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- RESPONSIBILITY
SnipURL is a free service to make it easier to deal with long URLs. SnipURL is not responsible for the nature of URLs that are "snipped" using SnipURL, and we reserve the right to disable any URL that we suspect is a misuse of our services.
- ANTI-SPAM POLICY
We have a policy of ZERO TOLERANCE for spam and using "snipped" URLs for illegal purposes such as spamming is strictly forbidden. If unbecoming use of SnipURL for such purposes is discovered or reported, we will bring the responsible senders to the attention of all relevant ISPs and to the several anti-spam bodies include Spamcop, Abuse.net, Cloudmark etc. We will also bar the websites so used from being included in snipped URLs. Don't make us do it! Thanks.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SPAM:
SNIPURL and SNURL do not spam. If you have problems with URLs from our website being "joe jobbed" in spam emails that you receive, please let us know. We immediately disable such snipURLs and delete the users (or ban the IPs) that snipped these URLs. Please take a moment to read what SnipURL is. Thanks for your cooperation!
- PRIVACY OF SNIPPED URLs
You can make your snipped URLs private. If you do not specify a "private key code" for the URL while snipping, i.e., if the snipped URL is considered "public", then the editor of this website reserves the right to include that URL in the "Most Interesting Snips" section.
- USE OF OTHER WEBSITES OR BRAND NAMES IN THIS WEBSITE
Please also note that although we use Amazon.com and others to demonstrate the functionality of SnipURL, we do not in any way imply any judgmental notions about their respective websites. They are all fantastic companies and we use them only because they are popular internationally! All the brand names and company logos are registered trademarks etc of respective companies. Please remember that SnipURL is a well-meaning service and does not in any way intend to purposely use any one else's contents illegitimately.
SnipURL Privacy Policy
At SnipURL , we understand and respect your concern about your privacy. This is a simple + free service, so we are not really interested in your personal data.
- PERSONAL INFORMATION
SnipURL is not interested in and does not collect any sensitive personal information from users of this site other than the usual information contained in server logs. If guests wish to see the listing of websites they have snipped using this website, and some preliminary counts of how many people have visited these URLs, then they can set up a user account in the preferences section of this website. In this case, the passwords are stored in the MD5 one-way hash so there is no way in which someone with access to the database can figure out your password.
For the email addresses collected, SnipURL does not share them with any third parties, or use them even to communicate with you for any marketing purposes. It is used solely for the purpose of personalizing your experience on this website.
- SECURITY
SnipURL has a number of operational functions in place to protect the confidentiality of information. However, perfect security on the Internet does not exist, and SnipURL does not warrant that its site is impenetrable or invulnerable to hackers.
- COOKIES
When you visit the SnipURL Web site, SnipURL sends your computer a cookie, which is a small file that resides on your computer's hard drive and contains non-personally identifiable information about the user. Cookies allow SnipURL to make its Web site more useful by storing information about your preferences (your language preference, websites you have snipped recently etc).
- LINKS
Please be aware that the SnipURL Web site may contain links to other sites that are covered by their own privacy policies. SnipURL is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site. We recommend that our users read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
- CHANGES OF SNIPURL'S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
SnipURL reserves the right to change our online privacy policy. However, we shall not do so without posting those changes on the SnipURL Web site. If you have any questions about SnipURL ' privacy policy or concerns about personal information please contact us at email Editor {{at}} SnipURL {{dot}} com or by writing to us on our online forum and mailing list.