Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 15, 2026
1. Introduction
SMO1.io ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our URL shortening and analytics platform at smo1.io (the "Service").
2. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create an account, we collect your email address, display name, and password (stored securely using industry-standard hashing). You may optionally provide additional profile information.
Link and Analytics Data
When you create shortened links, we store the original URL, the short code, and associated metadata. When someone clicks a shortened link, we collect click analytics including timestamp, approximate geographic location (country and city level), device type, browser, operating system, and referrer information.
Usage Data
We automatically collect information about how you interact with the Service, including pages visited, features used, gamification activity (XP earned, achievements unlocked, streaks), and API usage patterns.
Payment Information
If you subscribe to a paid plan, payment processing is handled by our third-party payment provider (Polar). We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
- Process and manage your account and subscriptions
- Generate link analytics and click reporting
- Power gamification features (XP, achievements, streaks, leaderboards)
- Send transactional emails (account verification, password resets, billing notifications)
- Monitor and analyze usage trends to improve the Service
- Detect, prevent, and address abuse, fraud, or technical issues
- Enforce our Terms of Service and rate limits
4. Cookies and Tracking
We use essential cookies to maintain your session and authentication state. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. Click analytics on shortened links are collected server-side without placing cookies on the clicker's device.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate the platform:
- Polar — Subscription billing and payment processing
- Mailjet — Transactional email delivery
- Vercel — Frontend hosting and edge network
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data.
6. Data Retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Link analytics data is retained for the duration associated with your plan tier. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, although anonymized aggregate analytics may be retained.
7. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (TLS), secure password hashing, and role-based access controls. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your account and associated data
- Export your link data
- Withdraw consent where applicable
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@smo1.io.
9. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@smo1.io.