Learn how EarnPaste collects, uses, and protects your personal information
EarnPaste ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our link shortening service and website.
When you sign in with Google (Firebase Authentication), we receive:
When you request a payout, we collect the payment details you provide:
When pastes are viewed, we process the following, primarily to count views accurately and prevent fraud/abuse:
We store view statistics in aggregated form (for example, per-country and per-city counts). We do not retain individual visitor IP addresses alongside these view counts.
If you use our API, your API key is stored only as a securely hashed value (SHA-256), never in plain text.
EarnPaste uses trusted third-party service providers to help operate, maintain, secure, and improve the platform. These providers may process personal information on our behalf or as independent service providers in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Such services may include:
We share only the information reasonably necessary for these providers to perform their services on our behalf or to comply with applicable legal obligations. When acting as independent controllers or service providers, these third parties handle personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable law.
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services, process payments and payouts, prevent fraud and abuse, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our Terms of Service, and protect the security and integrity of the platform. When information is no longer required, it will be deleted or anonymized where reasonably practicable.
When you create an account or accept updated Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy, we may record the date and time of acceptance, the version accepted, and related technical information for legal and compliance purposes.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at team@earnpaste.com or earnpaste.team@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding, and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or such higher age as required by applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: team@earnpaste.com or earnpaste.team@gmail.com
Discord: @earnpaste
Telegram: @earnpaste