Harassment complaint redaction is the removal of personal data from an intake form raised under the Equality Act 2010. That Act treats unwanted conduct tied to a protected characteristic as harassment and guards anyone who raises it from victimisation. anonym.plus marks names, contacts, and dates on your own machine, so the account stays clear while the people are shielded.
When this applies
An intake form names the person who came forward, the alleged perpetrator, and others present. You hide those identifiers before HR or counsel circulates it.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the form in anonym.plus on your workstation.
- Built-in OCR reads any scanned intake pages.
- The app marks names, emails, and telephone numbers.
- Confirm each marking and clear any false positive.
- Swap or black out the confirmed identifiers.
- Save the clean copy locally, with no network call.
What you need to provide
- The intake form (PDF, DOCX, or TXT).
- An operator: Replace, Redact, or Mask.
- Optional alias map to hold one label per person.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Imogen Hartley → [COMPLAINANT] |
| Names | PERSON | the accused → [RESPONDENT] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | imogen@example.co.uk → [EMAIL] |
| Contact | PHONE_NUMBER | +44 20 7946 0148 → [PHONE] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | incident on 4 March → [DATE] |
| Location | LOCATION | third-floor office → [LOCATION] |
Compliance achieved
- Supports a confidential intake process under the Equality Act 2010.
- Runs offline, so the account never reaches a cloud server.
- Working copies stay safe with AES-256-GCM at rest.
- Covers 340+ PII types across 48 languages, well past name and email.
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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 duty against victimisation, so read the narrative for indirect clues.
Frequently asked questions
Can the tool hide who raised 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-victimisation 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 prose flows and no longer points to a real person.