Privacy Policy

How we handle your data and your rights

1. Who we are

sexoffenders.co.uk publishes information from publicly available sources for legitimate public interest and community safety purposes. For privacy enquiries, contact [email protected].

2. What data we process

We process information about convicted offenders drawn from publicly available publications (including courts, police statements, and mainstream media reporting) and data you voluntarily provide (e.g., when you submit a correction request). Where available, we disclose the source for each offender. Server logs may include IP addresses, user agents, and request metadata necessary for security and performance.

3. Lawful basis

We rely on legitimate interests to publish and maintain this website in the public interest. Where applicable (e.g., when you contact us), we rely on consent or our legitimate interests to respond and maintain records of communications.

4. Accuracy, reporting restrictions, and safeguarding

We are not the original publisher of the underlying information and we do not claim that content on this website is always complete, accurate, or up to date. Our intent is to reflect information that has already been lawfully published elsewhere and to minimise risk of harm.

Reporting restrictions and children: We do not intend to publish content that is subject to reporting restrictions, identifies a child, identifies or enables identification of a victim, or otherwise breaches safeguarding obligations. If you believe any page contains restricted information (including anything involving a child) or should not be public for legal reasons, please contact us immediately at [email protected] with the relevant URL(s) and details.

Urgent removal procedure: Where we receive a credible report of a potential legal issue (including reporting restrictions/children) we will, where appropriate, restrict access to the content or remove it while we investigate, and we will act urgently.

5. Retention

Public record data is retained while it remains relevant to the public interest purpose of this site. Correspondence and logs are retained for as long as necessary for security, compliance, and audit purposes, then securely deleted.

6. Your rights

Depending on your location and circumstances, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing. To exercise rights or raise concerns, contact [email protected]. We will consider requests in line with applicable law and our overriding public interest purpose.

7. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data. However, no system is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Cookies and analytics

We may use cookies or similar technologies for basic site functions and aggregated analytics. Browser settings can be used to block cookies, though some features may not function properly.

9. Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites, and to measure ad performance. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them at allaboutcookies.org. For details on how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps, see Google’s partner policy. To control personalized advertising, visit Google Ad Settings.

10. Third‑party links

Links to third‑party sites are provided for reference. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Review their policies where applicable.

11. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Privacy Policy” page. Continued use of the website indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact: [email protected]

Important notice — this is not an official register

sexoffenders.co.uk is an independent, unofficial publication. We are not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any government body, police force, or official sex offenders register. We research, write about, and republish information drawn from cases already reported in the media, published in court records, or released by police forces. We disclose our source for each entry where available.

Whilst we take care to be accurate, we cannot guarantee the completeness, currency, or ongoing accuracy of any information. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice. Users must not use information from this site to harass, intimidate, threaten, or otherwise harm any individual. Any such conduct may be unlawful.

If you believe any information is inaccurate, out of date, or requires removal for legal reasons (including reporting restrictions or matters involving a child), please use the correction form on the relevant offender page, or refer to our Privacy Policy for how to contact us. We will review all reports promptly.

By using this website you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.