Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 25, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how SmartphoneWorth ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, Smartphoneworth.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect two main types of information:

• Usage Data: Information collected automatically when accessing the Service. This includes your device's IP address, browser type, pages visited, the time and date of your visit, and the model of phone searched in the 'Worth Finder' tool.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Service and store certain information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the usage of our Service.
• For analytics, to analyze and improve the user experience and the accuracy of our phone valuation algorithms.
• To serve personalized advertisements through third-party advertising partners, such as Google Adsense.

3. Third-Party Services and Advertising

Google Adsense and DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service and other sites on the Internet. You may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.

Analytics and Performance Tools

We use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service:

• Google Analytics: A web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.
• Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights: Used for tracking site performance and general usage data to optimize site speed and reliability.

Affiliate Disclosure

We participate in affiliate marketing programs, and our website contains affiliate links, primarily within the "Compare Prices & Buy Now" sections. When you click on one of these links and make a purchase or complete a transaction on the retailer's site, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. These links may use cookies to track referral traffic.

4. Links to Other Websites

Our Service contains links to other websites that are not operated by us (e.g., our affiliate partners). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

5. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

• By email: privacy@smartphoneworth.com