How Digily Link keeps links safe, from content checks to abuse reports

A short link only works if the person tapping it trusts the address. Generic shorteners lost much of that trust years ago, when phishing emails started hiding behind them, and every honest user paid for it in ignored links. Keeping Digily Link addresses clean is therefore not a legal formality. It is the product. This page explains what is not allowed, how links are checked, how to report one, and what you can do to protect your own.

What is not allowed

Digily Link is for legitimate business, marketing, creator and personal use. The terms and conditions are the full list, but the short version is that a link or page must not be used for phishing, malware, fraud, spam, credential theft, impersonation of a person or a brand, misleading redirects, deceptive cloaking or the collection of personal data without consent, and it must not point at content that is illegal in the United Kingdom. Affiliate links, competitions and adult content warnings are fine when they are honest and labelled; the sensitive content warning setting exists for exactly that purpose.

How links and pages are checked

Newly created pages and short links are reviewed by the team, and every report from a visitor is read by a person rather than a filter. A link that breaks the terms is disabled, the account holder is emailed, and accounts that do it repeatedly are closed. Destinations are looked at again when a report comes in, because a page that was harmless on the day it was created can change later.

You can run the same kind of check yourself. The Safe URL checker looks up an address against known threat lists, and the URL redirect checker shows every hop a link takes before it lands, which is the quickest way to see whether a short link you were sent goes where it claims.

The review visit in your statistics

Because links are opened during review, you may notice one or two clicks shortly after creating a link that do not match your audience, often from a location you were not expecting and before you have shared the address anywhere. That is the review, not a bot and not a leak. It is a single visit, it is counted like any other, and it stops once the link has been checked.

Reporting a link

If a Digily Link address sends you somewhere it should not, use the Report a Violation form on the contact page. Include the full short link, what you expected, what you found, and a screenshot if you have one. Reports about impersonation are handled faster when you can show which brand or person is being copied. You do not need an account to report a link.

Protecting your own links

• Use a password where it makes sense. On the Pro plan a page or short link can require a password, with its own title and description for the locked page.
• Label sensitive content. The sensitive content warning shows a notice before the destination. It is honest, and it keeps the link within the rules.
• Limit the life of a link. On Starter and Pro, scheduling gives a link a start and end date, and the click limit stops it after a set number of visits and sends later visitors to an expiration URL. A competition link that closes itself cannot be abused after the closing date.
• Switch a link off rather than deleting it. Every link has an active toggle. Off keeps the statistics and lets you turn it back on.
• Protect the account. Use a long, unique password. The password generator makes one and the password strength checker tells you whether an existing one is good enough. Never paste an API key into a page or a public repository.
• Check what your link does. If you use targeting or app linking, test the link from a phone and a desktop after every change, as described in advanced link redirection.

What visitors get

Every Digily Link address is served over HTTPS. Statistics are collected without a tracking cookie, so a visitor who taps your link is counted by country, device and referrer without being followed around the web afterwards. Personal data handling is set out in the privacy notice and the UK GDPR and data protection notice, and the operator is Dijital Mekan Ltd, registered in England and Wales.

What the review looks for

• The destination is what the link's label, slug and splash page say it is.
• No page imitates a bank, a delivery company, a government service or another brand to collect logins or card details.
• No file downloads that install software, and no redirect chains that end somewhere unrelated to where they started.
• Payment and donation pages say clearly who is being paid.
• Adult and other sensitive material carries the warning and is legal in the UK.
• Bio pages that ask for personal data say why, which is also what UK GDPR expects of you.

Most links pass in seconds. The ones that get a second look are usually honest links with an unclear label, which is worth remembering when you choose a slug.

Frequently asked questions

Will my link be disabled without warning?

If it clearly breaks the terms, it is disabled first and you are emailed straight after, because leaving a phishing link live while waiting for a reply is not an option. For anything less clear-cut you are contacted first.

Can I appeal?

Yes. Reply to the email or use the contact page, explain what the link is for, and it is looked at again by a person.

Why does my link show a warning page?

Either you switched on the sensitive content warning, or the review team added it because the destination needs one. The setting is visible in the link's options.

Are affiliate and sponsored links allowed?

Yes, when the destination is what the link says it is. Disclosing the affiliate relationship where you post the link is your responsibility under UK advertising rules.

Do you scan the destination for viruses?

Destinations are checked at review and again when a report arrives, using the same threat lists the Safe URL checker uses. No check is perfect, which is why reports matter.

Final checks

• Your links go where their labels say they go.
• Sensitive content carries the warning.
• Time-limited campaigns have an end date or a click limit.
• Your account password is long and unique.
• You know where the Report a Violation form is, in case you ever need it.