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This Privacy Policy describes how LinkBrief, Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website and URL shortening service (the "Service").

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

When you create an account, we collect information that can be used to identify you, such as:

Name
Email address
Password (stored in encrypted form)
Profile information you choose to provide

1.2 Payment Information

If you subscribe to a paid plan, our payment processors collect payment information on our behalf. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.

1.3 URL and Usage Data

When you use our Service to shorten URLs, we collect:

The original URL you are shortening
The shortened URL created
Usage statistics (clicks, geographic location of clicks, device types, referral sources)
IP addresses of users who click on shortened URLs

1.4 Log Data

We automatically collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service. This Log Data may include:

Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address
Browser type and version
The pages of our Service that you visit
The time and date of your visit
Time spent on those pages
Other statistics

1.5 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

To provide and maintain our Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
To monitor the usage of our Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
To provide you with analytics about your shortened URLs
To process payments for premium subscriptions

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

3.1 With Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers to:

Facilitate our Service
Provide the Service on our behalf
Perform Service-related services
Assist us in analyzing how our Service is used

These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

3.2 For Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

3.3 For Legal Requirements

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

3.4 To Protect Rights

We may disclose your personal information if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend our rights or property
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

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

The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
The right to rectification (to correct inaccurate data)
The right to object to our processing of your personal data
The right to restriction (to request we restrict processing of your data)
The right to data portability (to receive a copy of your data)
The right to withdraw consent

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

6. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

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

Email: [email protected]
Address: LinkBrief, Inc., 123 Main Street, Suite 456, San Francisco, CA 94105