Your data

Witnal keeps access and retention dates with the evidence. See how private storage works and how uninvolved people are redacted from a shared copy.

A phone lying on wooden slats. Its screen shows Witnal's chain of custody: captured, received, hash verified and amended, each with a time. — The custody log, as it is written. Demonstration shop.Photograph: Valentin Ilas, Pexels. Screen: Witnal.

How your data is handled

Your shop is the data controller for its recordings under UK GDPR. Witnal records retention dates and access alongside the evidence.

Private by storage: Evidence objects are private. An anonymous request for one gets a refusal.
Dated by default: Every sealed segment carries a retention date, written into the record itself.
Every action in the log: Every action on an incident lands in the append-only custody log, opening the record included. Signing in and changing a password are kept out of it on purpose. The log is what a court reads; it should be about the evidence.
Blurred before sharing: Uninvolved people are redacted from copies shared into a scheme. Redaction reduces selected image detail; surrounding details may still identify someone. The sealed original is never touched.
Nothing without asking: Beyond the essential sign-in cookie, nothing is set unless you accept analytics on the cookie notice. The contact form keeps what you send, with the time it arrived. Your theme choice stays in your browser.

Figure 4. A shared copy with a bystander's pixels discarded; the sealed original untouched.

Discard pixels yourself

Choose a photo and drag a box to reduce the selected area to blocks. This browser demonstration illustrates redaction; surrounding details may still identify someone. Your original file stays unchanged.

Choose a photoThe photo is read by your browser only. Nothing is uploaded.

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