AI Short Links

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 5, 2025

1. Introduction

AI Short Links ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our URL shortening service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

  • URLs you submit: The original URLs you shorten and the custom aliases you create
  • Usage data: Basic analytics such as click counts on shortened links
  • Device information: Browser type, IP address, and device type for security and analytics
  • Cookies: We use cookies for bot protection (Cloudflare Turnstile) and to improve user experience

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Provide and maintain our URL shortening service
  • Generate AI-powered custom aliases for your links
  • Prevent abuse and ensure security of our platform
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve our service
  • Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  • Cloudflare: For security, bot protection (Turnstile), and content delivery
  • Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
  • OpenAI: For AI-powered alias generation (we send only the theme description, not the full URL)

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.

5. Data Retention

Shortened links and their associated data are stored indefinitely to ensure links continue to work. We may delete links that violate our terms of service or that have been inactive for extended periods.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing of your data
  • Data portability

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This 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.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@aishort.link