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Privacy Policy
How VennURL handles information while helping people understand links before they trust them.
Last Updated: June 15, 2026
Introduction
VennURL respects your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create an account, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Authentication information
URL Data
When using VennURL, we may collect:
- Submitted URLs
- Custom slugs
- URL titles
- URL descriptions
Usage Information
We may collect:
- Browser type
- Device information
- Country-level location data
- Operating system
- Referrer information
Analytics Data
When users visit VennURLs, we may collect:
- Visit timestamps
- Device category
- Browser information
- Country information
To protect privacy, VennURL does not intentionally store raw IP addresses in analytics reports. Where IP processing is necessary for security or abuse prevention, data may be hashed, anonymized, or retained only for limited periods.
How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Operate the platform
- Create URLs
- Provide analytics
- Improve services
- Prevent abuse
- Protect users
- Communicate with users
URL Inspection Services
When a URL is submitted for inspection, VennURL may analyze:
- Domain information
- Security indicators
- Redirect behavior
- Tracking parameters
These analyses are performed solely to provide inspection functionality.
Google API Services Usage Disclosure
VennURL uses Google's Application Programming Interface (API) Services to enable user authentication and account creation via Google OAuth.
VennURL's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
How We Access, Use, Store, and Share Google User Data
- Access & Use: We request access to your Google email address and basic profile information solely to authenticate you, create your VennURL account, and log you in.
- Storage: We store your email address and a reference to your Google account identity securely in our database to maintain your session.
- Sharing: We do not share your Google user data with third parties, except as strictly necessary to operate our service (e.g., our secure database hosting provider) or when legally required. We do not use your Google data for advertising.
Sharing Information
VennURL does not sell personal information.
Information may be shared:
- With service providers
- When required by law
- To prevent abuse or fraud
- During corporate transactions
Data Retention
We retain information only as long as necessary to:
- Provide services
- Meet legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Protect platform security
Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect user information.
No method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed completely secure.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
- Access your information
- Correct your information
- Delete your information
- Restrict processing
- Export your data
Requests may be submitted to: privacy@vennurl.com
Children's Privacy
VennURL is not intended for children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.
Continued use of VennURL after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.