Harassment complaint redaction is the removal of personal identifiers from an intake form raised under EEOC / Title VII. The law bars sex- and protected-class harassment at work. anonym.plus marks names, contacts, and dates on your own device, so the account stays clear while the people are shielded.
When this applies
An intake form names the parties, the accused, and others involved. You strip those identifiers before counsel or HR shares the file.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the form in anonym.plus on your workstation.
- Local OCR reads any scanned intake pages.
- The tool flags names, emails, and phone numbers.
- Confirm each flag and clear false positives.
- Swap or black out the confirmed items.
- Save the clean copy locally, with no upload.
What you need to provide
- The intake form (PDF, DOCX, or TXT).
- An operator: Replace, Redact, or Mask.
- Optional name map to keep one alias per person.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Maria Lopez → [COMPLAINANT] |
| Names | PERSON | the accused → [RESPONDENT] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | mlopez@firm.com → [EMAIL] |
| Contact | PHONE_NUMBER | (212) 555 0147 → [PHONE] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | March 4 incident → [DATE] |
| Location | LOCATION | third-floor office → [LOCATION] |
Compliance achieved
- Supports a confidential intake process under EEOC / Title VII.
- Runs offline, so the account never reaches a cloud server.
- Working copies are kept safe with AES-256-GCM.
- Covers 340+ PII types across 48 languages.
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Limitations & cautions
Shielding the person who came forward is hard. A single unique event can point back to them even after each name is gone. Confidentiality here supports your anti-retaliation duty, so read the narrative for indirect clues.
Frequently asked questions
Can the tool hide who filed the complaint?
It removes names and contacts. Yet a unique detail can still identify the person, so review the free text. Keeping their identity quiet supports anti-retaliation duties.
Is the intake form uploaded anywhere?
No. The desktop app runs on your device with no cloud step. Nothing leaves your machine, so the account stays private.
Will the account still read clearly after the swap?
Yes. The Replace operator drops a steady label for each name, so the text flows and no longer points to a real person.