Fundamental Privacy Pledge:
Cloud SMS BD never sells, rents, leases, trades, or commercially exploits the telephone numbers, contact databases, or message payloads uploaded by our customers. Your data is strictly your proprietary property.
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Overview & Privacy Commitment
This Privacy Policy describes how Cloud SMS BD ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, safeguards, and handles customer data across our website (cloudsmsbd.com), customer portal, REST APIs, and carrier gateway interconnects in Bangladesh.
We act as a Data Processor on behalf of our enterprise and merchant clients (who act as the Data Controllers regarding their recipient lists), while serving as the Data Controller for our direct customer account records.
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Information We Collect
We collect only the information essential to administer your telecommunication services, prevent fraud, and satisfy statutory BTRC regulatory requirements:
Account & Verification Data
Business title, Trade License copy, company pad authorization letters, contact person name, email address, mobile phone number, billing address, National Identity (NID) info and Tax Identification Number (e-TIN).
Technical & API Logs
Originating IP addresses, API authentication tokens, HTTP request headers, browser user-agents, webhook delivery attempt logs, and session timestamps.
Customer Contact Lists & Message Payloads
Proprietary Protection
Complete Database Ownership & Protection
Your uploaded customer phone numbers (MSISDNs), recipient contact address books, contact group tags, and custom campaign merge parameters remain 100% your exclusive intellectual property. Under no circumstance does Cloud SMS BD mine, compile, or utilize your contact lists for third-party marketing or lead generation.
3.1 Transactional Telephony Processing
We process recipient telephone numbers and message bodies strictly for the technical purpose of:
- Routing message packets through licensed mobile operator SMSCs (Grameenphone, Robi Axiata, Banglalink, Teletalk) via secure SMPP protocols.
- Relaying downstream Delivery Status Reports (DLR) to your dashboard and webhook callbacks.
- Performing automated fraud and spam screening to prevent gateway blacklist events.
3.2 Data Isolation
Each client's database tables and recipient contact lists are partitioned with strict multi-tenant isolation. Account holders cannot view, access, or query contact lists belonging to other users.
Anti-Spam & Recipient Privacy Protection
We protect individual mobile consumers against unwanted communications through automated mechanisms linked to our Anti-Spam Policy:
- Unsubscribe & Suppression Lists: Our system maintains automated recipient opt-out suppression tables. If an end consumer requests to be unsubscribed from a brand's promotional texts, the system prevents future marketing deliveries to that MSISDN.
- Protection Against Scraped Lists: We actively identify and quarantine accounts attempting to send messages to sequential number blocks (e.g., auto-generated numbers) to eliminate spam harassment.
- Consumer Complaint Handling: End consumers may report unsolicited SMS directly to our compliance desk at [email protected] for swift investigation.
BTRC Telecommunications Regulatory Disclosures
Legal Compliance
Lawful Disclosures Under Bangladesh Law
As a telecom gateway operating in Bangladesh, Cloud SMS BD is subject to the regulatory oversight of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and relevant national security frameworks.
We will disclose customer account records, originating IP addresses, sender ID documentation, or message transmission logs only under the following strict legal conditions:
- When compelled by a formal, valid court subpoena, judicial warrant, or authorized directive issued by the BTRC or official law enforcement authorities of Bangladesh.
- To investigate and halt acute cybersecurity incidents, ongoing financial phishing scams, or imminent threats to national infrastructure.
We do not participate in voluntary, informal data sharing with third-party corporations or advertising conglomerates.
Data Storage, Retention & Encryption Standards
Our data protection infrastructure employs industry-standard safeguards to protect data from unauthorized access, alteration, or interception:
Encryption in Transit
All REST API calls, portal sessions, and webhook relays are secured via TLS 1.3 / HTTPS encryption.
Encryption at Rest
Stored databases, credentials, and message records are encrypted utilizing industry-standard AES-256 algorithms.
6.1 Message Log Retention Period
Active SMS logs and delivery receipts are retained on active servers for ninety (90) days to allow customers to verify campaign performance, resolve billing queries, and monitor carrier deliverability. After 90 days, transactional payloads are automatically purged or archived into encrypted, cold storage in compliance with telecom audit requirements.
Cookies & Session Technologies
Our web platform uses essential first-party cookies and localized browser storage to ensure seamless operation:
- Session & Authentication Cookies: Used to maintain secure user login state and authenticate dashboard operations.
- Preferences Storage: Local storage key stores your interface language choice (English or Bengali).
- No Third-Party Advertising Trackers: We do not deploy intrusive third-party cross-site advertising beacons or behavioural tracking scripts.
Your Rights & Data Protection Desk
Under our corporate privacy policy and prevailing data protection principles, you maintain the following rights regarding your account:
- Right of Access & Rectification: You may review, download, or update your registered business profile and contact information directly in the dashboard.
- Data Export: You can export full campaign reports, recipient lists, and delivery receipts in CSV/Excel formats at any time.
- Right to Deletion: Upon account closure and completion of any outstanding financial settlement, you may request permanent deletion of your contact lists and uploaded assets.
Contact Our Data Protection Officer (DPO)
If you have inquiries regarding how your data is handled or wish to exercise your data rights, reach out to our privacy desk: