Privacy Policy
How Sharely collects, uses, and protects your information in plain, readable language.
1. Introduction & core principles
At Sharely (accessible at sharely.site), we respect your personal privacy. We believe that privacy policies should be straightforward, honest, and easy to understand. This document outlines what information we collect when you browse or use Sharely, why we collect it, how cookies and third-party advertising partners function, and what controls you have over your data.
Sharely does not sell, rent, or trade user email addresses or personal identification data to data brokers or marketing agencies. Our platform exists to facilitate community link sharing and discovery.
2. Information we collect
We collect minimal information necessary to operate a functional, safe, and spam-free link sharing service:
- Account Data: If you register an account, we store your email address, display name, and hashed authentication token. If you sign in via Google OAuth, we receive basic profile confirmation (email, display name, and profile picture URL) as provided by Google.
- Submitted Content: When you submit a link, we store the destination URL, title, description, category, platform classification, and publication timestamp. Public comments and flags are also saved alongside your account identifier.
- Click Verification Data: To enforce rate limits (one verified click per visitor per link per hour) and filter out bot traffic, our system temporarily records anonymized session tokens, user-agent headers, and hashed IP tokens. This data is used strictly for click verification and security audit logs.
3. Cookies & third-party advertising
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser. Sharely uses essential first-party cookies and local storage to maintain your login session, preserve UI preferences, and remember theme settings.
Sharely displays non-intrusive display advertisements served through Google AdSense and third-party advertising vendors. These advertising partners may place and read cookies on your browser or use web beacons to serve ads based on your visits to Sharely and other websites across the Internet:
- Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookies: Google uses advertising cookies to enable it and its partners to serve personalized or contextual ads to visitors on Sharely.
- Opt-Out Options: Visitors can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by customizing cookies through aboutads.info.
4. How your data is used
Collected information is utilized exclusively for platform operations:
- To display submitted link cards, showcase posters, and user comments publicly.
- To count authentic visitor clicks and update organic category rankings.
- To detect automated bot spam, block malicious domains, and enforce platform security protocols.
- To respond to user support inquiries and abuse reports.
5. Your rights & data controls
You maintain full control over your submitted content and account details. You may request account deletion, data retrieval, or link removal at any time by contacting our support team or filing a request via our contact page.
Upon receiving a verified account deletion request, your registered account profile, saved bookmarks, and associated submissions will be purged or disassociated from public listings.
6. Contacting us regarding privacy
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us directly through our official Contact Page.
This Privacy Policy was last revised in March 2026. Continued use of Sharely constitutes acceptance of these terms.