and other technical data.
This information is used for security, analytics, system administration, abuse prevention, and service improvement. Log data is not intended to personally identify users unless required for security investigations or legal compliance.
We may retain short link records, usage statistics, and technical logs for as long as necessary to operate the service, prevent abuse, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, and maintain service security.
We may remove or disable short links at our discretion if they violate our policies, create risk, or are reported as abusive.
We may use third-party service providers for hosting, analytics, security, performance monitoring, QR code generation, or other technical functions necessary to operate the service.
These third-party providers may process limited technical data only as needed to provide their services.
We take reasonable steps to protect the service and collected information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or loss. However, no internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
URL Shortener is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through our service, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, or deletion of certain personal information. To make a privacy-related request, please contact us at [email protected].
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. Continued use of URL Shortener after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to report abuse, please contact us at [email protected].