1. Data we collect
Darknet Site is an independent research and security-awareness project. The goal is to inform analysts, journalists and security teams — not to track individual visitors. We gather only the data we genuinely need to operate the site.
- Server access logs: standard server-side logs containing the IP, timestamp, URL, user agent and referrer. Retained for a short rolling window solely for abuse mitigation and capacity analysis.
- Aggregated statistics: anonymous numerical counts of pages and searches, used only to understand what topics interest readers. No personal identifiers are stored.
- Form submissions: data you voluntarily enter into the contact form or comment form (such as a name or email address). We never receive your data unless you explicitly submit a form.
2. What this site does not collect
- We never share, rent or sell visitor data to any advertising network.
- We do not embed third-party trackers or run any browser-fingerprinting scripts.
- We do not require an account, login or wallet address to read the catalog.
- What .onion services you visit elsewhere is not our concern and is not recorded — that is between you and the Tor network.
3. Use of cookies
Only functional cookies are used — typically a session cookie during form submissions or a preference cookie for UI options. No advertising or tracking cookies are set, and you can clear cookies any time without losing access.
4. Outside services we use
A few third-party services support the site for technical reasons:
- Hosting and CDN: our hosting provider processes incoming traffic to deliver pages. They see the same data as the access logs above.
- Web fonts: web fonts come from Google Fonts, so your browser may share its IP with Google during loading. If you would rather avoid this, blocking third-party fonts is fine — system fonts keep the site readable.
- Search engines: major search engines index the site so that researchers can discover it. Anything those engines record about you is outside our control.
5. Children
Darknet Site is meant for adult professional and academic audiences. The site is not for children, and we do not knowingly gather data from minors. If you are below the age of majority in your jurisdiction, please leave this site.
6. Your privacy rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be entitled to access, correct or erase any personal data we hold about you and to object to certain processing. Because we collect very little personal data on purpose, there is rarely anything identifiable for us to act on. If you have submitted a form and want your data removed, reach out via the link below.
7. Security
We apply sensible technical and organisational safeguards: HTTPS across all traffic, hardened server configuration and continuous monitoring. No web service can guarantee absolute security, so please apply your own caution when communicating with us, especially over the public internet.
8. Updates to this notice
We may revise this policy occasionally to reflect technology, regulation or operational changes. Material updates will be marked here with a refreshed "Last updated" date. Using the site after a change means you accept the new terms.
9. Contact information
If you have privacy or data-handling questions, please use our contact form and pick a relevant subject. We aim to reply in reasonable time, and form data is never used for marketing.