Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 21, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Uplinked.me (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our platform.

1. Information We Collect

• Account Information: Email address, username, profile picture, and password (hashed).
• Content Data: Any links, posts, images, or profile content you upload.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, referral URLs, and visited pages.
• Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies to support session management, basic analytics, and personalization.
• Viewer Analytics: Creators may view anonymized data like referrer, device type, and approximate location for visits to their public profile.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To create and manage your account
• To enable your Uplinked profile and share content with others
• To improve platform features and performance
• To send important service updates or support communications
• To comply with legal obligations and protect platform integrity
• To display general audience analytics to profile owners
• To support personalization and improve usability

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on your consent, our legitimate interests in operating the platform, and to fulfill any agreements you enter into by using our services.

4. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your data. We may share it only with trusted third-party services who help us operate Uplinked.me:

• Infrastructure and hosting (e.g. Supabase, Vercel)
• Email delivery platforms (e.g. Resend, Brevo)
• Analytics providers (e.g. Plausible, Posthog)

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described here, comply with legal requirements, and ensure the safety and functionality of the platform. You may request account deletion at any time.

6. Your Rights

• Access: You can request a copy of your data at any time.
• Correction: You may edit or update your data via your settings.
• Deletion: You can request complete data removal (“right to be forgotten”).
• Objection: You can opt out of non-essential messages.
• Data Portability: You may request an export of your account data.

7. Children’s Privacy

Uplinked.me is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect data from children without verified parental consent.

8. Security

We implement security measures like HTTPS, server-side validation, and role-based access control to protect your data. However, no online system can guarantee 100% protection.

9. International Users

If you access Uplinked.me from outside your home country, be aware that your data may be processed in the United States or other countries where we or our vendors operate.

10. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated over time. Major changes will be announced via email or on the site. Continued use of the platform implies your acceptance of any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or your data, reach out anytime:
hello@uplinked.me