Our Commitment

ShortOMatic is a personal hobby project created for testing and educational purposes.We respect your privacy and will not do anything with your data beyond what's necessary to provide the URL shortening service.

Information We Collect

We collect the absolute minimum information required for the service to function:

• Username/Display Name: From your social login provider (Google or GitHub)
• Email Address: From your social login provider (Google or GitHub)
• URLs: The original URLs you shorten and their associated short codes
• Basic Usage Data: Click counts and timestamps for analytics

How We Use Your Information

Your information is used exclusively for:

• Authenticating you when you log in
• Associating shortened URLs with your account
• Displaying your URLs in your personal dashboard
• Providing basic click analytics for your URLs

We do not:

• Sell your data to third parties
• Use your data for advertising
• Share your data with anyone else
• Send you marketing emails or communications
• Track you across other websites

Third-Party Services

We use social sign-in services (Google and GitHub) for authentication. When you sign in:

• Your authentication is handled directly by Google or GitHub
• We only receive your basic profile information (name and email)
• We do not store or manage your passwords

Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely in our database. However, as this is a hobby project:

• We implement reasonable security measures
• But we cannot guarantee enterprise-level security
• Please don't use this service for sensitive or critical URLs

Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary to provide the service. Since this is a testing/educational project:

• Data may be periodically cleaned up
• We may not provide advance notice of data deletion
• Please don't rely on this service for permanent URL storage

Your Rights

You can:

• Delete your URLs at any time through the dashboard
• Stop using the service at any time
• Contact us if you have questions about your data

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy as the project evolves. Any changes will be posted on this page.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please remember that this is a personal hobby project with no formal support channels.