Privacy Policy
Last Updated: December 29, 2025
1. Introduction
SMSReceive.live provides free public inbox temporary phone numbers. This Privacy Policy explains our data practices.
Key points:
- No user registration or accounts required
- No personal data collection (name, email, phone)
- SMS messages in public inboxes are visible to everyone
- Automatically collected analytics data only
2. What we collect
Automatically collected (standard web analytics):
- IP address and approximate location
- Browser type/version, device type
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring website
SMS messages:
- Publicly visible in web inboxes
- Temporary storage only (deleted when number expires)
- Not associated with individual users
- No permanent message archive
What we DON'T collect:
- Personal identifiable information (PII)
- User accounts, emails, or phone numbers
- SMS content after number expiration
3. Cookies & Tracking
We use cookies for site functionality, analytics, and advertising. Types used:
- Essential: Session management, UI preferences — required for the site to work.
- Analytics: Google Analytics 4 with anonymized IP — helps us understand usage.
- Advertising: Google AdSense uses cookies to serve relevant ads based on your visit to this and other websites. You can opt out at any time.
Manage cookies via your browser settings. To opt out of Google personalized advertising, visit Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
4. How we use data
- Operate and improve the temporary number service
- Monitor site performance and uptime
- Understand usage patterns (no personal profiling)
- Display contextual and interest-based advertising via Google AdSense
- Comply with legal requirements
5. Third-party advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
- Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (anonymized IP) — Google Privacy Policy
- Advertising: Google AdSense — How Google uses advertising cookies
- CDN: Cloudflare, FlagCDN for performance
- Hosting: Cloudflare Pages
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Third-party vendors may also use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
6. Data retention
- SMS messages: Deleted when temporary number expires
- Analytics: 14 months maximum (Google Analytics standard)
- Server logs: 30 days for security
7. Your rights
Since we collect minimal data:
- Opt out of personalized ads: Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info
- Opt out of analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on
- Access: Contact us for analytics data related to your visit
- Deletion: Data auto-deletes per retention policy above
8. Children's privacy
Service not directed to children under 13. No knowing collection from minors.
9. Security
Standard security measures including HTTPS, DDoS protection, and access controls. Public SMS inboxes visible by design.
10. Changes
Updates posted here with "Last Updated" date. Continued use constitutes acceptance.