How can I create an account?
Creating a short link automatically also creates your account. Then, all you need to do is to validate it and set your password.
Follow these steps to access your account page:
- The email address you enter when you create a new short link becomes your user name. Make sure it is a valid address, and one that you will not forget easily.
- When you receive the verification email, click on the validation link to confirm your short link. If you have not set a password yet, you will be prompted to create one so on that page.
- Enter your password, then verify it by typing it a second time. Your password must contain at least one letter and at least one number, it must also be at least 8 characters long. Choose something not easy to guess.
- If you didn’t set your password this time, don’t worry: you can create one by following the same validation link you found in the verification email. Or you can use the verification email you will receive when you create a new shortcut. Meanwhile, as long as you use the same email address, your shortcuts will wait in your account.
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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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