Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 15, 2026

1. Who we are

Free Link Tracker ("we", "the service") is a self-hosted tool that helps site owners audit and submit URLs against Google Search Console and IndexNow. The service is available at https://www.freelinktracker.net/.

2. What we collect

• Google OAuth tokens. When you connect Google Search Console, we receive an access token (short-lived) and a refresh token. These are stored in your server-side session and are used only to call the Search Console API on your behalf.
• Sitemap and URL data. Sitemap URLs you submit, the URLs extracted from them, and the inspection results returned by Google (verdict, coverage state, last crawl time) are stored in a local SQLite database on the server.
• Inspection log. We log each URL inspection with a timestamp in order to enforce daily quota limits.
• Session cookie. A PHP session cookie is set after sign-in to keep you logged in. It contains no personal data beyond a session identifier.

3. What we do not collect

We do not run analytics, advertising trackers, or third-party scripts. We do not sell or share your data. We do not read Google account information beyond the Search Console scope you grant during sign-in (webmasters.readonly).

4. Third-party services

• Google Search Console API — used to inspect URL indexing status. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
• IndexNow — when you click "Request indexing", the URL is submitted to the IndexNow API so participating search engines can crawl it. Only the URL is shared.

5. Data retention

Inspection results and sitemap URLs remain in the database until you delete them or the database itself is removed. You can revoke this application's access to your Google account at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

6. Security

OAuth tokens are kept in server-side sessions and are not exposed to the browser. The session cookie is marked HttpOnly. We recommend running the service over HTTPS in production.

7. Your rights

You can disconnect your Google account at any time using the "Disconnect" link in the app header, which destroys the session. To have your stored URL and inspection data permanently deleted, contact the address below.

8. Contact

Questions or requests: santausng@gmail.com.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page.