Privacy Policy

What GetSMSFast is

GetSMSFast is a public platform for temporary phone numbers and online SMS inboxes. Visitors can browse numbers and read incoming messages in the browser.

Information we collect

When you accept cookies via our consent banner, we may load Plausible Analytics (privacy-friendly, no cross-site tracking cookies), Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity, and Google AdSense for advertising. Rejecting cookies keeps these third-party scripts disabled.

We also load Ahrefs Web Analytics (cookieless) to measure site traffic for SEO. Money-page sessions use a random browser identifier in localStorage only to run the live SMS experience (not for stored page-view analytics in our database).

If you enable browser notifications, we store your push subscription endpoint, approximate location (continent, country, region, and city derived from your connection at opt-in — we do not keep your IP address), and device type (phone, tablet, or desktop, OS, and browser). We use this only to send alerts you asked for and occasional product news. We record whether a notification was shown, opened, or dismissed only as aggregate campaign statistics.

If you submit our contact form, we store your name, email address, message text, and submission timestamp so our team can respond.

Cookies and consent

Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland see Google’s certified consent message (Privacy & messaging) with Consent and Manage options before personalized ads and certain analytics run. You can reopen those choices anytime via Cookie settings in the footer.

Visitors elsewhere may see a simpler accept/reject banner before Plausible, AdSense, and other optional analytics load. Your choice is stored on your device.

Essential storage for the UI (such as theme preference) is not used for advertising profiles.

How we use data

Analytics and contact messages are used to operate, secure, and improve the service — not to sell personal information. Inbox content is automatically deleted on a rolling schedule (currently 48 hours) and is not tied to your identity.

We do not request or store your real phone number to use the public inbox.

Third-party services

Plausible Analytics and Microsoft Clarity process usage data under their respective policies when analytics consent is granted. Google AdSense and Google Analytics use cookies or similar technologies when enabled; see Google’s ad and privacy policies. Google’s CMP handles consent for regulated regions.

Our application backend is hosted on Convex; infrastructure providers process server logs as part of normal operations.

Your rights & contact

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data you provided (for example, via the contact form). Email us through the contact page with your request.

For privacy questions, use the contact form and select a subject of “Privacy request”.