Effective date: 27 August 2026
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Who is responsible for your information
The Crime Portal is responsible for the personal information collected through this website. Questions about this policy or requests concerning your information can be sent to ben@thecrimeportal.co.uk.
Information collected
If you use the contact or case-submission forms, the site collects the details you provide, which may include your name, email address, connection to a case and supporting information. The website may also process limited technical information such as an IP address, browser information, security logs and consent choices. Optional analytics data is collected only in line with your cookie preferences.
How information is used
Information is used to respond to messages, assess suggested cases, correct published work, protect the website and understand its performance. The legal bases relied upon are consent, legitimate interests in operating and improving The Crime Portal, and compliance with legal obligations where applicable.
Case submissions
Please submit only information that you are entitled to share. A submission does not guarantee that a case will be covered. Sensitive or unverified allegations are assessed carefully and are not published merely because they have been submitted.
Services used by the site
Information may be processed by service providers that support website hosting, security, form delivery, analytics and consent management. YouTube content is embedded using its privacy-enhanced player and is requested only when you choose to play a video. These providers may process information outside the United Kingdom under their own safeguards and privacy terms.
Retention and sharing
Messages and case submissions are kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which they were supplied, for research records, or to meet legal and security requirements. Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed where required by law, to protect legal rights, or to a relevant authority when there is a lawful and compelling reason.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may ask for access to your personal information, correction, deletion, restriction, objection or a portable copy. You may also withdraw consent where processing relies on consent. Contact ben@thecrimeportal.co.uk to make a request. You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Cookies and changes to this policy
Cookie use and preference controls are explained in the Cookies Policy. This policy may be updated when the website or the services it uses change; the date above will be revised when that happens.