Privacy Policy

PlatformWatch ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you interact with our website or services, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

Information we collect

From visitors to our website

We do not use tracking cookies, analytics scripts, or third-party advertising on this website. Standard web server logs may temporarily record your IP address and browser information for security and operational purposes; these logs are deleted automatically after 30 days.

From people submitting reports

When you submit a report through our reporting form, we collect:

• The content of your report (description, links, evidence files)
• If voluntarily provided: your name and email address for follow-up

We do not require your identity to accept a report. Anonymous submissions are welcome and accepted.

How we use your information

• To review and assess reports of illegal content
• To prepare formal notices to platforms (your identity is not shared)
• To respond to your inquiries
• To improve our methodology and operational practices

What we do not do

• We do not sell your data to anyone, ever.
• We do not share your identity with the platforms we report to.
• We do not use your data for marketing purposes.
• We do not retain submission data longer than necessary for our work.

Disclosure to law enforcement

We comply with valid legal requests from law enforcement agencies. If we receive a properly issued legal order requiring disclosure of submission data, we will comply with the order while seeking to limit disclosure to what is strictly required by law.

Data retention

Reports and supporting evidence are retained for up to 24 months from submission, after which they are deleted unless retention is required for ongoing legal processes. Anonymized records may be retained indefinitely for transparency reporting purposes.

Your rights

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Object to processing of your data
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us at legal@platformwatch.org.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page, with the effective date shown above.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact legal@platformwatch.org.