Today is the age of short-form content and those who can capitalise on this are bound to gain a lot. This is the reason why many large giants like YouTube and Instagram began YouTube Shorts and Reels. The sole purpose is to provide a constant hit of dopamine to the user’s brain.
Platforms like Reelshort have carved out a unique niche for themselves offering bite-sized entertainment and quick, engaging content. But with the rise of such apps, a pertinent question arises: Is the Reelshort app safe to use?
In this article, we will answer your question and clear all your doubts.
Here’s what we will cover:
What is Reelshort?
Reelshort is a specialised platform offering short-form TV content and a clean interface. The app has over 10 million downloads on Google Play and has a 3.9 rating on both the Play Store and App Store based on several thousand reviews.
The app is especially loved by those who have less time for entertainment as the episodes are quite short, sometimes only 1-2 minutes long.
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Is Reelshort safe to use?
In this section, we’ll deal with the safety aspect of the Reelshort app. First, we will check the website URL on VirusTotal to see any potential malicious bugs and malware.
As you can see from the screenshot above, the website is safe to use and no security vendor has flagged it as malicious. This is probably the first indication that Reelshort is safe to use.
threatYeti
Next, we headed to another domain intelligence tool, threatYeti to further assess Reelshort.
ThreatYeti gave a risk rating of 3.98 to Reelshort which is somewhere between a low-risk and medium-risk range.
Moreover, the platform found that out of the 4053 Hosts on IP, 94 are risky.
Scamadviser
Now, to further cement our analysis, we head to another trusted platform: Scamadviser.
Scamadviser gave a 100/100 trust score to Reelshort which means that the platform isn’t a scam and you can use it freely.
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Privacy policy of Reelshort
Now that we have seen that most platforms have given a positive rating to Reelshort, let us quickly analyse the platform’s privacy policy to assess data safety.
Information collected by Reelshort
Reelshort collects information when a user signs up or uses any of the games developed by Crazy Maple Studio. This may include your name, email and other details. If a user signs up with the social media account, then additional social media information is also collected by Reelshort. Furthermore, the platform may collect information with various surveys.
Some information is automatically relayed by your device including the device type, location, and how you interact with the game.
How the information is used?
As per the privacy policy of Reelshort, the company uses the information to provide personalised user experiences, fix bugs, perform improvements, and show ads.
Information sharing
As per the privacy policy, the company does share the data with third-party services including Tapjoy, Tenjin, Vungle, Unityads and Adscolony, among others. However, the companies must keep the data private and secure.
Data security
“Although we make good faith efforts to store the information collected on the Service in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of that information during its transmission or its storage on our systems,” says the privacy policy.
Also, the company will retain your data as long as you have an active account with the company. Once, the account is deleted, the company will delete your data
The privacy policy has all the necessary details including data retention. This shows that the company is an established brand and is not a fake. However, data sharing is an area that is a bit shady as the company shares the data with a lot of third-party ad companies.
In conclusion, Reelshort is a safe platform for the following reasons:
- The app is hosted on the Play Store and App Store. This means that there is less chance of the app being malicious.
- Security vendors and platforms have given a positive rating to the app.
- The app’s privacy policy deals with all these aspects.
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