Privacy & Data Processing Policy

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This Privacy & Data Processing Policy explains how TryUnfurl.com ("TryUnfurl", "we", "us", or "our") handles information when you use our website and tools (the "Service").

We are committed to keeping this policy clear, minimal, and transparent, in line with how the Service is designed.

1. Privacy-First by Design

TryUnfurl.com is built to work without user accounts, logins, or personal profiles.

You can use the Service without providing your name, email address, or any other identifying information.

2. What Data We Do Not Collect

We do not intentionally collect:

• Names or contact details
• Account credentials
• Payment information
• User profiles or persistent identifiers

We do not sell user data, and we do not use the Service for targeted advertising.

3. What Data We Do Collect

To operate and improve TryUnfurl.com, we do collect a limited set of non-personal data.

This includes:

• URLs submitted to the Service, collected for aggregated metrics, usage analysis, and service improvement
• A randomly generated session identifier, used to understand how multiple URLs are checked within the same browsing session

These data points are:

• Collected without requiring user accounts
• Not associated with end users, names, email addresses, or other personal identities
• Used only to understand usage patterns and improve the Service

The session identifier:

• Is random and non-identifying
• Exists only to group activity within a single session
• Is not used to track users across sessions or across websites

We do not link submitted URLs or session identifiers to individuals, profiles, or personal details.

4. Local Browser Storage

To improve usability, TryUnfurl.com uses local browser storage to remember a small number of recently tested URLs (for example, the last 12 URLs). This personal history is stored within your own browser for your convenience only; we do not associate this history with you or any personal details on our servers.

Important points:

• This data is stored only in your browser
• It is not transmitted to our servers as user history
• It can be cleared at any time using your browser settings

This feature exists solely to help you keep track of recent work during a session or across visits.

5. Technical and Operational Data

Like most websites, TryUnfurl.com may automatically receive limited technical information as part of normal operation, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Date and time of requests

This information is used only for:

• Operating and securing the Service
• Debugging and performance monitoring
• Preventing abuse or misuse

We do not attempt to link this information to individual users.

6. URL Processing

When you submit a URL to TryUnfurl.com:

• The URL is fetched to retrieve publicly available metadata
• The content is processed only to generate preview information
• URLs are not intentionally stored as personal user history

You are responsible for ensuring that submitted URLs are publicly accessible and do not contain confidential or private information.

7. Third-Party Platforms

The Service analyzes how web pages may appear on third-party platforms such as social networks, messaging apps, search engines, and AI tools.

TryUnfurl.com is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any third-party platform unless explicitly stated.

We do not control how third-party platforms collect, process, or display data.

8. Data Processing Purpose and Legal Basis

Where applicable, TryUnfurl.com processes limited data based on:

• Legitimate interests in operating, measuring, and securing the Service
• The user’s request to analyze a submitted URL

No automated decision-making or profiling is performed.

9. Data Retention

• Local browser storage remains until cleared by you
• Server-side technical logs and aggregated metrics are retained only as long as necessary for operational and analytical purposes

We do not maintain long-term databases of user-submitted URLs tied to individuals.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the Service and its infrastructure.

However, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and you use the Service at your own risk.

11. International Use

TryUnfurl.com may be accessed from different countries.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that data may be processed in jurisdictions different from your own, in accordance with this policy.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Data Processing Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be effective when posted. Continued use of the Service after changes are made constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy & Data Processing Policy, please contact us through the TryUnfurl.com website.

By using TryUnfurl.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy & Data Processing Policy.