Privacy Policy

Account Information

• Email address — used for account creation, authentication, OTP verification, password recovery, and account security communications.
• Username and display name — used to identify your profile and enable social interactions on the platform.

Messages and Social Features

• Anonymous story link messages — messages submitted through 24-hour story links. Sender identity is not collected or stored at the point of submission. Link content is deleted automatically after 24 hours.
• Personal anonymous messages — messages sent through permanent personal anonymous links. Sender identity is architecturally discarded before any data is written to our database.
• Rate Me responses — anonymous ratings and written feedback submitted through Rate Me links. Sender identity is not retained.

Device and Usage Information

• Usage analytics — device type, operating system version, browser type, app version, session duration, feature interactions, and crash reports. Collected to improve platform performance and stability.
• Device identifier — used for subscription verification, fraud prevention, and account security.
• Push notification token — stored to deliver notifications for new messages and account activity.
• Local storage data — cached preferences, settings, and session tokens may be stored on your device by the application.

Cookies and Browser Storage

When you use our website, we and our third-party partners may set cookies, local storage values, and similar tracking technologies on your device. These are used for session management, analytics, advertising, and remembering your preferences. For full details, see theCookies section below.

Subscription and Billing Data

• Subscription details — plan type, purchase token, order ID, activation date, and expiry date. Collected to verify and restore subscription status.
• Billing provider — payments are securely processed by Google Play Billing. We do not store payment card numbers or banking details.

• The identity of anyone who sends an anonymous message, story link message, or rating
• Sender IP addresses — these are discarded before message data is written to our database
• Payment card numbers or banking information
• Precise GPS or real-time location data
• Microphone or camera data without explicit user permission
• Private information from your device outside of the application
• Biometric data of any kind

• To create, authenticate, and manage user accounts
• To deliver anonymous messages, story link messages, and ratings to their intended recipients
• To send push notifications for new messages and account activity
• To verify subscription status and restore purchases after reinstallation
• To improve platform performance, reliability, and user experience through analytics data
• To detect and prevent spam, abuse, fraud, and illegal activity
• To respond to support inquiries and account-related requests
• To display advertising to users on the free tier of the platform (see the Advertising section below)
• To comply with applicable legal obligations

We process your data only for the purposes described in this policy. We do not sell your personal data to third parties, and we do not use anonymous message content for advertising targeting or profiling.

Our website uses cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and similar tracking technologies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies allow the site to recognize your browser, remember your preferences, and collect information about how you interact with the site.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the platform to function. These include session authentication tokens and security cookies. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.
• Analytics cookies — used by Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often and whether visitors encounter error messages. This data is aggregated and anonymized. See the Analytics section for details.
• Advertising cookies — used by Google AdSense and its partners to measure advertising performance and, where consent is given, to personalize advertisements. See the Advertising section for details.
• Preference cookies — used to remember settings and preferences you have selected, such as display preferences or dismissed notices.

Your Cookie Choices

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent the platform from functioning correctly. Blocking analytics or advertising cookies will not prevent you from using the platform but will limit our ability to improve it and may result in less relevant advertising.

You may also opt out of interest-based advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info. For users in the European Economic Area, you can also manage consent through the consent management options presented when you first visit our site.

Cookie preferences set in your browser apply to our website. For the mobile application, you can manage advertising preferences through your device's advertising settings (Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads).

This website may display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of this website and other websites in order to provide you with relevant advertisements or to measure advertising performance. This may include information about your visits to this and other websites.

Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web. You can opt out of the use of this cookie by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before loading advertising cookies. If you do not provide consent, non-personalized ads may still be shown. Non-personalized ads are targeted using contextual information (the content of the page) rather than behavioral data about you.

Google's advertising practices are governed by the Google Privacy Policy. You can learn more about how Google uses data from sites and apps that use Google services at google.com/policies/privacy/partners.

The mobile application uses Google AdMob to display ads to users on the free tier. AdMob may collect advertising identifiers, device information, and usage data to deliver and measure advertisements.

Users with an active premium subscription do not see advertisements in the mobile application. The website may display advertisements regardless of subscription status.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, which pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information to improve our website and services.

Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google.

Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits by disabling cookies in your browser, or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We have enabled IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means Google truncates IP addresses within EU member states before storing them.

The AnonLink Social mobile application uses OneSignal to deliver push notifications about new anonymous messages, rating activity, and account events.

To send you notifications, OneSignal assigns your device a push notification token. This token, along with basic device information (device type, operating system version, and notification interaction data), is processed by OneSignal to deliver and measure notification delivery.

We link your OneSignal push token to your AnonLink Social account so that notifications can be directed to you specifically. We do not share this information with third parties outside of the notification delivery function.

You can disable push notifications at any time through your device settings (Android: Settings → Apps → AnonLink Social → Notifications) without affecting your ability to use the app. Disabling notifications means you will not receive real-time alerts for new messages but can still check your inbox manually.

Learn more by reading OneSignal's Privacy Policy.

AnonLink Social offers optional paid subscriptions through the Google Play Store that remove advertisements from the mobile application and may unlock additional features.

All subscription payments are processed securely by Google Play Billing. We do not receive, process, or store your payment card number or banking information.

To verify and restore your subscription across reinstalls, we store your subscription status, plan type, order ID, activation date, and expiry date in association with your account. This data is retained for as long as your subscription remains active and for a reasonable period afterward to support restore functionality.

Subscription cancellations and refund requests are managed through the Google Play Store. We cannot process refunds directly but are happy to assist you navigate the process — contact us at our support page.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, to provide the services you have requested, and to comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention Periods

• Story link messages — automatically hard-deleted after 24 hours when the story link expires. Deletion is handled by our storage layer's native TTL mechanism.
• Personal anonymous messages — retained in the recipient's inbox until the recipient deletes them manually or the account is closed.
• Rate Me responses — retained until the recipient deletes them or the account is closed.
• Account data (email, username) — retained for the duration of the account and deleted within 30 days of a valid account deletion request.
• Analytics data — retained for up to 26 months in Google Analytics, per Google's default retention settings.
• Subscription data — retained for the duration of the subscription plus a reasonable period to support restore and dispute resolution.
• Server logs and error reports — retained for up to 90 days for security and debugging purposes, then deleted.

Backup Systems

Data that has been deleted from our active systems may remain in encrypted backup copies for a limited period (typically no longer than 30 days) before being permanently purged from backups as part of our regular backup rotation cycle.

You have the right to request permanent deletion of your AnonLink Social account and all associated personal data at any time.

How to Request Account Deletion

To delete your account, please contact us using one of the following methods:

• Contact form — visit our Contact page and select "Account Deletion Request" as the subject.
• Email — send a deletion request to support@anonlink.site from the email address registered to your account, with the subject line"Account Deletion Request".

What Happens When You Request Deletion

• We will verify your identity by confirming ownership of the registered email address.
• Your account, username, email address, and inbox data will be permanently deleted within 5 days of your verified request.
• Your personal anonymous message link and Rate Me link will be deactivated immediately upon request.
• Subscription data may be retained for a short period to support dispute resolution with the payment provider.
• Data held in encrypted backups will be purged in the next backup rotation cycle (typically within 30 days).
• Anonymous messages you sent to other users are not linked to your identity and are not affected by your account deletion.

We aim to process all deletion requests within 5 business days of identity verification, with permanent deletion completed within 30 days.

Anonymous Link Controls

You can enable or disable your personal anonymous message link and Rate Me link at any time from Account Settings. When disabled, no new messages can be submitted through your link. Previously received messages remain in your inbox until you delete them.

Message Deletion

You can delete individual messages from your inbox at any time. Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. You can also clear your entire inbox in a single action from the inbox management settings.

Notification Preferences

You can enable or disable push notifications at any time through your device settings without affecting your ability to use the platform.

Advertising Preferences

You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google at adssettings.google.com. On Android, you can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ad personalization at Settings → Privacy → Ads. Opting out means you may still see advertisements, but they will not be personalized based on your interests.

Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by blocking analytics cookies through your browser settings.

Cookie Preferences

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers provide options to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or to alert you before a cookie is set.

Account Deletion

You can request permanent deletion of your account and all associated personal data. See the Account Deletion section above for the full process.

Depending on your country or region of residence, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").
• Right to restriction — to request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability — to receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — to object to processing of your data for direct marketing or other purposes.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page or at support@anonlink.site. We will respond to all verifiable requests within 30 days.

If you are a resident of California, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information is collected and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. California residents may submit rights requests using the same contact methods above.

We implement reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect user data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encrypted HTTPS communication for all data in transit between your device and our servers
• Access-controlled database storage with authentication required for all administrative access
• Automatic expiry and hard deletion of time-limited data through storage-layer TTL mechanisms
• Architectural separation between message content and sender metadata at the point of submission
• Regular security reviews of third-party service integrations

While we take security seriously and work continuously to improve our practices, no online platform can guarantee absolute security against all possible threats. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.

AnonLink Social integrates with the following third-party services. Each processes certain data according to its own privacy policy:

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services and encourage you to review their privacy policies directly.

AnonLink Social is not directed at or intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information through our platform, please contact us immediately at support@anonlink.site and we will delete the information promptly.

Users between the ages of 13 and 18 should use the platform only with the knowledge and consent of a parent or guardian.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our platform evolves, as regulations change, or as we add new features or third-party integrations.

When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where required by law or where we consider it appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice within the platform.

Your continued use of AnonLink Social after the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out to us: