Trust & Safety

Last updated: May 30, 2026

At URLcut.ai, trust and safety are core to how we build and operate our platform.

This page provides a high-level overview of how we protect users, respond to abuse, and enforce our policies. Detailed definitions and prohibited activities are described in our Abuse Policy, which this page complements.

Our Commitment

We are committed to operating a secure, abuse-resistant URL shortening platform.

We actively work to prevent:

  • Phishing and credential harvesting
  • Brand impersonation
  • Malware and deceptive redirects
  • Spam, scams, and fraudulent campaigns

We apply zero-tolerance enforcement for activities that put users, brands, or the internet ecosystem at risk.

What we look for

Links pointing to the following are prohibited and may be reviewed or removed:

  • Phishing and credential harvesting
  • Impersonation of brands, government agencies, healthcare services, or financial institutions
  • Deceptive login, account update, or payment pages
  • Malware, or pages that deliver unauthorized remote-access software
  • Redirect cloaking and nested redirect abuse
  • Use of URL shorteners or proxies to hide the final destination

How we review

  • Links may be reviewed by automated and manual processes.
  • We may block specific domains.
  • We may suspend a link or an account that violates this policy.
  • We do not promise perfect safety. Shortening a link is not an endorsement of its destination.

For the full list of prohibited activities, see our Abuse Policy. Our enforcement rights are described in the Terms of Service.

Abuse Prevention Measures

Proactive Detection

  • Automated scanning of destination URLs
  • Keyword-based risk detection (e.g. login, password, webmail, sign-in)
  • Identification of common phishing infrastructure patterns

Rate Limiting & Traffic Controls

  • Burst and sustained rate limits per IP
  • Anti-scraping protections
  • Privacy-hardened public statistics with caching

Manual Review

  • Manual review of high-risk destinations
  • Additional verification for first-time paid accounts when required

Enforcement & Response

When abuse is confirmed, URLcut.ai may take one or more of the following actions, in accordance with our Abuse Policy:

  • Permanently disable offending links (HTTP 410 Gone)
  • Suspend or terminate accounts
  • Revoke all links created by an offending account
  • Invalidate active sessions and API keys
  • Preserve evidence for audit, legal, or compliance purposes

Enforcement decisions related to abuse are final and non-appealable.

Responsible Disclosure

If you discover:

  • A malicious or phishing link
  • A vulnerability in our platform
  • Suspicious or abusive behavior

Please report it immediately.

Trust & Safety Contact:

support@urlcut.ai

User Privacy & Data Protection

  • We do not sell user data
  • We do not inject ads or trackers into shortened links
  • Passwords and sensitive data are never exposed via public APIs
  • Public analytics are privacy-hardened and cached

Transparency & Accountability

We:

  • Maintain internal abuse and incident logs
  • Cooperate with hosting providers and affected brands
  • Act quickly on verified abuse reports
  • Continuously improve detection and enforcement mechanisms

Relationship to Other Policies

This Trust & Safety page should be read together with:

In the event of any conflict, the Abuse Policy and Terms of Service take precedence.