Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 22, 2026

1. Information We Collect

4luv.us is designed to minimize data collection. When you visit or use our service, we may collect:

• IP Address: Used solely to determine your approximate location for displaying local weather and news. We do not store your IP address after your session ends.
• URLs You Shorten: The original long URL and the generated short code are stored in our database to enable redirection. We do not inspect, share, or sell the URLs you shorten.
• Cookies & Session Data: We use PHP session cookies to cache your location, weather data, and news results for a better browsing experience. These are strictly functional and do not track you across websites.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide the URL shortening and redirection service.
• To display local weather and news based on your IP-derived location.
• To improve the performance and reliability of our service.

3. Third-Party Services

We use several third-party services to power 4luv.us. Each has its own privacy practices:

• Google AdSense — Serves contextual ads on our site. Google uses cookies to personalize ads. See Google's Privacy Policy and AdSense Privacy & Terms.
• Google Analytics — Tracks anonymized page view data to help us understand site usage. Google Analytics uses cookies. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
• ip-api.com — Provides IP geolocation (city/region) so we can show you local content. Their free tier logs requests for rate limiting. See ip-api.com Legal.
• Open-Meteo — Supplies weather forecast data. No API key or personal data is sent to Open-Meteo. See Open-Meteo Terms.
• Google News / Bing News — Provide RSS news feeds for local headlines. No personal data is shared in these requests.

4. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Session Cookie (PHPSESSID): Required for the site to function. It stores cached data (location, weather, news) to improve page load speed. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.
• AdSense Cookies: Google AdSense may set cookies for ad personalization and frequency capping. You can manage ad personalization at Google Ad Settings.
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics uses cookies to measure page views and user behavior in aggregate.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

5. Data Retention

• Shortened URLs: Stored indefinitely to maintain permanent redirects. If you wish to have a URL removed, please contact us.
• Session data: Stored temporarily in your browser session and discarded when the session ends.
• Logs: Server access logs may be retained temporarily for security and debugging purposes and are not shared with third parties.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., under GDPR or CCPA), you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal data we hold about you.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Opt out of ad personalization via Google Ad Settings.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

7. Children's Privacy

4luv.us is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to delete it.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to report a concern, please visit our Contact page or email us at [email protected].