Privacy Policy
Together CTIA-The Wireless Association and GSMA LTD.
(together, "we," "us," and "our" have created the
StolenPhoneChecker, which users ("you") can access through our
website. This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") is designed to
help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the
information you provide to us through our website and the
StolenPhoneChecker.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Service" refers to the
StolenPhoneChecker which can be accessed via our website at www.stolenphonechecker.org in which you can
input an ID from a wireless device (an "IMEI") to a field in our
website to check if the device has been reported lost or stolen
by a wireless service provider. By using the Service, you consent
to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal
information as described in this Privacy Policy.
I. INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING
We collect information from you in two ways: 1) information
that you provide to us directly through your use of our website
and Service, and 2) information that we collect automatically
about your use of the website and the Service through cookies.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide through
your use of the Service. For example, in order to use the Service
you need to submit the IMEI number of the device for which you
are checking the status. In an effort to improve the quality of
the Service, we also automatically collect information provided
by your browser, on a desktop, laptop or mobile device or by the
software application you use to view or use the Service, such as
the website you came from (known as the "referring URL"), the
type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to
the Service, the time and date of access, and other information
that does not personally identify you. We collect this
information using cookies, or small text files on your hard drive
that include an anonymous unique identifier. We use cookies to
collect anonymous usage data, general user demographic and
preferences information, which helps us to monitor trends,
analyze use patterns, and target the interests of our users and
to enhance your experience on our website.
We do not link the information we collect from cookies to
any personally identifiable information that you may submit by
emailing or contacting us directly.
This Privacy Policy explains our current use and sharing
practices, and does not limit our use or disclosure of
non-personal information and we reserve the right to use and
disclose such non-personal information to our partners,
advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.
II. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
While we do not collect sensitive information (such as
credit card data) from you, we do take precautions to protect the
non-personal information we collect via the website and the
Service. We implement technological, administrative, and physical
security safeguards designed to protect information that we store
offline.
III. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or
compatibility with other websites. We are not responsible for the
privacy practices employed by those websites or the information
or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to
information collected by us through the Service and our website.
Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a
third party website accessed by selecting a link on our website
or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the
Service through or on another website or application, then the
privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to
your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our
users to read the privacy statements of other websites before
proceeding to use them.
IV. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy and our
Consumer Terms of Use and Disclaimer at any time. We will notify
you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by placing a
prominent notice on our website. You should periodically check
our website for updates.
V. CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the
practices of this website, please contact us by sending an email
to privacy@stolenphonechecker.org
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on April
20, 2017.