Data & safety

Data & Safety Statement

Web3 is full of drainer scams, so healthy skepticism is correct. Here — in plain language — is exactly what data we use, what we will never ask for, and how to remove yourself.

We will never ask for

No custody. No exceptions.

Proof of Audits will never ask you for any of the following. If someone claiming to be us asks for these, it is not us — report it.
  • A seed phrase or private key.
  • A wallet signature or transaction that moves, approves, or spends funds.
  • A token approval or contract interaction to "verify" or "unlock" anything.
  • An upfront payment from an auditor to join or to be scored.

The only optional signature we support is a read-only wallet message to sign our public engagement agreement (EIP-191 personal_sign) — it authorizes nothing and moves no funds.

What data we use

Auditor scores are computed from public profiles only — the same pages anyone can open on Code4rena, Sherlock, Cantina, Immunefi and CodeHawks. Nothing private, nothing behind a login. Think DeFiLlama for auditor reputation.

  • Public contest results, accepted findings, severities, placements, and payouts.
  • Public handles and profile bios (used to verify you control the profile).
  • For protocols and signed agreements: the wallet address you connect and the timestamp of your signature.

The bio phrase is removable — by design

To confirm you control a profile, we email a one-time code like vsec:xxxxxxxx and ask you to paste it into your public bio. We read it back with a read-only scrape to confirm ownership.

Reversible, non-custodial ownership proof

It is proof you control the profile — no signature, no keys, no risk. The moment verification completes, you can delete the phrase. That is the entire ask.

Your data, your call

Your reputation belongs to you. Claiming a profile lets you verify and correct it — it does not mean we own your score.

  • Correction:if your score, findings, or tier look wrong, contact us and we'll review and re-score. See how scoring works.
  • Deletion:request removal of your profile and associated data at any time and we'll action it. Details in the Privacy Policy.
  • No spam: notifications are opt-in and we do not sell your data.
Data & deletion requests: privacy@proofofaudits.com (confirm this inbox is monitored before publishing).