Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to URL Shortener's Privacy Policy. This policy describes how we collect, use, and handle your information when you use our services. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

Information You Provide

When you use our URL shortening service, we collect the original URL that you want to shorten. We do not require any personal information to use our basic URL shortening service.

Automatically Collected Information

When someone visits a shortened URL, we automatically collect certain information about the visitor, including:

IP address (stored in an anonymized format)
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer (the webpage where the shortened URL was clicked)
Date and time of the visit

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our URL shortening service
To track statistics about URL usage (such as the number of clicks)
To improve our service and user experience
To monitor and prevent fraudulent activity or abuse of our service
To display targeted advertisements on our redirect pages

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

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.

Data Retention

We retain URL data (original URLs and their corresponding shortened versions) for as long as the service is operational. Click statistics and anonymized visitor data are retained for analytical purposes for up to 12 months.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:

With third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf
If required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process
To protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, or others

Security

We value your trust in providing us your information, and we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by 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 you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy 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.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

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