Why do we ask your email address?
Let’s start by making something very clear first:
WE WILL NOT SPAM YOU.
You hate spam. We hate spam too. We hate people who spam, and we won’t become one of them. (And we won’t sell or give your address to spammers either).
We might have to send you some important announcement sometime, but except for such rare emails, all you can expect to receive from us are the normal shortcut validations, and password recovery messages.
The reason why we need your address is so that the system can identify you. As you noticed, you can make a new shortcut without creating an account. That’s because your email address is your username. This way, when you create a shortcut, you automatically become a member. Using your email address prevents duplicates, and ensures you will remember your account name. Simple.
As the service will evolve, we will introduce tracking, settings, and preferences, which you will be able to enjoy from a single access, so we wanted to make sure your shortcuts are already linked to your account from the very beginning.
And last but not least, by asking your email address we also keep away (real) spammers, the ones who abuse the system and ruin it for everyone, so that you can enjoy the service better.
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