Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They let the site remember your actions and preferences (such as login state) over time, so you don't have to re-enter them on every visit. Similar technologies include local storage and pixels; this policy covers those as well.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for four purposes:

• Keeping you signed in and securing your session;
• Remembering guest links you created without an account, so they appear on your next visit;
• Measuring site usage so we can improve pages and features;
• Supporting advertising that helps keep the core service free.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential cookies. Required for the website to function — session authentication, security tokens, and the cookie that stores your guest link history. These cannot be switched off in our systems.
• Analytics cookies. We use Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, approximate location, device type). This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
• Advertising cookies.Some pages display ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites, to limit how often you see an ad, and to measure ad effectiveness. Google's use of advertising cookies is described in Google's advertising policies.
• Functional cookies. Remember preferences such as dismissed notices to improve your experience.

4. Managing and Opting Out of Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies:

• Browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may prevent sign-in and guest link history from working.
• Personalized advertising. Opt out of personalized ads from Google at Google Ads Settings, or from many ad networks at aboutads.info/choices.
• Analytics. You can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

5. Cookies and Short Links

When someone clicks a short link, we record the click event (timestamp, approximate location derived from IP, device type, and referrer) to power the link owner's analytics. This measurement happens server-side during the redirect; we do not set tracking cookies on visitors who merely follow a short link. Details are in the Privacy Policy.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our practices or legal requirements change. The "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected].