Privacy Policy

When you use Plysigo to shorten a URL or visit a shortened link, we automatically collect certain information to operate and improve the service. This includes your IP address, which helps us understand general geographic patterns and prevent abuse. We also collect device and browser details such as your browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and language preferences. These data points help us optimize the experience across different devices.

We log click data whenever someone visits a shortened link. This includes the timestamp of the click, the referring website or source, and the destination URL. We also derive an approximate location from your IP address at the country or city level — never precise enough to identify your home or street. All of this information is collected automatically through standard web server logs and analytics tools.

The information we collect serves several essential purposes. First and foremost, we use it to operate the service — delivering shortened links, redirecting visitors to the correct destinations, and maintaining the performance of our infrastructure. Without basic request data, the service simply could not function.

We also use aggregated data for analytics and improvement. Understanding how many clicks a link receives, which geographic regions generate the most traffic, and which browsers people use helps us make informed decisions about where to invest our development efforts. Additionally, we rely on this data to serve relevant advertisements through our ad partners. These ads keep Plysigo free for everyone.

Finally, we use the information we collect for fraud prevention and security. By monitoring traffic patterns, we can detect and block automated bots, click fraud, and malicious activity that could harm our users or degrade the service for legitimate visitors.

Plysigo uses cookies and similar technologies to make the service functional, secure, and sustainable. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We categorize them into three types:

Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the service to work. They enable core functionality such as redirecting shortened links, remembering your preferences during a session, and protecting against automated abuse. You cannot opt out of necessary cookies because the service would not operate without them.

Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how people interact with Plysigo. These cookies help us measure things like page views, traffic sources, and user behavior patterns. The data is aggregated and anonymized. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising Cookies: Our advertising partners — including Google AdSense, Adsterra, and Monetag — set their own cookies to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance. These cookies track your browsing behavior across websites to build interest profiles. You can manage your advertising cookie preferences through your browser settings or via industry opt-out tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance's consumer choice page.

Plysigo displays advertisements provided by Google AdSense, Adsterra, and Monetag. These advertising networks use their own cookies, web beacons, and tracking technologies to serve ads that are relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Google AdSense, as a third-party vendor, uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your prior visits to Plysigo and other websites. You may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Adsterra and Monetag operate under their own privacy frameworks and provide their own opt-out mechanisms. Please refer to each network's privacy policy for full details on their data practices.

We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies deployed by these third-party networks, and this Privacy Policy does not cover their data collection. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all third-party services you encounter.

We do not sell your personal information to anyone. Period. Plysigo is committed to earning your trust, and selling user data is fundamentally incompatible with that mission.

We may share anonymized and aggregated data with our advertising partners to enable the delivery of relevant ads. This data does not identify you personally and cannot be traced back to an individual user. Separately, we may disclose information when required to do so by law — for example, in response to a valid court order, subpoena, or government request. In such cases, we will evaluate each request carefully and only disclose what is legally necessary.

If Plysigo is ever involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, user data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

We take the security of your information seriously. Plysigo uses industry-standard HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers. This ensures that your interactions with the service — including the URLs you shorten and the links you click — are protected in transit from interception or tampering.

Access to user data is strictly limited to authorized personnel who need it to operate, maintain, or improve the service. We conduct regular security reviews of our infrastructure and apply security patches promptly. While we employ commercially reasonable safeguards, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

If we become aware of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you promptly in accordance with applicable law and take immediate steps to mitigate the impact.

Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data. We extend the following rights to all Plysigo users regardless of jurisdiction:

Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We will provide it in a structured, commonly used format.

Right to Correction: If any information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to ask us to correct it.

Right to Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data. We will comply unless we have a legal obligation to retain certain information — for example, for fraud prevention or legal compliance.

Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. We will honor such objections promptly.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the email address provided in Section 10. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days.

Plysigo is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact us immediately. Upon verification, we will take steps to delete that information from our systems.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 13, we will delete it as quickly as possible. We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children's online activities and to educate them about privacy and safety.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the law, or the features we offer. When we make changes, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, for significant changes, we may also notify registered users via email or through a prominent notice on the Plysigo website.

Your continued use of Plysigo after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information. If you disagree with any changes, you should stop using the service.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to your privacy or this policy, we want to hear from you. Please reach out using the contact information below.