Effective date: July 5, 2026
CheapCellPhones.Com (“CheapCellPhones.Com,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an independent, editorially driven information publication operated from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Site publishes commentary, comparisons, explanations, ratings, and buying guidance about phones, wireless plans, carriers, accessories, trade-ins, and related consumer topics for general entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we work with service providers and affiliate partners, and the choices you have. CheapCellPhones.Com does not sell any products or services and does not process payments; we do not collect or store payment-card data.
Information you provide
We may collect information you choose to send us, such as contact-form messages, newsletter signups, carrier ratings, comments, review text, and support requests. Please do not include sensitive information (phone numbers, account numbers, IMEI numbers, government IDs, or payment details) in reviews or comments.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, we and our providers may automatically collect technical and usage information, including IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring URLs, approximate location derived from IP address, search and filter activity, outbound link clicks, timestamps, and error logs. Our content-delivery and security provider (for example, Cloudflare) may process connection data to deliver and protect the Site.
Cookies and analytics
We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, security tools, and affiliate tracking parameters to operate the Site, remember preferences, measure traffic, credit outbound referrals, fight spam, and improve content. See our Cookie Policy for detail and choices.
Advertising and Google AdSense
The Site may display advertising served by third-party advertising networks, which may include Google, operating the Google AdSense program. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and/or other sites.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices and optout.networkadvertising.org. Advertising networks operate under their own privacy policies, which we do not control.
Affiliate links and outbound clicks
Some links are affiliate, advertising, sponsored, or referral links. When you click an outbound link, we and/or the affiliate network may record basic, non-sensitive click information (such as the item clicked and a timestamp), and the destination site will collect its own information under its own privacy policy. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
How we use information
We use information to operate and secure the Site, publish moderated ratings, improve our comparison and educational tools, analyze traffic, maintain affiliate and referral records, respond to inquiries, detect and prevent fraud or abuse, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our Terms of Use.
How we share information
We may share information with service providers that help run the Site — for example hosting, content delivery and security (such as Cloudflare), analytics, email or form processing, spam prevention, and affiliate networks (such as retailer and marketplace partners). We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect rights, property, or safety, to investigate abuse, or in connection with a business transfer. We do not sell your personal information for money.
Third-party websites
The Site links to carriers, retailers, marketplaces, coverage tools, app stores, and government resources that we do not control and that have their own privacy policies and practices. Review those policies before providing information to them.
Data retention
We keep information only as long as reasonably needed for site operation, security, recordkeeping, moderation, analytics, affiliate tracking, and legal compliance, after which we delete or anonymize it.
Your choices and rights
You can disable cookies in your browser, decline to submit optional content, unsubscribe from emails where a link is provided, and contact us to request access to or deletion of information you submitted, subject to reasonable verification and legal or operational limits. Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under applicable law; we will honor those that apply.
Children’s privacy
The Site is intended for a general, adult audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security and Massachusetts notice
We are based in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards consistent with applicable Massachusetts and federal data-security and breach-notification requirements. However, no website, network, or transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Site, laws, tools, or relationships change. The effective date above shows the latest revision.
Questions about this policy can be sent through the contact page on CheapCellPhones.Com. If you need to reach us about a legal or privacy matter, use the contact method published on the Site.