Privacy at turl.ca
What a short link stores, and how turl.ca screens destinations to keep links safe — the shortener-specific details on top of the family privacy policy.
What a short link stores
A turl.ca link is the destination URL you submit plus metadata — the short code, its trust tier, creation and expiry timestamps, and an aggregate click count. turl.ca stores no uploaded files or page contents of its own (citation snapshots are the one exception, below).
Destination screening (third-party services)
To keep the shared turl.ca domain off blocklists and protect people who click, turl.ca submits each destination URL — and any URLs it redirects to — to third-party reputation services:
- Google Safe Browsing — checks the destination against Google’s malware and social-engineering lists.
- Cloudflare URL Scanner — a second-opinion check against Cloudflare’s malicious-URL intelligence.
These checks run when a link is created and again on periodic re-scans (a previously-safe destination can turn malicious later). The provider receives the destination URL, not your identity. turl.ca uses no third-party advertising or analytics trackers.
Citation snapshots (only if you opt in)
If you tick “save a snapshot” when shortening (citation mode), turl.ca uses Cloudflare URL Scanner to capture a screenshot and the effective final URL of the destination, and archives that screenshot so the citation stays verifiable. Snapshots are only created for links where you ask for one.
Clicks and demand logging
turl.ca records an aggregate visit count per link — not a per-visitor profile. It may also log the short codes that return “not found” to gauge demand for restoring historical links; that records the requested code, not personal data.
The full picture
For request logging, accounts, retention, your privacy rights, and everything else, see the governing policy on pastebin.ca: