Privacy Notice
This page explains how TRUST.AI Research handles anonymous survey submissions and stories.
Anonymous submissions
The research surveys and "Tell Your Story" form are anonymous by design. We do not ask for, store, or attempt to identify your name, email, phone number, or any other directly personal information when you respond.
Provenance hash (IP and user-agent)
To understand response patterns and reduce duplicate submissions, each anonymous response is stored with a privacy-preserving provenance hash. This is a salted hash of your IP address and browser user-agent string: we combine a server-side salt with those values, then run the result through a one-way cryptographic hash function (SHA-256). The original IP address and user-agent are not stored — only the irreversible hash value is kept. This makes it impossible to reconstruct your IP address or device from the stored value, while still allowing us to count unique response patterns in aggregate.
We also store the country code provided by our hosting edge (when available), the page path you submitted from, and a referer header. These are used only for geographic and navigation context in research summaries.
How responses are used
Anonymous responses shape TRUST.AI research priorities, validate problem statements, and may appear in aggregated research summaries. We do not sell, share, or publish individual responses in identifiable form. When a story is submitted with permission to publish, it is reviewed and any identifying details are removed before use.
Retention
Anonymous research submissions are retained for the duration of the active research program. You may contact us to request deletion of a specific story submission if you believe it is personally identifiable.