What Sleuthly will and won't do
We read only what is already public. We don't spy on or profile anyone. Here's exactly where we stand, in plain words.
- Public data only
- Every result names its source
- Opt out anytime
- No subscription traps
Four commitments
Public only. We read the open web, we don't break into it.
Sleuthly only surfaces information that is already public. We never get past a password, a privacy setting or a login. If something is private, it stays private.
No silent surveillance.
A search on Sleuthly is private and silent, the person you look up is never notified, but it is not a tool for watching someone over time. We don't offer covert monitoring or "watch this person" features. Sleuthly answers a question once; it doesn't follow anyone.
No secret database of faces.
We don't build a database of faces by automatically collecting the web. We run the search you ask for and bring back public sources, we don't quietly assemble an index of everyone in the background.
Every result names its source, and you can opt out for real.
Each result links back to where we found it, publicly. And if you'd rather not appear, our opt-out actually removes you from what we surface, not just from a screen. It's free, it doesn't require an account, and we confirm when it's done.
Built for this. Never for this.
Built for this
- Seeing what's publicly visible about you
- Checking if someone you're about to meet is real
- Finding where your own photos are being used
- Reducing your own exposure online
Never for this
- Spying on someone or "catching" them
- Stalking, harassing or intimidating a person
- Locating a stranger against their will
- Looking up anyone without a lawful reason
How we keep this from being abused
Good intentions aren't enough, so we built in real limits. We block searches that appear to target minors, and we'd rather wrongly block a borderline case than risk a child's safety. We slow down and flag patterns that look like harassment, we keep an audit trail, and we suspend accounts that misuse the service. If someone is using Sleuthly against you, tell us, we act on it.
Your data, when you use Sleuthly
Using Sleuthly shouldn't cost you your own privacy. We don't store your uploaded photo, your report never enters our index, and we don't profile you. Pay-per-report means no data-hungry account is required to start.
🛡 Privacy by design: data minimisation, public sources only, and an opt-out that works are part of the product, not an afterthought.
Sleuthly is operated by Sleuthly LLC.
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