Bitly Privacy Policy

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77Please note that our privacy practices are subject to the applicable laws of the regions in which we operate. Accordingly, some additional region-specific terms will only apply to individuals in those locations, or as required by applicable laws. _**If you are a United States resident of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut or certain other U.S. states**_, please see the sections titled **California Privacy Rights**, and **Virginia/Colorado/Connecticut and certain other U.S. State Privacy Rights** for specific disclosures with respect to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information and additional rights you have under applicable U.S. laws.
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99**ACCESSIBILITY:** IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE ACCESSING THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE CONTACT US AT [PRIVACY@BIT.LY](mailto:PRIVACY@BIT.LY).
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1111##### Contact Information
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13This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of **Bitly, Inc.**, DPT 5006, 601 W. 26th Street, Suite 357 (3rd Floor), New York, NY 10001, the United States, ("Bitly Inc."), and **BK Wirtschaftstreuhand GmbH**, Spichernstraße 1, 10777 Berlin, Germany ("Bitly Europe"), (Bitly Inc. and Bitly Europe collectively "Bitly") for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data about you for which either of us act as the data controller, or for which we act as joint controllers, in accordance with the European Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other applicable laws.
13This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of **Bitly, Inc.**, DPT 5006, 601 W. 26th Street, Suite 357 (3rd Floor), New York, NY 10001, the United States, ("Bitly Inc."), and **Bitly Europe GmbH**, c/o BK Wirtschaftstreuhand GmbH, Spichernstraße 1, 10777 Berlin, Germany ("Bitly Europe"), (Bitly Inc. and Bitly Europe collectively "Bitly") for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data about you for which either of us act as the data controller, or for which we act as joint controllers, in accordance with the European Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other applicable laws.
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1515If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy when using the Services of Bitly wish to use your rights, such as to object to the processing or have your personal data removed, please send us a detailed message to: [privacy@bit.ly](mailto:privacy@bit.ly) for US matters and/or [privacy-eu@bit.ly](mailto:privacy-eu@bit.ly) for EU matters. We will make every effort to resolve your concerns. Please also see "**Rights of Data Subjects**" for more detailed information on your rights as the data subject. The designated data protection officer of Bitly Europe is **DataCo GmbH**, Nymphenburger Str. 86, 80636 Munich, Germany, [datenschutz@dataguard.de](mailto:datenschutz@dataguard.de), [www.dataguard.de](https://www.dataguard.de/).
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1717##### Bitly Group Services
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1919**Bitly Services** Bitly collects personal data about you from the following sources, as described in this Privacy Policy, when you (i) register for the Site and the Services, through your user account with Bitly, including registering through a third-party service (your "Account"); (ii) use the Services; or (iii) view or interact with a Bitly link, QR Code, Link in Bio or other Bitly Product (either our bit.ly links or one of our branded domains) on a third-party website. We collect the following types of information from you, some of which might be considered personal data under applicable law: