Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 9, 2026
The short version
We collect the minimum information needed to run this site. We never sell your personal information. You can delete your account or unsubscribe from emails at any time. If you share a scam report or story, only the details meant for the public page are shown — your private contact details stay private.
What we collect
- Account information. If you create an account, we store your email address and sign-in details so you can log in, save alerts, and manage your reports.
- Email alert subscriptions. If you sign up for free email alerts without an account, we store your email address and the keywords you want to watch. Every alert email includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
- Reports and stories you submit. When you report a scam or share a story, we store what you write. Optional contact details you give us (like your email) are stored privately and are never shown on public pages.
- Basic usage data. Like most websites, our hosting and security systems log standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, to keep the site running and prevent abuse.
How we use it
- To run the scam checker, community reports, Story Wall, and alert features.
- To send you the email alerts you asked for — nothing else.
- To moderate submissions and keep spam, abuse, and dangerous content off the site.
- To improve the site and understand which pages help people most.
AI analysis
When you use the scam checker, the text you enter may be processed by an automated AI service to produce a risk summary. Please do not paste passwords, private keys, seed phrases, ID numbers, or other sensitive personal information into the checker. We never ask for those, and you never need them to use this site.
How long we keep things
- Free instant check: the text you paste stays in your own browser. It is never sent to us, so there is nothing for us to keep.
- Deep check: the text is sent securely to our AI provider to produce the result, then shown to you. We do not save it as a report, we do not add it to the public database, and it is not used to train any AI model. We keep only a simple count of how many deep checks your account has run, so the daily limit works.
- Reports and stories: kept for as long as they stay published, because their whole purpose is to warn other people. Ask us and we will remove yours.
- Email alerts: kept until you unsubscribe, then removed from the alert list.
- Accounts: kept until you ask us to delete the account.
- Technical logs: kept for a short period (normally under 90 days) for security and abuse prevention, then discarded.
If you were scammed and tell us about it
- You choose what goes on the public page. Anything you put in the private contact fields is never shown publicly.
- Only you and our moderators can see the private parts of your report. Moderators see them to check the report is genuine and safe to publish.
- You can change your mind. Email us and we will take your report or story down, or strip identifying details from it, no explanation needed.
- You never need to send us proof of identity, bank details, seed phrases, private keys, passwords, or codes. Nobody from this site will ever ask for them.
- Reporting here is not the same as reporting to the authorities. Our Reporting Center helps you write a summary you can copy to the FTC, IC3, or your regulator — we never submit it for you.
What we never do
- We never sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
- We never publish the private contact details attached to a report or story.
- We never send marketing emails you didn't sign up for.
Your choices
- Stop email alerts: every alert email has a one-click unsubscribe link. No login needed.
- Change or remove a story or report: contact us and we'll help.
- Delete your account: contact us and we'll delete your account and the personal information tied to it.
How we protect your information
Public pages are served from a restricted public view that excludes private fields. Sensitive fields like reporter contact details are stored separately and are only accessible to the account owner and moderators. Access to the database is controlled by row-level security rules.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us and we will remove it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be announced on the site.
Contact us
Questions about your privacy, or want your information removed? Email us at Support@wascryptoscammed.com.
Also see our Terms of Use.