Privacy policy – Florida Phone Directory explains how we collect, store, share, and protect your personal data when you use our phone lookup services. This document covers your rights under Florida law and federal law.
We keep our words plain so anyone can read and grasp them. By using our site, you accept the terms below.
What Data We Collect From Users
We collect specific pieces of data to run our Florida phone directory and deliver search results to you. Some data comes from what you type into our search box. Other data comes from your device when you load a page on our site. We explain both types below so you know exactly what we handle at every step.
Data You Give Us Directly
When you search for a phone number, name, or address in our directory, you enter that text into our search forms. We send your search query to our data partners who return matching results back to our site. We do not store your full search history on our servers after the results load. We may keep anonymous logs that count how many searches happen each day across all users.
Data We Collect Automatically
Our servers record basic technical details each time you visit a page on our site. This automatic data collection helps us fix bugs, measure speed, and improve your experience on every page you load.
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Screen resolution and language settings
- Pages you visit and time spent on each page
- The website that sent you to our site
- Date and time of your visit
Cookies and Tracking Tools
We place small files called cookies on your device. Cookies help us remember your settings and measure how visitors use our directory across Florida cities. You can turn off cookies in your browser settings at any time. Some parts of our site may not work correctly if you block all cookies.
We use the following types of cookies on our site:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | How Long It Stays |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies | Keep you logged in during your visit | Ends when you close your browser |
| Preference cookies | Remember your city and search filters | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics cookies | Measure page visits and traffic sources | Up to 24 months |
| Advertising cookies | Show ads that match your interests | Up to 24 months |
How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for clear business reasons that we list below. We never sell your personal identity to third parties for cash. We do share search data with partners who help us deliver results to your screen. Every use we make has a specific purpose tied to running the directory.
To Run the Phone Lookup Service
Your search queries let us pull up phone numbers, addresses, and business names from our data sources. We pass your search terms to these partners so they can match them against public records and carrier data. Without this data sharing, the directory would not return any results to your screen.
To Improve Site Performance
We study traffic patterns to spot slow pages, broken links, and confusing layouts. This helps us make the directory faster and easier to use for everyone in Florida. We also use this data to plan new features for Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and other cities we serve.
To Display Relevant Ads
Some pages show ads paid for by outside companies. These ads may match topics related to your searches. We do not share your name or phone number with advertisers. They only see anonymous signals about your visit such as city or general topic.
To Prevent Fraud and Abuse
We watch for bots, scrapers, and people who try to abuse our system. If we spot harmful activity, we block the IP address and may report it to legal authorities. This keeps the directory safe for every real user who relies on it.
Who We Share Your Data With
We share specific pieces of data with trusted partners who help us run our service. We list every category of partner below so you know where your data goes and what they do with it. Each partner has signed a data use agreement with us.
Search Partners and Data Providers
When you type a name or phone number, we send your query to data partners. These partners search public records, telecom databases, and business listings to return results. They return those results to our site for display. Partners include phone carriers, public record aggregators, and licensed data brokers. Each partner has their own privacy rules that apply once data leaves our site.
Analytics Services
We use analytics tools to count visitors, measure search volume, and study user behavior across our pages. These tools see your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. They do not see your name or phone number unless you type it into a form on our site.
Advertising Networks
Ads on our site come from outside ad networks. These networks may use cookies to show ads that match your interests across the web. You can opt out through your browser settings or through industry opt-out pages run by the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Law and Legal Requests
If a Florida court, legal agency, or federal authority sends us a valid subpoena, search warrant, or court order, we will share the requested data. We only respond to legally valid requests. We will tell you about the request unless a court order blocks that notice.
Florida Privacy Law Compliance
Florida has specific privacy laws that apply to data collected from residents. We follow all Florida rules that apply to our phone directory service. This section lists the main Florida laws we follow and how we follow them every day.
Florida FIPA Rules
Florida state law requires businesses to protect personal data and notify residents of breaches that affect them. We follow these rules for any data we store about Florida users. If a breach affects you, we will notify you within 30 days as the law requires. We also report breaches to the Florida Department of Legal Affairs when more than 500 residents get affected in one event.
Public Records and Phone Listings
Florida public records law makes many phone numbers and addresses available to the public through government offices. Our directory pulls from these public sources. Listing in our directory does not mean we own your data or control it forever. You may request removal from our listings by contacting us through the channels listed in the contact section below.
Florida Do Not Call Rules
If you are listed on the Florida Do Not Call Registry, our directory does not affect that list. We are a lookup service, not a marketing company. We do not make sales calls based on directory searches. The directory only shows public phone data and lets you look up numbers yourself.
How We Protect Your Data
We use industry-standard security tools to keep your data safe from hackers and leaks. No system is perfect, but we take strong steps to protect every piece of data we hold on our servers. We test our security every quarter to find weak spots.
Encryption and Secure Connections
All pages on our site use HTTPS encryption. This means the data between your browser and our servers stays scrambled during transit. Search queries and form submissions stay private from outside parties while moving across the web to our site.
Access Controls and Staff Training
Only a small number of trained staff can access user data on our servers. Every staff member signs a confidentiality agreement before getting access. We log all access to sensitive systems and review those logs monthly for any unusual activity or signs of misuse.
Data Retention Limits
We keep search query logs for up to 90 days for security and analytics purposes. After 90 days, we delete or fully anonymize these logs. Personal data you submit through forms gets deleted within 30 days after we fulfill your request or complete the task you asked for.
Your Privacy Rights in Florida
Florida law gives you clear rights over the personal data businesses collect about you. We honor every right listed below. To use any of these rights, contact us through the channels listed in the contact section above. We respond to every request within the time limits Florida law sets.
Right to Access Your Data
You can ask us what personal data we hold about you. We will reply within 45 days. If we need more time, we will tell you why and give a new date in writing. You can request a copy of your data in a common file format like CSV or PDF for your records.
Right to Correct Wrong Data
If you find wrong data about yourself in our directory, you can ask us to fix it. We will update our listings and notify our data partners within 30 days. The corrected data will appear across our system and our partner systems after the next update cycle.
Right to Delete Your Data
You can ask us to remove your listing from our directory at any time. We will delete your entry from our active systems within 30 days. Backup copies get removed during the next regular backup cycle, which runs every 90 days for security reasons.
Right to Opt Out
You can opt out of marketing emails, personalized ads, and analytics tracking. We will respect your choice within 10 business days. You can opt out by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly through our contact page on the main site.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our directory links to outside websites for ads, partner services, and additional phone data sources. Once you click a link to another site, their privacy policy applies instead of ours. We do not control how other sites handle your data after you leave our pages.
Before you share personal data with any third party, read their privacy policy first. Common partner types include background check services, marketing platforms, and public records databases. Each one sets its own rules for data collection and use on their own site.
Children Under 13 and Privacy
Our phone directory is not meant for children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Federal rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act protect kids under 13, and we follow those rules on every page of our site.
If you are a parent and believe your child submitted data to our site, please contact us right away. We will delete the data within 7 days and confirm the deletion in writing. We take child privacy seriously and act fast on every parent request we receive.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy as our service grows or as laws change in Florida and at the federal level. When we make changes, we will post the new version on this page. The date at the top of the page shows when the latest update took effect for users across all cities we serve.
For major changes that affect your rights, we will send an email notice to users who signed up for our newsletter. We will post a banner on our homepage for at least 30 days after the change goes live so returning users can read the new terms.
Florida Phone Directory Contact Info
Florida Phone Directory is an online lookup service that helps residents and businesses find phone numbers across the state. We cover major cities including Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, and Cape Coral. Our database includes landlines, cell phones, and business listings from public sources across Florida counties.
For privacy questions, data removal requests, or to use any of your privacy rights listed above, reach out to our privacy team through the contact page on our main website. We respond to all privacy requests within the time limits set by Florida state law and federal privacy rules.
Privacy Questions and Answers
This FAQ section covers common questions about our privacy policy and how we handle data for Florida phone lookups. We answer each question in plain language. If you have a question we do not cover here, contact our team for personal help with your situation.
Does Florida Phone Directory Sell My Search Data?
No, we do not sell your personal search data to third parties for cash at any time. We do share search queries with licensed data partners who help return lookup results. These partners use the data only to answer your search and return matching records. They do not buy it or resell it to other companies. Our business model relies on ads shown on our pages and partner fees for premium listings, not on selling user data to outside companies for profit. Read each partner’s privacy policy before submitting personal data through their forms. We pick partners who meet Florida privacy standards and follow the same rules we follow. If we ever change how we handle search data, we will update this policy and notify users through email and on our homepage for at least 30 days.
How Do I Remove My Phone Number From the Directory?
You can remove your phone number by submitting a removal request through our contact form on the main site. Include your full name, phone number, and a clear reason for removal in the form fields. We process most removal requests within 30 days of receipt. After removal, your data will not appear in new searches run on our pages. Note that cached copies on other sites and search engines may take longer to clear because we do not control them. We will send notices to our major data partners about your removal so they can update their own copies. If your listing shows up again after removal, contact us right away and we will look into why and fix the issue at no charge to you.
Is My Search History Stored Anywhere?
We keep anonymous search logs for up to 90 days on our internal servers. These logs count how many people search each day but do not link searches to your name, email, or phone number. After 90 days, we delete or fully anonymize these logs so no one can trace them back to a person. We do not build personal profiles based on your searches over time. Cookies on your device may track activity locally through your browser, which you can clear through your browser settings at any time. We honor Do Not Track signals sent by your browser when you turn on that feature in your settings menu. We also respect Global Privacy Control signals sent by supported browsers in 2026.
What Happens If There Is a Data Breach?
If a breach exposes your personal data, we follow Florida state law on breach notices. We notify affected users within 30 days of finding out about the breach. The notice explains what data was exposed, what we are doing about it, and what steps you should take to protect yourself. We report the breach to the Florida Department of Legal Affairs if it affects 500 or more Florida residents in one event. We work with cybersecurity firms to find the cause and close the gap that led to the breach. We offer free credit monitoring for one year to anyone whose Social Security number or financial data gets exposed in a breach we report.
Can I Use This Service Under 18?
Our service is open to users 13 and older who use it with a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you are between 13 and 18, please use the service with a parent or guardian’s guidance and review of search results. Parents who find out their child submitted data to our site can contact us for fast removal under federal child privacy rules. We remove child data within 7 days of getting a verified parent request. We do not show personalized ads to users we know are under 18. We do not let advertisers target users under 18 with interest-based ads based on their search history on our pages.
Do You Follow GDPR for European Users?
Yes, we honor GDPR rights for any European visitors who use our service from EU countries. You have the right to access, correct, delete, and port your data to another service. You can object to data processing and withdraw consent at any time without losing access to basic features. Contact us through the channels listed above to use these rights. We respond to GDPR requests within the time limits the law sets, which is 30 days for most requests. We appoint a data protection officer who handles GDPR questions for our European users. We run data processing agreements with every partner that handles EU user data on our behalf through our service.
How Do I Contact the Privacy Team?
You can reach our privacy team through the contact page on our main website at any time. We respond to all privacy emails within 5 business days during normal times. For urgent matters like data breaches or deletion requests, mark your email subject line with URGENT and we will reply within 24 hours. We accept written requests by mail at the address listed on our contact page for users who prefer paper mail over email. We keep records of every privacy request we get for at least 5 years as Florida law requires. If you have a complaint we cannot solve, you have the right to file a complaint with the Florida Attorney General or the FTC for federal issues.