Privacy Policy
Updated 13 October 2026
The Phone Market58 James Street, Bradford, BD1 3PZ
info@thephonemarket.co.uk
Who is responsible
The Phone Market, 58 James Street, Bradford, BD1 3PZ, operates this marketplace. Contact info@thephonemarket.co.uk for privacy questions and requests. Retention periods and hosting transfer safeguards are still under review. This provisional notice describes the current application; those arrangements need confirmation.
Information the website uses
When you sign in with ChatGPT, the application receives your account identifier, email address and, where supplied, name. It stores seller application details and approval status, device listings and photos, purchase requests and buyer email addresses, commission records, delivery references and purchase reviews. Information is provided by you, other transaction participants or the authentication service.
Why information is used
Information is used to authenticate accounts, review sellers and listings, display devices, route purchase requests, keep order and commission records, provide purchase-linked reviews, and prevent misuse. The proposed lawful bases are contractual necessity for account and requested marketplace services, and legitimate interests for security, moderation and fraud prevention. Any legally required records need an appropriate legal-obligation basis. The operator must confirm these bases before final publication.
Who can see information
Approved seller profiles, approved listings, their images and review content are visible publicly. Seller email addresses are not included in public seller profiles. A purchase request shares the buyer’s email with the relevant seller. Order information is available to the buyer, relevant seller and platform owner. Hosting, authentication and storage services process information needed to operate the website. External photo URLs and font resources cause browsers to contact their providers.
IMEI, payments and shipping services
The current lookup checks an IMEI against verified model mappings. The application does not save the full IMEI in listings or orders. A future external lookup provider would need an updated disclosure before receiving IMEI data. Stripe payments and automated courier services are not connected, and this application does not collect card numbers or seller bank details.
Retention and security
The application uses account access controls and seller ownership checks. Retention periods, deletion procedures and the handling of backups must be documented by the operator. Uploaded photos are served through public URLs, so do not upload identification documents, visible IMEIs or private material as listing pictures. No promise of automated account or photo deletion is made by this draft.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection rights include access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability and objection. Where consent is relied upon, it can be withdrawn. You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk. Send requests to info@thephonemarket.co.uk.