Privacy Policy

1. Scope & Who We Are

usil.mobi.ng provides smartphone-related content, including technical specifications, reviews, comparisons, and other informational materials. This policy applies to information processed when you visit our website, engage with interactive features, subscribe to updates, or contact us.

By using our site, you agree to the practices described here. If you disagree, please discontinue use.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

• Information you provide: Contact details (e.g., name, email) when you subscribe, submit feedback, request support, or post comments.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type/version, device identifiers, operating system, referral URL, pages viewed, time on page, and general location derived from IP.
• Cookie data: Preferences, session identifiers, and tracking identifiers set by us or partners. See Cookies section.
• User-generated content: Comments, ratings, reviews, and any media you submit.

3. How We Use Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• Provide, operate, and improve site features and content
• Personalize your experience (e.g., remembered settings, relevant content)
• Monitor performance, debug issues, and prevent fraud/abuse
• Measure and analyze audience engagement and trends
• Send service messages or updates you opt into (you can unsubscribe)
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use first- and third-party cookies, local storage, and similar tools to remember preferences, maintain sessions, and understand how visitors use our site. You can manage cookies via your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may impact functionality.

5. Analytics, Ads & Affiliates

We may use analytics services (for example, privacy-friendly analytics or tools like Google Analytics) to understand traffic and usage. We may also display ads or include affiliate links to smartphone retailers and accessories. These partners may set cookies or collect data according to their own policies.

We ensure that all third-party services comply with applicable privacy laws. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we use analytics providers that offer GDPR-compliant data processing agreements.

6. Comments & User Content

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

7. When We Share Information

We may share your information with:

• Service providers who assist in our operations (hosting, analytics, customer support)
• Advertising and affiliate partners (as described in Section 5)
• Legal authorities when required by law or to protect our rights
• Business transfers in case of merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

9. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under various regulations including:

GDPR NDPA CCPA PIPEDA LGPD

These rights may include:

• Right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data
• Right to object to or restrict certain processing
• Right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Right to opt out of marketing communications at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• Right to be informed about data processing activities (under NDPA)

To exercise rights, contact us using the details below. We may take steps to verify your request as permitted by law and will respond within the timeframes required by applicable regulations.

11. Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately. We will take steps to remove such information and terminate the child’s account if applicable.

For children between 13-16 years in certain jurisdictions, we may require consent from a parent or guardian before processing their personal data, in compliance with regulations like GDPR.

We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children’s online activities and consider using parental control tools to help provide a child-friendly online environment.

12. International Transfers

Information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards to protect cross-border transfers, such as:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
• Adequacy decisions for countries with equivalent data protection laws
• Binding Corporate Rules for intra-organizational transfers
• NDPA-compliant mechanisms for transfers involving Nigerian data

By using our site, you acknowledge these practices. For EEA residents, we ensure that international data transfers comply with Chapter V of the GDPR. For Nigerian users, we comply with the cross-border data transfer requirements of the NDPA.

13. Changes to This 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 “Effective Date” at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.