SMS Activate is built on a simple premise: you should be able to verify accounts without handing over your personal phone number to every platform. We apply that same logic to our own data practices — collect less, retain less, share nothing without a reason.
At a Glance
Most privacy policies are written to protect the company. This one is written to be understood. Below is the complete picture — but if you want a summary first, here it is.
Data Collection
We collect only the data required to run the service. Every data point listed below has a specific operational purpose. If we cannot articulate why we collect something, we do not collect it.
Data Use
We use data for exactly the purposes described at collection — nothing more. We do not repurpose data, infer interests, or build secondary profiles from your usage history. The SMS Activation Service earns money by delivering successful activations, not by monetising user data.
"We do not sell your data. We do not share it with advertisers. We do not build profiles. Your usage of SMS Activate is your business."
Data Retention
Every category of data we collect has a defined maximum retention period. Deletion is automated — data is not kept past these limits because someone forgot to delete it.
Third Parties
We share the minimum necessary data with a small number of service providers required to operate the platform. We do not share data with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics companies that build behavioral profiles.
Your Rights
Whether or not you are in the EU or California, we apply the same rights framework to all users globally. These rights are not conditional on your geography — they are how we think data relationships should work.
Cookies & Tracking
We use only the cookies strictly necessary to operate the platform. There are no advertising cookies, no retargeting pixels, and no third-party tracking scripts embedded in our pages. We do not participate in cross-site tracking networks.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_token | Authenticates your logged-in session. Required for the dashboard to function. | Session (cleared on logout) | Necessary |
| csrf_token | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks on form submissions and API calls. | Session | Necessary |
| currency_pref | Stores your preferred display currency (USD / EUR / GBP) across sessions. | 1 year | Functional |
| theme_pref | Stores light/dark mode preference so it persists across visits. | 1 year | Functional |
| Analytics | We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any behavioural analytics cookies. | — | None |
| Advertising | We do not serve advertisements and do not use ad-network cookies. | — | None |
"No ad cookies. No tracking pixels. No remarketing. If your browser blocks third-party cookies by default, nothing on our platform breaks."
Security
Privacy without security is theatre. Here is what we do technically to protect the data we hold.
Contact & Updates
If you have a question about this policy, a data request, or a concern about how your information is handled, contact us at privacy@smsactivate.guru. We respond within 5 business days.
When we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by email (if you have an account) and update the "Last updated" date at the top of the page. Changes that significantly reduce your rights will be communicated at least 30 days in advance.
The whole point of using a virtual number is to protect your real one. We take that logic seriously — right down to how we handle your account data.