Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users must be at least 16 years old to create an account and have their personal data processed.
⚖️ Legal basis (GDPR Art. 8): Users under 16 require verified parental consent, which this platform does not currently support.
🔒 GDPR Art. 13 — Data Notice
What We Store & Why
We are required by GDPR Article 13 to tell you exactly what personal data we collect, why, and how long we keep it — before you register.
Data
Purpose
Retention
Nickname
Public research identity, linked to your reputation score
Until deletion
Email
Authentication and password recovery only. Never shared or used for marketing.
Until deletion
Password (hashed)
Account access verification
Until deletion
Voting history
Reliability score and stake pool. Anonymised on deletion.
Anonymised
Submissions & posts
Research contributions displayed publicly under your nickname
Removed on deletion
TRU score & badges
Public reputation system
Until deletion
Consent record
Legal compliance under GDPR Art. 7
7 years
Your GDPR rights: Access · Rectification · Erasure (Art. 17) · Portability · Object to processing · Lodge complaint with your national DPA (e.g. AP Netherlands, BfDI Germany, CNIL France).
✓ Informed Consent
Your Explicit Consent
These checkboxes are not pre-ticked. Your consent must be freely given, specific, and informed (GDPR Art. 7).
⚠ Platform Safety & Legal Notice
This platform is for lawful investigative research only. The following are strictly prohibited and result in immediate permanent suspension and law-enforcement referral:
Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content exploiting minors — police are notified immediately, without exception and without delay
Any other illegal material (non-consensual imagery, terrorist content, etc.)
Buying, selling or advertising any item or service of any kind
Targeted harassment, doxxing or threats against any real person
If you encounter evidence of child exploitation or other serious crime during research, go to the police first — before submitting anything here. Lives may depend on it.
Create Your Account
Choose a permanent nickname — your public identity on all research contributions.
⚠️ Permanent — cannot be changed after registration.
Used for authentication only. Never shared or used for marketing.