Please choose the contact address that best matches your request. Clear routing helps us protect confidential information, respond appropriately, and maintain an accountable record of communications.
Please do not send passwords, payment card information, private keys, government identity documents, medical records, or highly sensitive source material through ordinary email unless a secure communication process has been specifically provided.
General and Editorial Enquiries
General enquiries: contact@datawatchdog.org
Editorial questions, interview requests, and newsroom correspondence: editorial@datawatchdog.org
We aim to review general correspondence within seven business days. Due to the volume and nature of communications received, we cannot guarantee a personal response to every message.
Corrections, Complaints, and Right of Reply
Potential factual errors or material omissions: corrections@datawatchdog.org
Formal editorial complaints, fairness concerns, privacy complaints relating to published content, or appeals concerning a corrections decision: complaints@datawatchdog.org
For a useful review, please include the article title, exact URL, specific statement or passage at issue, explanation of why it is inaccurate or unfair, the correction or remedy requested, and any supporting evidence.
We aim to acknowledge specific correction requests within two business days and formal complaints within five business days. Complex matters may require additional time for appropriate review.
Contributions and Pitches
Contributor proposals and article pitches: contributors@datawatchdog.org
A pitch should identify the proposed subject, its public interest value, intended reporting approach, relevant expertise, potential sources, applicable conflicts of interest, and whether the proposal has been submitted to another publication.
Unsolicited completed articles may not be reviewed.
Submission of a pitch does not create an obligation to commission, publish, compensate, or maintain confidentiality unless such terms have been expressly agreed in writing.
Commercial Enquiries
Advertising, sponsorship, licensing, syndication, and partnership enquiries: advertising@datawatchdog.org
Commercial enquiries are handled separately from independent editorial decision making.
A commercial relationship does not guarantee editorial coverage, favorable treatment, search visibility, publication, endorsement, or removal of legitimate criticism.
Privacy, Accessibility, Security, and Legal
Privacy and personal data requests: privacy@datawatchdog.org
Accessibility feedback and alternative format requests: accessibility@datawatchdog.org
Good faith vulnerability reports: security@datawatchdog.org
Formal legal notices: legal@datawatchdog.org
Security researchers should review the Security and Vulnerability Disclosure policy before conducting testing or submitting a report.
Formal legal correspondence should identify the represented party, authority to act, relevant jurisdiction, requested action, applicable deadline, and reliable contact information.
Confidential Sources and Sensitive Material
Ordinary email may not be appropriate for confidential source communication or highly sensitive material.
Anyone seeking to provide sensitive information should first send a minimal message to editorial@datawatchdog.org requesting a secure communication method.
Please do not attach sensitive material to the initial email. Available communication options and their limitations can be explained before any sensitive material is submitted.
Contacting Data Watchdog does not automatically create journalist source confidentiality, legal privilege, whistleblower protection, or an agreement to publish.
Any such protection depends on the circumstances, applicable law, and the publication’s editorial assessment.
Emergencies
Data Watchdog is not an emergency service.
If you or another person faces immediate danger, abuse, a self harm risk, an active cyberattack, a crime in progress, financial fraud requiring urgent intervention, or another immediate threat, contact the relevant emergency service, platform safety channel, financial institution, employer security team, or competent authority in the applicable jurisdiction.
Postal and Service Information
Data Watchdog does not publish a private residential address.
Where required by applicable law, a formal service address may be provided to courts, regulators, and verified legal representatives.
Formal legal service and related requests should be directed to:
For general matters, please use the contact address corresponding to the nature of your enquiry rather than sending unrelated requests to the legal channel.
Responsible Communication
Using the appropriate contact channel helps Data Watchdog route enquiries efficiently and ensures that editorial, corrections, privacy, security, legal, and commercial matters are handled by the appropriate responsible function.
Please provide sufficient factual detail to allow the relevant team to understand and assess your request while avoiding unnecessary disclosure of sensitive personal or confidential information.