Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 19, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to LnkShort ("we", "us", or "our"). 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 use our URL shortening service at lnkshort.com.

2. Information We Collect

When you use our URL shortener service, we may collect the following types of information:

• The original URLs you shorten
• Custom aliases for shortened URLs (if provided)
• IP addresses
• Browser and device information
• Date and time of link creation and access
• Referring websites
• Click-through data and analytics

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our URL shortening service
• Generate and manage short links
• Track click-through rates and provide analytics
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse
• Improve our service and user experience
• Communicate with you about our service
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about how you use our service. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With your consent
• To comply with legal obligations
• To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property
• In connection with a merger, sale, or acquisition

6. Data Retention

We retain the information we collect for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Inactive short links may be deleted after a period of inactivity.

7. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect and store. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access your personal information
• The right to rectify inaccurate personal information
• The right to delete your personal information
• The right to restrict processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing of your personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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.

12. Short Link Content and Liability

LnkShort is not responsible for the content of the websites that users shorten links to. We reserve the right to disable any short links that violate our terms of service or are reported as malicious or inappropriate.

13. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party analytics services to help us understand how our service is used. These services may collect information about your use of our website and store it on their servers. We ensure that any third-party services we use comply with applicable data protection laws.

14. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Union, we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This includes providing you with the rights mentioned in section 8 and ensuring that we have a lawful basis for processing your personal information.

15. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This includes the right to know what personal information we collect about you, the right to request deletion of your personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information (note that we do not sell personal information).

16. Contact Us

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

LnkShort
Email: privacy@lnkshort.com
Website: https://lnkshort.com