Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

When you use LinkFast, we collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• Account information (email address, name)
• URLs you shorten and associated metadata
• Digital business card content (name, title, contact details)
• Link-in-bio page content and configuration
• Payment information (processed securely by Paddle, our merchant of record)

2. Analytics Data

When someone interacts with your shortened links, business cards, or bio pages, we collect:

• IP address (anonymized for aggregated analytics)
• Browser type and device information
• Geographic location (country/region level)
• Referrer information
• Timestamp of the interaction

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process transactions and send related information
• Send technical notices and support messages
• Provide analytics and insights about your link, card, and bio page performance
• Detect and prevent abuse, fraud, phishing, and other malicious activity
• Enforce our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy

4. Abuse Detection & Safety

To keep the platform safe, we may collect and process additional data for abuse prevention purposes, including:

• URL destination scanning using third-party safe browsing services (e.g., Google Safe Browsing API) to detect phishing, malware, and other threats
• Link creation patterns and velocity to detect automated abuse
• Abuse reports submitted by users about specific links, cards, or bio pages
• Account age and activity patterns for risk assessment
• CAPTCHA verification data to prevent automated abuse

This data is used solely for platform safety and is not shared with third parties except as required to perform the safety checks described above.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Click analytics data is retained for 2 years. Abuse reports and related data may be retained for up to 3 years for safety purposes. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Export your data
• Opt out of marketing communications

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at linkfastcare@gmail.com