1. Introduction

Welcome to nuked.link ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our URL shortening service, or interact with us in any way.

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 our services. By accessing nuked.link and using our services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Sign up for our newsletter
  • Request customer support
  • Use our URL shortening service
  • Participate in promotions or surveys

The personal information we collect may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Username and password
  • Billing information and payment details
  • Company name and job title
  • Communication preferences
  • URLs you submit for shortening
  • Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you use our services, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Device information
  • Usage data and analytics
  • Referring websites
  • Click data for shortened URLs
  • Geographic location (country and city level)
  • Time and date of access

We collect this information using cookies, server logs, and similar technologies. For more information about our use of cookies, please see the "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section below.

3. How We Use Your Information

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

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our services
  • Process and complete transactions
  • Send transactional messages and service updates
  • Generate and provide analytics for shortened URLs
  • Respond to inquiries and offer customer support
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
  • Improve our services and develop new features
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security risks
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Send marketing communications (with your consent)

We process your personal information for these purposes based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • To perform our contract with you
  • For our legitimate business interests
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • With your consent (where applicable)

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device that help us improve our services and your experience.

4.1 Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the basic functionality of our website and services.
  • Functional Cookies: Help us remember your preferences and settings.
  • Analytics Cookies: Allow us to understand how visitors interact with our website.
  • Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track marketing campaign performance.

4.2 Cookie Management

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. You can also delete cookies from your device at any time.

Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our site may not function properly.

4.3 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Given the different ways that browsers interpret this signal, we currently do not respond to DNT signals.

5. Information Sharing

We may share your information in the following situations:

5.1 Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Examples of service providers include:

  • Payment processors
  • Cloud hosting providers
  • Analytics services
  • Customer support tools
  • Email delivery services

5.2 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.

5.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

5.4 Protection of Rights

We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation.

5.5 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For users with accounts, we generally retain your personal information for the duration of your account. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we need to retain certain information for legitimate business or legal purposes.

For shortened URLs, retention periods vary based on your subscription plan:

  • Free Plan: Click data is retained for 30 days
  • Basic Plan: Click data is retained for 90 days
  • Premium Plan: Click data is retained for 1 year
  • Business Plan: Click data is retained for 3 years

7. Your Rights

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

7.1 Access and Data Portability

You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. You can request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

7.2 Correction

You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information about you.

7.3 Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.

7.4 Restriction and Objection

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances. You also have the right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain cases.

7.5 Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

7.6 Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

7.7 Data Protection Authority

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) and believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Our security measures include:

  • Encryption of sensitive data at rest and in transit
  • Regular security assessments and testing
  • Access controls and authentication requirements
  • Monitoring for suspicious activities
  • Security incident response procedures
  • Employee training on data protection

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us at [email protected].

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected], and we will take steps to delete such information from our systems.

10. International Transfers

We are based in the United States and may process, store, and transfer the information we collect in the U.S. and other countries which may have different data protection laws than those in your country of residence.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we ensure that any transfer of your personal information to countries outside these regions is done with appropriate safeguards in place, such as:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Binding Corporate Rules
  • Adequacy decisions issued by relevant authorities

By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information to the U.S. and other countries where we operate.

11. Changes to This 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 at the top of this policy.

We will provide more prominent notice of material changes, such as sending you an email notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Your continued use of our services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Postal Address:
nuked.link Privacy Office
123 Tech Avenue, Suite 456
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

Data Protection Officer: [email protected]

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible and within 30 days.