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1. PRIVACY POLICY

ShortyLinks.io is our online service-providing platform through which we are offering our services. At and through the website of ShortyLinks.io’s website (https://shortylinks.io/), the privacy of all the users, customers, clients, and visitors (collectively called “users”, and “you”) is safeguarded as well as protected. Throughout this policy as well as any other document available on and through the ShortyLinks’ website, the terms such as “we”, “our”, “us” and “ShortyLinks” shall be referred to the ShortyLinks’ website and to some extent ShortyLinks’ company (ShortyLinks LLC). This privacy policy has specifically been drafted to declare our data practices regards to information collection of the users and the information will only be used for the purpose of services provided which also includes sharing the users’ information with third-party services providers for the purpose of our services. This explains specifically how we protect users’ data, and what measures have been taken in order to be in compliance with different data and privacy laws. We request our users read this privacy policy statement before using our website and availing any of our services. The data practices which have been described in this Privacy Policy are only related to our services. The users of our website will be assumed to be in agreement with our privacy statement after we have published this Privacy Policy on our website.

2. COLLECTION OF DATA

Our website only collects information necessary to render our services for the purpose of delivering our services. Personal information includes the e-mail of the user. The information which will be collected in this process will be used to provide services to the user as well in order to communicate with that user through e-mail and/or newsletters. Some information on the website of ShortyLinks.io will be gathered automatically through different tools and plugins.

2.1. Users’ Information Collection.

There will be a collection of information from all of our users including buyers and users when they make an account on our website or if they will use any of our given services. The information that will be provided to us includes but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • Users’ Third-Party Related Information
  • Payment Information (Processed Automatically Through Stripe)
  • Any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through our websites or indirectly through our websites or online presence such as ‘cookies’.

2.2. Payment Information

Currently, customers can pay for their purchases through the Stripe payment platform and they can make payment platforms available through secured channels. The payment methods on Stripe include (but are not limited to) PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, wire transfer and almost all of the major credit cards and debit cards. You can read further about payment gateways through Stripe by following this link https://stripe.com/payments/features#cards. Your payment information will be processed automatically by Stripe, and it is treated and safeguarded with complete security and with the exclusive purpose of processing the purchase of the SaaS services products. All users of ShortyLinks services are requested to read the privacy policy of the Stripe platform and gateway in order to know about their relevant privacy practices and data policies.

2.3. Automatic Information Collection

We also collect information that is collected by general web browsers (such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and web hosting servers for the purpose of rendering normal services. This type of information includes (but is not limited to) website usage by users, referring websites, browser type, language and its preference, and date and time of users’ browsing history. We may release such information in aggregate form for the purpose of making our services better. Please note that in aggregate form none of the individual users can be identified. Our website may also collect information that is considered personal identifiable information such as IP address and other information collected through cookies. We may share this information with third parties or in order to be compliant legally. Some of the information collected automatically (but not limited to) is:

  • Browser Information
  • Operating System Information
  • IP addresses
  • Subscription Status
  • Other types of user-submitted content
  • Mobile Device Information (e.g., device identifier, mobile operating system, etc.)
  • IP address (stored in anonymized form)
  • Page Accessed
  • Geographic Location
  • Information Gathered By Analytics Services
  • Time of visit (by day, week, and duration)

3. USE OF COOKIES

For the purpose of our services, our website stores cookies on users’ devices. Cookies is a text file in the .txt extension. This file collects certain information and is stored on the user’s or visitor’s device or personal computer. This information will be provided back to the website if such a user or visitor makes a return visit. Our website uses cookies so it can identify and help to track the users of our website. There are many types of cookies, however, most commonly only two types of cookies are used. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted once the user exits the browser while the permanent cookies remain in the user’s or visitor’s browser until the cookie log files are either deleted by the user or expired on their own. Some cookies enable our website to remember your order through the checkout process even if you want to check out as a guest user. Mainly we use cookies in order to (i) understand how visitors are arriving on our website; (ii) in order to monitor the usage of our website; (iii) remember when a user last visited our website and if the cookie persists continues that user’s usage from the last time; and (iv)to conduct research and development by gathering user data in aggregated form. Please note that the cookie does not contain any personal identifying information. Users can also change their browser settings to make that the cookies are not being collected by making sure the collection of the cookies is disabled.

We rely on third-party platforms in order to render our services. Please note that all of these services are changeable and we may use other alternatives in case we find new, better, and improved third-party platforms. Apart from sharing some of our data with our third-party platforms including Google, Namecheap and Stripe, We assure you that we are not going to lease, or sell any personal user information to a third party (unless specifically required by legal authorities for lawful purposes).

For the purpose of determining website tracking, we use the services of Google Analytics. This tool helps us track users’ session activity, bounce rate, time of stay, and general traffic analytics. We do not collect any information collected by these third-party services. Nor do we share or use any personal data of any user or member and hence we are not responsible for any steal, hack, theft, or otherwise unlawful use of any of the members’ or users’ data which is provided on or any of the services described above. All the information on these platforms is collected in accordance with the official privacy policy of these relevant websites. We urge the users and consumers of our website to keep themselves informed of any.

The usage of third-party services for ShortyLinks.io’s services (but is not limited to) are as follows.

We use the following third-party services

Unless expressly stated, the provision of a link to external third-party services should not be construed as an endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, recommendation, preference, or approval of that link, app or any products or services on such website. The third-party links and services available on or through our website might be governed by their own respective policies and data protection laws. We urge the users our services to keep themselves informed of any policies of such third-party links by reading their respective policies and privacy statements. We will not accept any liability for your access, use, or reliance on such website’s and the materials contained therein.

5. USAGE OF USERS’ INFORMATION

We use your information to work, give, create, and improve the ShortyLinks.io services we provide to you. Please note that some information will be used automatically without the involvement of real person from ShortyLinks.io.

These reasons include:

5.1. Providing And Securing Our Services:

  • We need to identify and authenticate our users to ensure, for example, that only those authorized users can use our services based on subscription status for themselves and make necessary changes to their accounts.
  • We use the information (e-mail) that you provide when signing up to set up your account, process payments (done automatically through Stripe) and contact you regarding the services.
  • We use your contact information and information related to your ticket request to respond to your inquiries, respond to your questions and requests, and send you updates and information about ShortyLinks.io’s website.
  • Some of the analytical and other data such as general location information, for example, the IP address of your browser or device help us manage the performance, security, and compliance of the services.

5.2. Troubleshooting, Providing And Improving ShortyLink.io’s website

We use the information gathered from users to improve our services and to fix the bugs, errors glitches, and mistakes in our website.

5.3. Comply With Lawful Commitments

  • We may share information with third parties where required to identify or track abuse or prevent future abuse. For example, we check the submitted URLs against third-party blacklisted URLs and may share information on malicious URLs or abusive users with the third-parties.
  • We may use and share users’ information where we are required by lawful, legal, or judicial authority to do so.

5.4. Fraud And Scam Prevention And Detection

We use Google reCAPTCHA to process data to detect and prevent abuse and fraud to ensure the security of our clients and others.

5.5. Private Data Usage Disclosures

  • The URLs shortened by ShortyLinks.io are not private and should not be treated as such. Third parties could easily detect and access the shortened URLs that you are using, so you should not use ShortyLinks.io to link to sensitive or secure data.
  • Statistics on shortened URLs you create (such as the number of visits to them, creation date, etc.) are private and will not be made available to anyone through the site but you.

6. PROTECTION AND SHARING OF USERS’ DATA

We are committed to protecting the personal data of consumers and users to the best of our ability. Data security is necessary and therefore in compliance with global data privacy laws we have implemented the measures in order to make sure that all data belonging to the consumers and users of our website is well protected. At this time our website uses the technology known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in order to encrypt users’ personal information. However, ShortyLinks.io is unable to guarantee security because there is currently no method of transmitting data over the internet or storing electronic information that is 100% secure. We have also made sure that all the transactions on and through our website are going through well-protected payment platforms. All the payment information including credit card information is stored on any such payment platforms that have been used to purchase on our website. Our website neither collects any payment-related information nor controls it.

7. USERS’ DATA PROTECTION AND SAFETY RIGHTS UNDER GDPR

All users are entitled to have access to their personal information and to be informed about the data collection process.

Users have the right to:

  • Object to the collection and further processing of your personal information;
  • Have your personal data updated, rectified, erased or blocked;
  • Receive information about you that you have provided to us;
  • Opt-out of certain uses and disclosures of your personal information; and
  • Have your personal information transmitted to another data controller (data portability). In order for you to exercise your data protection rights, we are obliged to verify your identity.

8. NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA REGARDING STORAGE OF DATA

All information you provide to us is stored securely and treated with care and respect. The data that we collect from you will only be stored inside the geographic limits of Europe and at the destination inside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). This data will only be processed by persons operating inside the EEA. If we do send your data outside the EEA, we will update it through a policy update or notification.

9. CCPA COMPLIANCE

Similar to GDPR the residents of California have been granted the following rights under CCPA:

  • The Right To Know – You have the right to know what information is being collected from you by and through our website. You also have the right to request we modify or correct the information being collected from you.
  • The Right To Delete Information – You have the right to request that your information is deleted from our website and storage.
  • The Right To Opt-out - You have the right to opt-out or withdraw your consent from any of our website’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The Right To Data Portability – As with GDPR data portability you also have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you under CCPA. the
  • The Right To Receive Non-Discrimination Services – You have the right to receive non-discrimination services under CCPA while you are using our website.

Any user can contact us to let us know about their rights at mailto:contact@shortylinks.io.

10. SECURITY OF USER DATA

We have made sure to implement the highest security measures to ensure that our internal procedures meet our high security policy standards. This way we make sure to protect and safeguard the integrity and quality of users’ personal data and information. We have also implemented encryption methods and the use of pseudonymization as well as SSL certification to protect users’ data.

11. AGE LIMIT

Anyone under the age of 18 should not provide us with any data, specifically personally identifiable information in any way. Any such information unknowingly collected by our website will be deleted as soon as we become aware of it.

12. DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal information collected as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as needed to provide you the services or if we have a legitimate business reason to do so. When we no longer have an ongoing legitimate business reason to process your personal information, we will delete your data.

13. OPT-OUT RIGHT FROM THE E-MAIL LIST

All users have the right to opt-out of our e-mail list by removing themselves from our e-mail list. Users can either e-mail us at mailto:contact@shortylinks.io if they wish to stop receiving our e-mails or they can also follow the “unsubscribe link” provided at the end of every email, follow the link to our website and choose opt-out or unsubscribe.

14. MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS IN PRIVACY POLICY

Any amendments or modifications to this Privacy Policy will be made based on the requirements and necessities of our website. All updated information will be publicly displayed on this page.

15. CONTACT

Any questions, remarks, queries, and feedback regarding any of the above-mentioned terms of our Privacy Policy can be directed to mailto:contact@shortylinks.io and to our contact information page provided on our website. We will get back to you with a response within 48 hours.