Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

The Scam Exposed ("The Scam Exposed," "we," "our," or "us") is an independent scam awareness platform dedicated to helping individuals, families, older adults, and businesses recognize and avoid fraud. We provide free educational tools that allow users to check suspicious phone numbers, email addresses, websites, and scam messages, as well as submit scam reports that may help protect others.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you when using our services.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information.

• Search Information. Phone numbers, email addresses, website addresses, or other information you voluntarily submit when using our search tools.
• Scam Reports. Information you choose to provide when reporting a suspected scam, including descriptions, screenshots, URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and any other supporting details.
• Account Information. If you create a Family Alerts account, we collect your email address and a securely hashed password. We never store passwords in plain text.
• Technical Information. Limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and approximate location based on IP may be collected for security, fraud prevention, performance monitoring, and analytics.
• Accessibility Preferences. We may store your accessibility settings, such as text size or high contrast mode, to improve your experience on future visits.

How We Use Your Information

We use collected information only for legitimate business and security purposes, including:

• Providing search results for phone numbers, email addresses, and websites.
• Reviewing submitted scam reports before adding appropriate information to our database.
• Operating and securing Family Alerts accounts.
• Preventing spam, abuse, fraud, automated attacks, and unauthorized access.
• Improving our website, search tools, accessibility, and user experience.
• Responding to user inquiries and support requests.
• Complying with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not use your search history for advertising or behavioral marketing.

Cookies and Local Storage

Our website uses cookies and local browser storage to provide essential functionality and improve your experience. These technologies may be used to keep you signed in, remember accessibility preferences, protect against abuse, and understand how visitors use our website through basic analytics.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

How We Share Information

We do not disclose personal information except in the following circumstances:

• With trusted service providers who assist us with hosting, security, analytics, or website operations under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
• When required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or lawful government requests.
• To protect the rights, safety, property, or security of our users, the public, or The Scam Exposed.
• With your consent or at your direction.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Scam reports may be retained in an anonymized or de-identified form to improve the accuracy of our scam database.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we work to protect your information, no method of transmitting or storing electronic data can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Choices

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your account information by contacting us. Subject to applicable law, we will process requests within a reasonable period. Certain information may be retained where required for legal, security, or fraud prevention purposes.

Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for a general audience and are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.

Third Party Services

We may use trusted third party providers for services including website hosting, analytics, email delivery, security monitoring, and infrastructure. These providers receive only the information necessary to perform their services on our behalf.

International Users

If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in countries where our service providers operate. By using our services, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred and processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or operational practices. When changes are made, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.

Important Disclaimer

The Scam Exposed is an independent educational platform. We are not a government agency, law enforcement organization, consumer protection authority, or official fraud reporting service. Information available through this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, financial, or investigative advice.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@thescamexposed.com.