Transparency
Where your information goes
If you are asked to describe your water, your animals, your home or your health, you are entitled to know exactly where that information lands, who can read it, how long it is kept and what it is used for. This page answers that in plain English.
The journey
What happens after you press submit
1. You submit
Your answers travel over an encrypted connection straight into this project's own database. Nothing is sent to an advertising network, a mailing list provider or a third party CRM.
2. It is given a reference
Every submission receives a reference such as TRN-2026-0148, shown on screen when you finish. Quote it in any follow up and we can find your record instantly.
3. It is stored and backed up
Records are held in a managed cloud database with automatic daily backups and point in time recovery, so a mistake or a failure cannot lose your evidence.
4. It is reviewed
An approved investigator reads it, gives it a status (under review, verified, needs more information, out of scope) and records internal notes. Every change is written to an audit trail showing who did what and when.
5. It becomes part of a report
Your record is counted in summaries by category, distance and date. Nothing identifying leaves the review area.
Access
Who can read what
Access is set at the database itself, not just in the website, so it cannot be bypassed by guessing a web address.
| Who | Can see | Cannot see |
|---|---|---|
| The public | Anonymous totals only | Any individual submission, name, address or health note |
| A signed in but unapproved account | Nothing at all | Every submission remains hidden |
| Approved investigator | Full case record, with health data behind a deliberate reveal that is logged | Nothing is hidden, but nothing is unlogged either |
| Regulators and experts | Anonymised packs, only where consent was given | Names, contacts, exact locations, health details |
Outputs
What reports your submission helps produce
A single observation on its own proves little. Together they show pattern, spread and timing, which is what an independent investigation needs.
Weekly evidence summary
New submissions in the last seven days, grouped by category and review status.
Category report
Everything reported under one heading, for example water or vibration, with dates and locations.
Geographic report
Submissions grouped by distance from the site: within half a mile, half a mile to one mile, and beyond. Coordinates are rounded before they leave the review area.
Temporal report
Observations grouped by the month they happened, so clustering, or the absence of clustering, can be compared against known activity dates.
Regulator pack
A formatted bundle containing only records where the person consented to sharing with regulators. Names, contact details, exact locations and health information are stripped out, and a methodology and limitations statement is attached so it stands up to scrutiny.
Public statistics
Anonymous counts only, published on the public dashboard. No individual record can be identified from them.
Your control
Backup, retention and withdrawal
Backup. The database is backed up automatically every day, with point in time recovery. Exported reports are held separately by the investigation team.
Retention. Records are kept for as long as the investigation is active, and thereafter only in anonymised form for the historical record. Contact details are deleted once they are no longer needed.
Withdrawal. Quote your reference and ask for your record to be removed. It will be deleted, and any pending report regenerated without it.
Emails. If you gave an email address and asked to be contacted, you will receive a confirmation with your reference and, where relevant, follow up questions. You will not be added to any marketing list.