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Who we are
David McCormick operates the website at ratemyrant.co.uk and is responsible for the personal information described in this notice. Privacy questions and requests can be sent to info@ratemyrant.co.uk.
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Information we collect
- Account identity: your verified email address and permanent username. Your email address is not shown publicly.
- Eligibility and agreement: the date you confirmed you are 16 or over, the date you accepted the Rules & Terms and the version accepted.
- What you contribute: rant titles, rant text, category, username and ratings.
- Safety information: reports, complaints and appeals you submit, their reasons and notes, moderation decisions and any account restriction record.
- Contact enquiries: your name, email address, subject and message when you use the contact form.
- Technical information: essential sign-in and security data handled by the services that host and protect the site.
- Abuse prevention: pseudonymous, one-way hashes derived from an account email or IP address, action counts and short rate-limit windows.
- Cookie-notice preference: whether this browser has dismissed the cookie notice.
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Why we use it
Run the service
To authenticate users, publish rants, record ratings and provide the features people request.
Keep people safe
To review reports, hide or remove harmful content, prevent abuse and suspend accounts where necessary.
Protect the site
To maintain security, investigate misuse and preserve a limited audit trail of moderation decisions.
Meet obligations
To respond to lawful requests and comply with legal duties where they apply.
Reply to you
To receive and respond to questions, feedback and requests sent through the contact form.
We rely on performance of the service requested by signed-in users where appropriate, and on our legitimate interests in operating, securing and moderating the community. We may also process information where necessary to meet a legal obligation.
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How long we keep information
Published rants and ratings are normally kept until they are removed or the service no longer needs them. Reports, complaints, restriction records and moderation audit information are kept for as long as reasonably necessary to protect users, manage repeat misuse, resolve disputes and meet legal obligations. We delete or anonymise information when it is no longer required for those purposes.
You can delete your own rants while signed in. The account page lets you download a copy of your Rate My Rant data or delete your site profile, rants, ratings and reports. Limited moderation evidence may be anonymised and retained where necessary. The underlying authentication-provider record and contact correspondence may require a separate verified deletion request.
Short-lived rate-limit records expire naturally and are retained only as needed to protect the service.
Contact enquiries are retained in the receiving mailbox only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, keep an appropriate record and meet legal obligations.
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Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you the right to:
- ask for a copy of your personal information;
- correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
- ask us to delete or restrict use of your information;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests; and
- receive certain information in a portable format.
Use the privacy request and complaints form or email us to exercise a right. We may need to verify your identity first. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
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Age restriction
Rate My Rant’s interactive features are intended only for people aged 16 and over. Users aged 16 and 17 receive the protections described in our Online Safety information. We do not knowingly invite children under 16 to create accounts. If you believe somebody under 16 has provided personal information, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.
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Contact and changes
Questions, deletion requests or privacy concerns can be sent using our contact form or by emailing info@ratemyrant.co.uk. We may update this notice when the service or legal requirements change. The date at the top shows the latest revision.