{
  "slug": "smspool",
  "category": "virtual-phone-numbers",
  "name": "SMSPool",
  "description": "Paid service that rents one-time and longer-term non-VoIP phone numbers in many countries for receiving SMS verification codes. Operated by SMSPool B.V. in the Netherlands.",
  "website": "https://www.smspool.net",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "NL",
    "name": "Netherlands",
    "eyes": "Nine Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 38,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "SMSPool scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the virtual phone numbers criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the Netherlands: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/smspool/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/smspool/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy",
      "note": "No advertising trackers. The privacy policy names Cloudflare analytics, which is on by default."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy",
      "note": "Funded by prepaid purchases; the privacy policy states user information is not sold or shared for marketing."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy",
      "note": "No transparency report; the privacy policy only says law enforcement can request data within reasonable demand."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.smspool.net&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.smspool.net",
      "note": "Grade B (75/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:21.854Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}