Privacy Policy for GoURL

Last Updated: May 2, 2025

GoURL ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [Your Website URL, e.g., gourl.example] (the "Site") and use our URL shortening service (the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use the service.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

• URLs Submitted: When you use our Service to shorten a URL, we collect the original long URL you provide.
• Usage Data: We automatically track the number of times each shortened URL is clicked.
• Log Data: Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or use our Service ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other standard server log statistics.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We use cookies for essential website functionality, managing user consent preferences (via Gatekeeper), and serving advertisements (via Ezoic and Google AdSense). 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.

How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site or our Service to:

• Operate and maintain the URL shortening service.
• Generate shortened URLs based on the long URLs you provide.
• Track click statistics for shortened URLs to provide usage insights (aggregated and anonymous where possible).
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site and Service.
• Ensure the security and integrity of our Site and Service.
• Display advertisements through third-party partners (Ezoic, Google AdSense).
• Comply with legal obligations.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, hosting services, advertising, and consent management. These include:
  • Gatekeeper (Consent Management)
  • Ezoic (Advertising Platform)
  • Google AdSense (Advertising Platform)
  We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
• Aggregated Data: We may share aggregated information (which does not identify you) publicly and with partners – like publishers, advertisers or connected sites. For example, we may share information publicly to show trends about the general use of our services.

Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information.

Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

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

• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. You can also object to processing, request portability, and withdraw consent.
• CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act): If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, disclose, or sell (we do not sell your personal information). You have the right to request deletion of your personal information and to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information (primarily related to advertising cookies). You have the right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. You may also be able to manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or the consent management tool provided on our site.

Data Retention

We will retain the information collected (including URLs and click data) for as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Log data is typically retained for a shorter period.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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.

Contact Us

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

GoURL
Email: [email protected]