LinkSentry Privacy Policy

LinkSentry Privacy Policy.

Effective Date: May 9, 2025

LinkSentry ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our website and services (the “Service”).

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We do not collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or other identifying data from end users.

The data we do collect includes:

Link Data: URLs discovered on client websites, as reported by participating users' browsers.
Usage Data: Non-identifiable technical data such as timestamps, referring pages, and anonymized identifiers used for system integrity and debugging.

We do not knowingly collect or store personally identifiable information (PII).

2. How We Collect Data

LinkSentry uses a crowdsourcing approach. Participating users' browsers report URLs discovered while visiting websites that have embedded the LinkSentry client script. This helps us build a comprehensive and up-to-date map of the links on those pages.

3. How We Use Collected Data

We use the collected data to:

Analyze and report on broken or malicious links.
Improve the accuracy and coverage of our link monitoring system.
Generate aggregated, anonymized metrics to enhance our Service.

We do not use this data to track individual users or build behavioral profiles.

We do not sell, trade, or rent collected data to third parties.

We may share aggregated, anonymized link performance statistics (e.g., broken link trends by industry) for research or marketing purposes. These statistics contain no personal or client-specific data.

5. Data Retention

We retain collected link data as long as necessary to provide our services and ensure their accuracy. Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.

6. Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to safeguard collected data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify clients via email or through the Service interface. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
[email protected]

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the GDPR, including:

Right to Access – You can request a copy of any personal data we may hold about you (though we do not intentionally collect any).
Right to Rectification – You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure – You may request that we delete your data, where applicable.
Right to Restrict Processing – You may request we limit how we use your data.
Right to Data Portability – You may ask to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object – You may object to the processing of your data where we rely on a legitimate interest.

Because LinkSentry does not intentionally collect personally identifiable information (PII), the exercise of these rights may be limited or not applicable.

For GDPR-related inquiries or to exercise your rights, contact:
[email protected]

Our legal basis for collecting and processing data is our legitimate interest in providing and improving our Service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

11. Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

Right to Know – You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
Right to Delete – You may request that we delete personal information we have collected.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale – We do not sell personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination – You will not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

As we do not collect personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA, these rights may not apply to your use of the Service. If you have questions or believe that we have collected personal information about you, as defined under the CCPA/CPRA, you may exercise your rights by contacting us at:
[email protected]