Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how URLZLY.com ("URLZLY", "we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our URL shortening, redirect, and click tracking services. We aim to collect only the information needed to operate the service, protect visitors, prevent abuse, and keep the platform useful.

Information We Collect

When you shorten a URL or use our click tracking tools, we may collect the following information:

  • The original long URL that you submit for shortening.
  • The generated short code and public short URL.
  • Click counts and redirect events associated with a short URL.
  • Basic technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, referrer, request time, and user agent.
  • Information you choose to send when contacting us, such as an email address, message, or abuse report.
  • Cookie and advertising identifiers set by us or by third-party services, where permitted by law and your browser settings.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Create and maintain short URLs.
  • Redirect visitors from short URLs to their original destinations.
  • Display basic click counts for shortened links.
  • Detect spam, phishing, malware, automated abuse, and other harmful activity.
  • Operate, debug, secure, and improve the website.
  • Respond to support requests, privacy requests, and abuse reports.
  • Measure general site usage and understand which pages are useful to visitors.

Submitted URLs and Public Destinations

A short URL is intended to be shared publicly. Anyone with the short link may be redirected to the destination URL and may be able to view basic information connected to that link, such as a total click count. Do not submit URLs that contain private tokens, passwords, personal documents, or other information that should not be exposed through a public redirect.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

URLZLY and third-party services may use cookies, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies to provide website functionality, remember preferences, measure traffic, fight abuse, and display advertising. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some website features or advertising behavior.

Google AdSense and Advertising

URLZLY uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on content pages. Google and its partners may use cookies or mobile identifiers to serve ads, limit ad frequency, measure ad performance, and personalize ads where permitted. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to URLZLY and other sites on the internet.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services at Google's partner sites policy. You can manage ad personalization through Google Ad Settings.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to understand aggregate usage patterns such as page views, referring pages, device types, and general visitor behavior. Analytics helps us improve performance, content quality, and usability. Analytics data is used in aggregate and is not intended to identify individual visitors.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers that help us host the website, store data, detect abuse, provide analytics, serve ads, or respond to support requests. These providers process information according to their own policies and applicable law.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, security obligations, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect URLZLY, our users, visitors, or the public from harm.

Data Retention

We keep short URL records for as long as needed to provide the redirect and click tracking features, maintain service reliability, and prevent abuse. Logs and technical data may be retained for a limited period for security, debugging, analytics, and legal compliance. Links that are inactive, abusive, or technically invalid may be disabled or removed.

Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, but we work to reduce risk by validating submitted URLs, limiting abuse, and monitoring service behavior.

Your Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or portability of certain personal information. You may also have the right to object to some processing or withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis. To make a request, contact us with enough information to understand and process the request.

You can also control many privacy settings directly in your browser, including cookie blocking, clearing stored site data, and enabling privacy or tracking protection features.

Children's Privacy

URLZLY is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the service, contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

International Visitors

URLZLY may be accessed from many countries. Information may be processed in countries where we or our service providers operate. Those countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws in your location.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page shows when the latest version took effect. Continued use of URLZLY after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to report abuse, or want to make a privacy request, contact us at support@urlzly.com.