Privacy

Effective: 24 August 2026

Release 1 forensic and message tools process files and text in your browser. Source files are not uploaded to ValidatesOnline servers for those tools.

• Local tools show a privacy badge: processing stays in your browser.
• Password breach checks use Have I Been Pwned k-anonymity — only a 5-character hash prefix is sent, never the password.
• Server checks such as public DNS transmit only the identifier needed for that check and may create ordinary security and access logs.
• We do not sell personal analysis content or use it to sell positive security verdicts.
• Essential storage may preserve interface state on your device. ValidatesOnline does not currently load non-essential advertising or measurement tags.
• Before advertising is activated, an applicable consent-management flow and clear cookie controls will be enabled. Ad partners may then process device, cookie, IP, and interaction data under their own policies.
• Locally generated reports remain on your device unless you choose to download, share, or submit them elsewhere.

Requests and contact

For access, correction, deletion, objection, or privacy questions, email support@validatesonline.com. We may need enough information to locate relevant server records and verify the request.