Cookies Policy

Aka.my URL Shortener ("us", "we", or "our") uses cookies on the https://aka.my website (the "Service").

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, how any third parties we partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies, and where to find further information.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third party to recognise you, making your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

2. Consent

When you first visit our Service, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. By clicking "Accept", interacting with the banner, or continuing to use and navigate the Service after the banner is displayed, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting your cookies via your browser settings.

3. How Aka.my URL Shortener uses cookies

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To enable certain functions of the Service.
  • To provide analytics and understand how our Service is used.
  • To store your preferences and settings.
  • To enable advertisement delivery, including behavioural advertising.
  • To ensure the security and integrity of our platform.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential cookies: These are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as authenticating users, processing payments, and preventing fraudulent use of user accounts.
  • Preference cookies: We use preference cookies to remember information that changes the way the Service behaves or looks, such as the "remember me" functionality for a registered user or a user's language preference.
  • Analytics cookies: We use analytics cookies to track information on how the Service is accessed and used so that we can make improvements. We may also use these to test new advertisements, pages, or features to see how our users react to them.
  • Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements on and through the Service and to track the performance of these advertisements. They may also enable third-party advertising networks to deliver ads that may be relevant to you based upon your activities or interests.

4. Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, process transactions, and provide security. The third-party services we may use include, but are not limited to:

  • Google Analytics: To analyse website traffic and user behaviour.
  • Stripe: To securely process payments for premium upgrades. Essential cookies may be set by Stripe to facilitate fraud prevention and seamless transactions.
  • Cloudflare: To provide web security, DDoS protection, and optimise website loading times.
  • Advertising Partners: (e.g., Google AdSense) to serve relevant advertisements to users based on prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

5. "Do Not Track" Signals

Some web browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. At this time, our Service does not respond to DNT signals, as there is currently no uniform industry standard for recognising and implementing DNT requests.

6. What are your choices regarding cookies?

If you would like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your respective web browser.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

7. Where can you find more information about cookies?

You can learn more about cookies by visiting the following third-party websites: