1 Who We Are
KingShortner is a URL shortening and link gateway service owned and operated by Kings Wake Digital Private Limited.
Company website: https://kingswake.co.in
Contact email: Team@kingswake.co.in
2 Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Account Information
If users sign in or create an account, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile image, if provided by login provider
- Login provider ID, such as Google account identifier
- Account creation date
- Login activity
- User preferences
b. Link Information
When a user creates or uses a short link, we may collect:
- Original long URL
- Short URL/keyword
- Date and time of link creation
- Link owner/account ID, if applicable
- Link status
- Link click count
- Link history shown in the user profile
Important: A shortened link and its destination may become accessible to anyone who has the short link.
c. Click and Gateway Information
When someone opens a KingShortner short link or gateway page, we may collect:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate location based on IP address
- Referrer URL
- Date and time of access
- Click activity
- Gateway step activity
- Error logs
- Security and abuse signals
d. Technical Information
We may automatically collect technical information such as:
- Cookies
- Session identifiers
- Device identifiers
- Page views
- Site performance logs
- Crash or error logs
- Security logs
- Analytics data
e. Communication Information
If you contact us, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Message content
- Support request details
- Abuse report details
3 How We Use Information
We use collected information to:
- Provide and operate KingShortner.
- Create and manage short links.
- Show gateway pages and redirect users to destination URLs.
- Maintain user accounts and link history.
- Prevent spam, phishing, malware, fraud, bot traffic, and abuse.
- Improve website performance and user experience.
- Monitor link safety and platform security.
- Respond to support requests and abuse reports.
- Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, and security obligations.
- Protect KingShortner, Kings Wake Digital Private Limited, users, advertisers, partners, and the public.
4 Charity-Based Revenue Model
KingShortner may generate advertising, platform, or traffic-based revenue from shortened links and gateway pages.
Users understand and agree that:
- Users do not receive personal earnings from KingShortner links.
- KingShortner does not provide payouts, withdrawals, commissions, wallets, or revenue sharing.
- Revenue generated through KingShortner may be retained by KingShortner/Kings Wake Digital Private Limited.
- Revenue may be used for charitable initiatives, social-good projects, platform operations, compliance, taxes, fraud prevention, development, hosting, security, and lawful business purposes.
- Link creation or sharing does not create any financial claim, donation receipt, employment relationship, partnership, or tax benefit for users.
6 Advertising and Third-Party Partners
KingShortner may display advertisements, sponsored content, popunder ads, native ads, banner ads, in-page push ads, or other ad formats.
Advertising partners may collect or receive certain technical data, such as:
- IP address
- Browser information
- Device information
- Page URL
- Referrer
- Cookie or advertising identifiers
- Interaction data
This data may be used for ad delivery, fraud prevention, frequency capping, analytics, and ad performance measurement.
Third-party advertisers and ad networks may have their own privacy policies. KingShortner is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party advertisers, ad networks, or destination websites.
7 Google Login
If KingShortner offers Google login, we may receive basic profile information from Google, such as name, email address, profile image, and Google account identifier.
We use Google login information only to authenticate the user, create or maintain the account, and provide account-related features such as link history.
Users can manage Google account permissions through their Google account settings.
8 Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal information for lawful purposes, including:
- User consent where required.
- Providing the requested service.
- Operating and securing the platform.
- Preventing fraud, spam, malware, phishing, and abuse.
- Complying with legal obligations.
- Improving service functionality.
- Protecting legitimate business, security, and public safety interests.
10 Public Nature of Short Links
Short links are created for sharing. Anyone with access to a KingShortner short link may be able to access the gateway flow and destination URL.
Users should not shorten or share URLs containing private, confidential, personal, medical, financial, secret, or sensitive information unless they have the right and consent to do so.
11 Data Retention
We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for:
- Providing the service.
- Maintaining account and link history.
- Security and fraud prevention.
- Legal and tax compliance.
- Abuse investigation.
- Platform analytics.
- Operational needs.
We may retain certain logs, disabled links, abuse reports, and security records for longer periods where needed to protect the platform or comply with legal obligations.
12 Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no internet service is completely secure. Users are responsible for keeping their account credentials safe and for ensuring that links they create are safe and lawful.
13 User Rights
Subject to applicable law, users may request to:
- Access their personal information.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Delete their account or certain information.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Request information about how their data is used.
- Report privacy concerns or abuse.
To make a request, contact: Team@kingswake.co.in
We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
14 Children’s Privacy
KingShortner is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law to use online services independently.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without required consent. If we learn that a child has provided personal information without proper consent, we may delete or restrict the account or data.
15 International Data Processing
KingShortner may use hosting, security, analytics, advertising, or infrastructure providers located in India or other countries.
By using KingShortner, you understand that information may be processed or stored in countries where service providers operate, subject to applicable law and reasonable safeguards.
16 Third-Party Destination Websites
KingShortner links may redirect users to third-party websites. We do not control third-party websites, their content, privacy practices, security, downloads, products, or services.
Users should review the privacy policy of the destination website before submitting personal information or downloading anything.
17 Abuse, Security, and Fraud Prevention
We may process and preserve information to detect, prevent, and investigate:
- Spam
- Bot traffic
- Fake clicks
- Phishing
- Malware
- Fraud
- Illegal content
- Platform abuse
- Security incidents
- Ad network policy violations
We may block links, suspend accounts, limit access, or share relevant information with service providers or authorities where legally required or necessary for safety.
18 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
Continued use of KingShortner after changes means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
19 Contact Us
For privacy questions, data requests, support, or abuse reports, contact:
Kings Wake Digital Private Limited Website: https://kingswake.co.in Email: Team@kingswake.co.in