Last Updated: October 2025

Don’t Fall For It! (“DF4IT”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is a consumer protection platform dedicated to exposing scams, misleading businesses, and risky services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

By accessing or using https://dontfall4it.com/, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

📌 What Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

1️⃣ Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Comments you submit publicly
  • Stories or scam reports you submit through our forms
  • Any attachments such as screenshots, links, receipts
  • Contact details provided when requesting follow-up (e.g., email)

2️⃣ Automatically Collected Information

We use analytics, security, and anti-spam tools that may collect:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and device info
  • Pages visited and referral sources
  • Cookies for performance and login management

3️⃣ Third-Party Data

Content embedded from other sites (e.g., YouTube, Reddit, Trustpilot)
may collect their own data according to their privacy rules.

📌 How We Use Information

We use collected data to:

  • Publish and review user-generated reports
  • Investigate patterns of fraud and consumer harm
  • Improve website safety and functionality
  • Respond to legal requests if required

We do not sell personal data for commercial marketing.

📌 Public Submissions Warning

Anything submitted as part of a scam report or public comment
may be published permanently on our platform.

If you include personal information about yourself or others,
you acknowledge you have the right to share it.

We may remove submissions that violate safety or defamation policies.

📌 Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies for:

  • Account login and session management
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Anonymous traffic analytics

You may disable cookies in your browser — the site may still function.

📌 How Long We Keep Data

  • Public comments: indefinitely
  • Scam reports: indefinitely for consumer protection interest
  • Contact form submissions: until support communication is complete

📌 Your Rights

Depending on your region (GDPR/CCPA), you may request:
✅ Access to your stored data
✅ Correction of inaccurate information
✅ Removal of personal data where legally allowed

To make a request:
📧 privacy@dontfall4it.com

📌 Security

We use reasonable security measures — no system is fully secure.

Do NOT submit:
⚠️ Bank account details
⚠️ Passwords
⚠️ Social Security Numbers

📌 Policy Updates

We may update this Policy as the site evolves.
Changes are effective when posted to this page.

📬 Contact

For privacy concerns please contact:
📧 privacy@dontfall4it.com