This Privacy Policy explains how ScamInvestigation.net (“ScamInvestigation,” “we,” “us”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website or contact us. It applies to scaminvestigation.net and its pages.
1. Information we collect
Information you send us. When you email us a tip, correction, complaint or right-of-reply request, we receive your email address, name (if given), the content of your message and any attachments.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting provider records technical data when you visit: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring page and the date and time of the request. We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand which pages are read.
Cookies. The site does not require cookies to function. If we enable analytics or other tools that use cookies, we will update this policy and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent first.
2. How we use information
- To run, secure and improve the website;
- To review, verify and report on tips and information you provide;
- To respond to corrections, complaints and right-of-reply requests;
- To comply with legal obligations and defend legal claims.
We do not sell your personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
3. Sources and confidentiality
We treat the identity of people who send us tips as confidential. We will not publish your name or identifying details without your permission, unless a court orders us to disclose them or the law otherwise requires it. Please do not send passwords, full account numbers or government ID numbers; redact them before sending documents.
4. Legal basis (EEA/UK visitors)
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we process personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (operating the site and journalism in the public interest), your consent (where you give it), and compliance with legal obligations. Processing for journalistic purposes may be subject to exemptions under applicable law.
5. Sharing
We share information only with service providers who help us run the site (such as hosting and email providers) under confidentiality obligations; with authorities when legally required; or with your consent. If you ask us to, we can pass your complaint to a regulator on your behalf.
6. Retention
Server logs are kept for a limited period for security and then deleted or anonymized. Tips and correspondence are kept for as long as needed for our reporting, to maintain an accurate record, and to deal with any legal claims.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under the GDPR, UK GDPR and U.S. state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information, to object to or restrict processing, and to data portability. To make a request, email privacy@scaminvestigation.net. We may need to verify your identity. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. Some rights may be limited where information is processed for journalism or needed for legal claims.
8. Security
The site is served over HTTPS and we limit access to correspondence to editorial staff. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Children
This site is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
10. External links
Our reports link to regulators, courts, registries and other third-party sites. Their privacy practices are their own; please read their policies.
11. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it last changed.
12. Contact
Questions about privacy: privacy@scaminvestigation.net.