Last updated: 10 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Shortlynks ("we") collects when you use shortlynks.com, and how we use it.
1. Information we collect
- Account information: your name (if given), email address and encrypted password.
- Links you create: destination URLs, custom aliases, and settings such as targeting or passwords.
- Click data: when someone opens a short link we record basic data such as date and time, approximate country and city (from IP address), device, browser, operating system, language and referring site. This powers link statistics.
- Technical data: IP addresses and logs used for security, fraud and abuse prevention.
- Cookies: needed to keep you signed in and remember your settings.
2. How we use information
- To provide the Service and show you link statistics.
- To send account emails such as verification and password reset.
- To detect and stop spam, phishing, malware and other abuse. Destination URLs may be checked against third-party safety services such as PhishTank and Google Safe Browsing / Web Risk.
- To meet legal obligations.
3. Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help run the Service (such as hosting, email and security providers), or when required by law or to stop abuse.
4. Data retention
We keep account data while your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from your settings, which removes your account and associated links. Some logs may be kept for a limited time for security and legal reasons.
5. Your rights
You can access, correct or delete your data from your account settings, or ask us through our Contact page.
6. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version.