Privacy policy

When you submit a report we store the phone number, the caller type you selected, your optional comment, and a one-way hashed fingerprint derived from your IP address and browser user agent. The fingerprint cannot be reversed into an IP address and is used only to prevent duplicate and abusive submissions.

Approved reports appear publicly on the page for that number, along with the caller type, the comment and the date. We never publish reporter names, emails, IP addresses or device data. Please do not include personal information about yourself or others in your comment — reports containing personal data are rejected.

Accounts exist only for moderators and administrators. If you create one, we store your email address and display name for authentication purposes.

We use essential cookies to keep signed-in moderators authenticated and to remember your cookie choice. Pages may display advertising served by Google, including Google AdSense.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

Advertising cookies are only set after you accept them in our consent banner. You may opt out of personalised advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info, and you can clear your stored choice by clearing this site's cookies and local storage in your browser.

We do not serve ads on pages that are not intended for the public, we do not place ads in a way that encourages accidental clicks, and we never ask visitors to click on ads.

We handle information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Phone numbers are published as part of a public-interest service warning consumers about unwanted and fraudulent calls.

If a number belongs to you or your business and has been reported unfairly, you can submit a business verification request to add context, or contact us to request removal. We review every request and remove reports that are inaccurate, defamatory or contain personal information.

Reports are retained while they remain relevant. Rejected reports are deleted during routine moderation. Data is stored on managed infrastructure with access restricted to administrators.

Privacy enquiries: privacy@numbercheck.com.au