Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Phoneya ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our phone number lookup service.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Phone numbers you search for
• Reports and comments you submit about phone numbers
• Category selections when reporting numbers

Information Automatically Collected

• IP address (hashed for privacy and abuse prevention)
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring website

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide phone number lookup and scam detection services
• Display user-submitted reports (after moderation)
• Prevent abuse and enforce rate limits
• Improve our service and user experience
• Generate aggregate statistics about phone numbers

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share anonymized, aggregate data for research or analytical purposes. User-submitted reports are publicly visible after moderation, but we do not display any personally identifiable information.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your information. IP addresses are hashed before storage, making them irreversible. All user-submitted content is sanitized to remove potentially harmful data including links, email addresses, and excessive phone numbers.

6. Content Moderation

All user-submitted reports are reviewed before publication. We reserve the right to reject or remove content that violates our guidelines, contains inappropriate material, or appears to be spam or abuse.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request removal of a phone number listing that belongs to you
• Request deletion of reports you have submitted
• Opt out of any non-essential data collection

To exercise these rights, use our removal request feature on any phone number page.

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain session state and prevent abuse. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website.