Privacy Policy
Our Approach to Privacy
It is our goal to make it simple for everyone to connect with confidence through our network of websites. We want you to understand how your information is collected and used.
Information Published on Reverse Phones Websites
It’s important for you to know that we acquire much of the information published on our websites from third-party data suppliers and other sources. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to that information. It applies only to the information that you provide directly to us. We detail the specifics below.
Remove Published Listing Information
If you want to remove listing information - such as your name, address and phone number - from being shown on Reverse Phones websites, please contact us. For specific information about how you can control the listing information we may publish about you, can visit donotcall.gov
Reverse Phones Privacy Policy
This policy is effective as of August 31, 2006.
Our privacy policy will help you understand the different types of information we collect when you use our services (the "Services"). By using our Services, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. We may change or update this policy from time to time. Any updated policy shall be effective immediately after it is posted.
The Information We Collect & How We Use It
There are three categories of information that we collect from you:
Member Contributed Information Personal Information General Information
In addition to the specific uses noted below, we may use, store and review information we collect from you for a variety of internal business purposes, such as to provide, monitor and maintain the Services, provide you with a better user experience and develop new services. We also may use this information to deliver advertisements that match your interests (though not unsolicited third-party email).
1. Member Contributed Information
This is any information that you voluntarily send, post, upload, or display to others through the Services. For example, a name, phone number or address that you choose to add to your listing is Member Contributed. Information that you send or post to others via text message, SMS, or email is also Member Contributed.
How we use it:
Our use of Member Contributed Information is straightforward – we publish it, send it to the intended recipient or use it in accordance with any terms and conditions you agree upon when you submit the information. Although we allow you to set privacy options that limit access to certain information, you should assume that Member Contributed Information may be accessible by anyone.
2. Personal Information
This is information that you provide when using the Services which is not provided for publication, transmission or display through the site AND identifies you by full name, full postal address, phone number or email address, or includes information necessary to process payment for the Services. Examples of Personal Information include your username and password and payment information such as a credit card number, expiration date, and billing address.
To be very clear, Personal Information does not include any contact information you choose to publish on Reverse Phones websites. That's Member Generated Information.
How we use it:
We may use Personal Information for the purposes for which it was provided, such as to process transactions and to send text messages or emails to other members. We may use your email address to send email about your account or marketing messages to any email address you provide us. You can always choose not to receive any marketing email. We offer an "unsubscribe" in the marketing emails we send. If you choose not to receive marketing email, you may still receive Reverse Phones email and other communication (e.g. SMS, text messages, etc.) from us based on Services you may have signed up for.
3. General Information
This information includes things like your browser type, IP address, the date and time of your visits, locality (your city and state), which web pages you viewed, searches you conducted, and other communications through the Services. Through surveys we may collect General Information, such as your age, gender or interests.
We use cookies, web beacons and GPS information (for mobile devices) to collect General Information.
A cookie is a small file that we send to your computer to identify your web browser. Most browsers allow you to disable cookies (not allow our servers to send cookies to your browser). However, some of the Services may not function properly if you disable cookies.
A web beacon is a small graphic file used to identify if a page has been viewed.
GPS Information includes city, state and other information when you use our services on a GPS-enabled mobile device.
How we use it:
We use General Information to facilitate your use of our Services and to help us understand how people like you use our Services. For example, we may use cookies to keep you logged in to your account, track your use of our Services, pre-populate certain fields (like your default location), and to deliver advertising that matches your interests. We may use GPS information to pre-populate certain search fields on your GPS-enabled mobile device.
How Third Parties Collect & Use Your Information
Reverse Phones may host or display third-party advertising or work with companies who do so. These third parties may collect and use General Information to deliver more relevant advertising to you and for their own business purposes.
Opt-Out Option:
To stop information collection and targeted advertising from Audience Science and other third-party companies, click here.
Advertising Forms & Surveys
Some third-party advertisements include surveys or forms, which prompt you to enter search criteria or other General Information, such as your age or gender. An advertiser may receive the information you enter into a form or survey contained in an advertisement. Similarly, advertisements typically link to third-party websites.
It's important to remember that we do not have control over the privacy policies of advertisers or other third-party websites. So before you enter any information into a form or survey contained in an advertisement, or click through to a third-party website linked from an advertisement, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of the advertiser or third-party website.
Websites that contain a "Powered by Reverse Phones" logo may not be controlled by Reverse Phones, therefore please review the privacy policies on such web pages as our privacy policy might not apply.
Analysis of Your Data
We may use third parties to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising and to analyze usage of the Services. Third parties help us analyze General Information we obtain from you (we generally place restrictions on those third parties' use of such information). Third parties may also use the General Information for their business purposes, such as to report aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about the use of their services and technologies in connection with the Services.
Opt-Out Option:
To stop certain companies from analyzing your data, click here.
When We Share Information With Third Parties
We do not sell your Personal Information or Member Contributed Information to third parties. We may share the information subject to this policy, but only in the following circumstances:
1. To help us provide the Services to you. We may share information with third parties to complete transactions you've requested or to perform services on our behalf. Third parties who perform services on our behalf are obligated to use the information for the purpose it was provided.
2. To comply with the law. We may disclose information we collect (including Personal Information) when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.
3. For safety reasons or to protect our interests. We may disclose information we collect (including Personal Information) in order to prevent damage to our property (tangible and intangible), for safety reasons or in the course of collecting amounts owed to us.
4. Business transfers. We will not sell Personal Information unless it is in the context of a merger, acquisition, business reorganization, debt financing or sale of company assets, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership. In these transactions, the information which we collect may be transferred to third parties as one of our business assets.
5. You authorize it. We may disclose information if you authorize it. Sometimes, your authorization may be implicit. For example, if you use our "Send Listing to Email" or SMS message service, information you provide, which may include your name, email address and phone number, as well as any message content, may be sent to the recipient.
The Security of Your Personal Information
We use reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized use and disclosure while in our control. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect certain Personal Information. However, no security measures are perfect, and we cannot guarantee that any information will be secure from unauthorized access or use.
Children & Reverse Phones
Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly publish information for anyone under the age of 18 through our Services. If you know of anyone under the age of 18 whose information is published through our Services, or have other concerns about children's privacy, please write to us at info@newyorkphonenumber.com.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy, email us at info@newyorkphonenumber.com