Privacy Policy | shortlink

1. Introduction

Welcome to Shortlinks ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website shortlinks.pro and use our link shortening services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as:

Account information (email address, name) when you register
URLs you submit for shortening
Custom aliases and domain preferences
Communications you send to us

We also automatically collect certain information when you use our services, including:

Log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date)
Click analytics on shortened links (country, device type, referrer)
Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our services
Process transactions and send related information
Send technical notices, updates, and support messages
Respond to your comments and questions
Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
Detect and prevent fraudulent transactions and abuse
Display targeted advertisements through Google AdSense and other ad networks

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data sent to your browser.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

5. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties except in the following circumstances:

With your consent
To comply with legal obligations
To protect our rights and prevent fraud
With service providers who assist in our operations (under strict confidentiality agreements)

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access your personal data
Right to correct inaccurate data
Right to request deletion of your data
Right to object to processing
Right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@shortlinks.pro.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@shortlinks.pro
Website: shortlinks.pro/contact