Privacy Policy - Clean My Links

Last Updated: January 18, 2026

The ProgrammerCat team (referred to as "we", "us", or "our") built the Clean My Links app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided at no cost and is intended for use as is. This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on the following legal grounds:

1. Legitimate Interest: To provide the core service of cleaning tracking parameters from URLs locally on your device, and to serve advertisements that keep the app free to use.
2. Consent: Where required by law (e.g., in the EEA/UK), we obtain your consent for personalized advertising through provided system dialogs.

Information Collection and Use

1. Locally Processed Information (User Provided)

• URLs and Text Content: When you paste, type, or share a link to the app for cleaning, the link is processed locally on your device.
• Privacy Assurance: We do not upload the content of your links, search queries, or the cleaned results to our own servers or any third-party database. All link processing happens logic-side within the application on your hardware.

2. Automatically Collected Information (Third-Party SDKs)

Our third-party partner (Google AdMob) collects data to provide advertising and improve app stability:

• Device Identifiers: Including Advertising ID (for personalized ads, if consented), IP address, and hardware model.
• Approximate Location: Coarse location data derived from your IP address to show ads relevant to your region.
• Diagnostics: General app performance metrics and interaction data.

Third-Party Service Providers

• Google Play Services
• AdMob

Data Retention and Deletion

• Local Data: This app does not maintain a database of your cleaned links. Once you close the app, the processed data is in-memory only and is cleared.

Your Global Data Rights (GDPR / CCPA / LGPD)

Depending on your region, you have the following rights:

1. Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of personalized advertisements via your device settings:
   • Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.
   • iOS: Settings > Privacy > Apple Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking.
2. Right to Access/Erasure: Since we do not store your data on our servers, there is no personal profile or history for us to provide or delete. Uninstalling the app removes all temporary local state.

Regional Disclosures

California (CCPA)

We provide California residents the right to know, delete, and opt-out of the "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising.

Brazil (LGPD)

We comply with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) of Brazil. Users in Brazil may exercise their rights via device settings or by contacting us.

Virginia (VCDPA)

We honor the rights of Virginia residents to access, delete, and opt-out of targeted advertising.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your data rights, contact us:

Developer Name: ProgrammerCat
Email: admin@programmercat.com
Support Team: ProgrammerCat Support