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Shrinkle.online ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you use our URL shortening service at https://shrinkle.online (the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
a) Information You Provide Directly
When you create a custom short link (optional account registration), we may collect:
- Email address
- Username/password (if you sign up)
- Any custom alias you choose
b) Automatically Collected Information
When you (or anyone) visit a Shrinkle.online short link, we collect:
- The full original (destination) URL
- IP address of the visitor
- Date and time of the click
- Referring website or source
- Browser type and operating system
- Device information (mobile/desktop)
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level, derived from IP)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- To create and redirect short links
- To provide click statistics and analytics to link creators (if logged in)
- To detect, prevent, and combat abuse, spam, malware, phishing, and fraudulent links
- To improve the Service and troubleshoot issues
- To generate aggregated, anonymized statistics about link performance
3. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may share information only in these limited cases:
- With trusted third-party service providers (e.g., Cloudflare, analytics tools, hosting providers) who are contractually obligated to protect your data
- When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government or law enforcement request
- In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction
4. Data Retention
- Click data (IP, location, etc.) is retained for a maximum of 365 days for abuse prevention and analytics.
- After 365 days, detailed logs are either deleted or fully anonymized.
- If you delete your account, all personal data and your links' statistics will be permanently deleted within 30 days.
5. Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure data storage, and regular security audits. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
6. Your Rights & Choices
If you have an account, you may:
- Access, export, or delete your personal data and links at any time via your dashboard
- Request deletion by emailing support@shrinkle.online
EU/UK residents have additional rights under GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection). Contact us to exercise these rights.
7. Third-Party Links
Our short links redirect to websites we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of destination websites.
8. Children's Privacy
Shrinkle.online is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted at https://shrinkle.online/privacy with the updated date.
10. Contact Us
By using Shrinkle.online, you agree to this Privacy Policy.