How anonymous reporting works
What happens when someone reports without giving their name, and what is and is not recorded.
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A reporter chooses a category, describes what happened and decides whether to stay anonymous. Anonymous is the default.
What is not recorded
- IP addresses and device identifiers are not stored with reports.
- The reporting pages load no tracking scripts.
- An anonymous report contains no contact details at all.
- The referrer is suppressed, so the page they came from is not passed on.
What the reporter receives
- A reference number that identifies the report.
- A one-time access code. It is shown once and never stored in readable form, so nobody can read it back, including administrators and SLEM Technologies.
- A page they can copy, download or print with both. The file is built in the browser and never uploaded.
How the code is protected
- A wrong reference or code returns the same generic message, so attackers learn nothing.
- Repeated wrong attempts lock the report temporarily.
- Staff cannot see the code, so they cannot impersonate the reporter.
Important. If the access code is lost it cannot be recovered. The reporter can submit a new report and mention the old reference.
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