Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

BarkLinks ("we", "us", "our") operates the barklinks.com website. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our service.

2. What data we collect

We collect the following information:

• Account data: your name, email address, username, and password (encrypted) when you register.
• Profile data: the links, bio text, and theme preferences you add to your public profile.
• Usage data: page views, link clicks, browser type, device type, and approximate location (country/region) collected via cookies and analytics tools.
• Log data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs recorded automatically by our servers.

3. How we use your data

We use the data we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the BarkLinks service.
• Display your public profile to visitors.
• Show you analytics about your profile and link performance.
• Send you important service updates (e.g. security notices, policy changes).
• Detect and prevent abuse, spam, and unauthorised access.

4. Cookies

We use cookies for:

• Essential cookies: keeping you signed in and remembering your preferences.
• Analytics cookies: understanding how visitors use the site so we can improve it.

You can decline non-essential cookies via the cookie consent banner. Your browser settings also allow you to block or delete cookies at any time.

5. Data sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers (e.g. hosting, email delivery, analytics) who process it on our behalf under strict contractual obligations. We may also disclose data if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

6. Data retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain it.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Request a portable copy of your data.
• Withdraw consent for non-essential data processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

8. Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, and access controls. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to safeguard your information.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of material changes by email or via a notice on the site. Continued use of BarkLinks after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please email us at hello@barklinks.com.