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Daag is a civic accountability archive designed for research, journalism, advocacy, public awareness, and informed personal decisions. You may use this platform to search verified entries, submit evidence for review, file appeals, and access aggregated analytics data.

You may not use this platform to: harass, threaten, or intimidate any individual; organise or participate in coordinated pile-ons against archived individuals; redistribute archive content for purposes of vigilantism; create derivative platforms or datasets designed to circumvent our moderation safeguards; or scrape, crawl, or bulk-download archive data without express written permission.

By submitting evidence to Daag, you represent and warrant that: the screenshots you upload are genuine and unmanipulated; the URLs you provide link to publicly visible content; you have not fabricated, altered, or deceptively cropped any submitted material; and you are submitting in good faith for purposes consistent with the platform's mission.

You acknowledge that false submissions waste moderator resources, undermine the archive's credibility, and may constitute an offence under applicable laws. Daag reserves the right to permanently restrict submission access and refer evidence of fabrication to relevant authorities.

Daag is a documentation platform, not a court of law. Archive entries represent verified public comments. They do not constitute a legal verdict, criminal finding, or character judgment of any individual.

While we take every reasonable step to verify submissions, we do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of every entry. We encourage users to treat archive data as one input among many in their own judgment. Daag expressly disclaims any representation that an archived entry is sufficient basis for legal, employment, or relationship decisions.

The Daag platform, including its design, branding, code, and editorial framework, is the intellectual property of the Daag project. Archive entries themselves are derived from publicly visible third-party content and are presented for documentation purposes under fair use / public interest principles.

You may cite, reference, or link to archive entries for journalistic, academic, or advocacy purposes with appropriate attribution. You may not reproduce the platform's design, replicate its database, or create competing services using Daag's data without written authorization.

Daag is provided on an "as-is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Daag project, its contributors, moderators, and advisors disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

In no event shall Daag be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the platform, reliance on archive data, or actions taken by third parties based on archived content.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bangladesh. Any disputes arising from the use of this platform shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Daag reserves the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use of the platform following any modification constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. Users will be notified of material changes via a notice on the platform.

When you use Daag, we may collect the following information depending on how you interact with the platform:

Submissions: Evidence you submit including screenshots, URLs, context notes, category selections, and optional contact email. Contact messages: Your name, email address, subject selection, and message content when you use the contact form. Search queries: Aggregate search patterns may be monitored to detect misuse, but individual queries are not stored or linked to identifiable users. Technical data: Basic request logs (IP address, browser type, timestamps) maintained by our hosting infrastructure for security purposes.

We use collected information for the following purposes: to review and moderate evidence submissions; to respond to contact form messages and support requests; to process and resolve appeals; to maintain platform security and prevent abuse; to generate anonymised, aggregate analytics displayed publicly on the platform; and to improve the accuracy and reliability of the archive.

We do not use your information for advertising, marketing to third parties, or any purpose unrelated to the platform's civic accountability mission.

Different types of data are retained for different periods:

Contact emails: Messages submitted through the contact form are retained for 180 days, after which they are permanently deleted unless they relate to an ongoing matter. Submissions: Approved submissions are retained permanently as part of the public archive for as long as they remain published. Rejected or withdrawn submissions are deleted within 90 days. Appeals: Appeal records, including supporting evidence and reviewer notes, are retained for 2 years from the date of resolution. Technical logs: Server logs are automatically purged after 30 days.

Your personal information is accessible only to authorised Daag moderators who need it to perform their moderation duties. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any third party.

Approved archive entries (which contain public Facebook comments, not private data) are visible to all platform users by design. Submitter contact information is never displayed publicly. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the safety of individuals, but we will resist overbroad requests and notify affected users where legally permitted.

Screenshots submitted as evidence are stored securely and reviewed by our moderation team before publication. All submitted media is verified for authenticity. Screenshots of public Facebook comments are published as part of approved archive entries.

We do not accept or publish screenshots containing private messages, closed-group content, or any material not from publicly visible posts. If a screenshot is found to contain personal information beyond the public comment (such as phone numbers or addresses visible in the background), that information will be redacted before publication.

Daag uses Supabase for backend services, which may set functional cookies necessary for the platform to operate (such as session management). We also use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect anonymous, aggregated website usage data — such as page views, session duration, and general geographic region — to help us understand how visitors interact with the platform and improve the user experience.

Google Analytics may set cookies to distinguish unique users and sessions. No personally identifiable information is collected or shared through Google Analytics. We do not use third-party advertising trackers or social media pixels. The submission-related analytics displayed on our platform are computed entirely from our own database. For more information on how Google processes data, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

You have the right to: Access any personal data we hold about you; Correction of inaccurate personal information; Deletion of your personal data (such as contact form messages or submitter email addresses); and Objection to processing of your data in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request through our contact page. We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days. Note that deletion requests regarding approved archive entries (which document public comments) will be handled through the formal appeals process.

Daag is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to Daag, please contact us immediately so we can address the situation.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will post a notice on the platform and update the "Last updated" date below.

Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please reach out through our contact page.

We take all privacy inquiries seriously and will respond as promptly as possible.