Privacy Policy

This policy describes what information Shortner ("we", "us"), operator of website-shortner.link, collects and how it is used. We've tried to keep it readable; if anything is unclear, email hello@website-shortner.link.

1. The short version

• When a short link is clicked, we record basic technical information about the click so that link owners can see aggregate statistics.
• We do not sell personal information, and we do not build advertising profiles of people who click links.
• Visitors to this website are not required to create an account or provide personal information.

2. Information collected when a link is clicked

Each click on a short link generates a log entry that may include: the short link code, the timestamp, the referring page (if your browser sends one), your browser's user-agent string, your approximate country/region derived from your IP address, and your IP address itself for security and abuse-prevention purposes.

Statistics shown to link owners are aggregated (for example, total clicks, clicks by day, top referrers, clicks by country). Link owners do not see your IP address.

3. Information collected on this website

Browsing this site requires no account and no personal information. Our web server keeps standard access logs (requested page, timestamp, IP address, user-agent) for security and troubleshooting.

If you email us, we keep the correspondence so we can respond and maintain a record of the conversation.

4. Cookies

This website does not set advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Redirects themselves do not require cookies. Customer account areas may use strictly necessary cookies for sign-in sessions.

5. How information is used

• To operate the redirect service and show link owners aggregate analytics.
• To detect, investigate, and prevent abuse of the service (for example, spam campaigns or links to prohibited content).
• To maintain the security and reliability of our systems.
• To respond to inquiries and abuse reports.

6. Sharing

We do not sell personal information. We share information only with infrastructure providers that help us run the service (hosting, email), under agreements limiting their use of it, or where required by law.

7. Retention

Raw click logs containing IP addresses are retained for a limited period for security and abuse-prevention, after which they are deleted or reduced to aggregate statistics. Aggregate statistics are retained for as long as the related link exists.

8. Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you. To exercise them, email hello@website-shortner.link with enough detail for us to locate the relevant records.

9. Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Material changes will be noted prominently on this site.