THE STEAM DOSSIER - CORRECTION AND REMOVAL POLICY
Version 1 - effective 16 October 2026
https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/dispute/

1. SCOPE

1.1 This policy governs every statement published in The Steam Dossier at
    https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/ and in its editions, translations,
    Markdown mirrors, PDF and JSON exports and machine-readable files
    (together, "the dossier").

1.2 This policy is a unilateral public commitment by the publisher. It does
    not limit any right that any person has under applicable law. Where the
    law gives more, the law applies.

2. DECISIONS OF RECOGNISED AUTHORITIES - 72 HOURS

2.1 A "recognised authority" is:
    (a) any court of a member state of the United Nations or of the European
        Union, and the European Court of Human Rights, excluding courts of a
        jurisdiction subject to comprehensive sanctions under a programme
        administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control;
    (b) any data protection supervisory authority, and the European Data
        Protection Board;
    (c) any financial or consumer-protection regulator with jurisdiction over
        the conduct described in the statement concerned;
    (d) ICANN Contractual Compliance.

2.2 A decision qualifies if it orders the removal or alteration of a
    statement in the dossier, or determines that a statement in the dossier
    is false. It qualifies whether or not the publisher was a party to the
    proceedings, and whether it is interim or final.

2.3 Within 72 hours of receipt of a qualifying decision through the dispute
    procedure, the statement is removed or corrected as the decision
    requires, in every edition the publisher controls.

2.4 Authenticity is checked with the issuing body where necessary. If
    authenticity cannot be confirmed within 72 hours of receipt, the
    statement is suspended pending confirmation. If the decision proves to be
    forged or altered, the statement may be restored and section 8 applies.

2.5 Compliance is unconditional. The publisher does not ask for an
    undertaking, a payment, a waiver, the withdrawal of any complaint or
    confidentiality in exchange for complying with a decision.

2.6 Compliance does not waive any right of appeal. If the publisher appeals,
    the statement stays removed or corrected until the decision is set aside.
    If it is set aside, the statement may be restored, and both decisions are
    recorded.

3. EVIDENCE - 14 DAYS

3.1 Anyone may submit evidence that a statement is wrong, including legal
    counsel acting for a client. Evidence is assessed on its merits. The
    identity or profession of the sender neither adds weight nor subtracts
    it.

3.2 A written ruling is issued within 14 days of receipt. Either:
    (a) the statement is corrected or removed, and an erratum states what was
        wrong and acknowledges the error in plain words; or
    (b) the statement is upheld, and the reasons are recorded.

3.3 A ruling under 3.2(b) does not prevent anyone from obtaining a decision
    under section 2.

4. RIGHT OF REPLY - 7 DAYS

4.1 Any person or organisation named or identifiable in a statement may
    submit a reply. No evidence and no decision is required.

4.2 The reply is published next to the statement within 7 days of receipt,
    unedited, except to remove content that is itself unlawful or that
    discloses personal data of third parties. Any such removal is marked.

4.3 A reply should be proportionate in length to the statement concerned.
    A reply of up to 800 words is always accepted.

5. PERSONAL DATA - ONE MONTH

5.1 Requests under Articles 15 to 22 of the General Data Protection
    Regulation, or under equivalent law, are answered within one month of
    receipt, extendable only as Article 12(3) GDPR permits.

5.2 Where personal data is processed for journalistic purposes, the
    exemptions available under Article 85 GDPR and national law are assessed
    case by case, and the outcome is explained in writing.

6. CORRESPONDENCE

6.1 Letters, cease-and-desist letters, demands and notices are not
    decisions. They are logged and answered in writing within 14 days, on the
    evidence they contain, under section 3.

6.2 The publisher does not sign cease-and-desist undertakings,
    non-disclosure agreements or settlement agreements concerning the
    dossier. What an undertaking would promise, a court can order, and
    section 2 applies to any such order.

6.3 A confidentiality label on unsolicited correspondence creates no
    obligation. Where a rule of law restricts publication, the submitter
    should cite it, and the publisher will apply it.

6.4 Copyright notices directed at statements of fact receive a
    counter-notice, because facts are not protected by copyright. Notices
    concerning reproduced copyright material are handled under applicable
    law.

7. RECORD

7.1 Every submission and every resulting change is recorded in a public,
    append-only corrections log at
    https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/corrections
    Each entry contains the SHA-256 of the entry before it.

7.2 How much of a submission is published follows the submitter's choice:
    in full; anonymised (names and contact details of individuals removed);
    or record only (identifier, dates, outcome and file hashes). Changes to
    the dossier are always recorded. Where a decision restricts even that,
    the record states that a restricted decision was applied, and nothing
    more.

7.3 Deadlines are tracked automatically. A missed deadline is recorded in
    the log automatically and is not removed.

7.4 The publisher enters into no private resolutions concerning the
    dossier.

8. ABUSE

8.1 Submitting a forged or altered decision, or evidence known to be false,
    may be a criminal offence. Such submissions are referred to the issuing
    body and to the competent authorities, together with the SHA-256
    recorded on receipt.

9. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

9.1 This policy is signed with OpenPGP key
    129F C7F3 9C40 C69D 2EF3  C329 BFCF 9E8D D295 EE01
    and its SHA-256 is recorded in the genesis entry of the corrections log.

9.2 A changed policy is a new version, signed and recorded in the log. No
    change applies to a submission received before the change.

10. SERVICE

10.1 The dispute procedure is a faster channel, not a substitute for formal
     service where the law requires it. A decision that has already been
     issued may be filed through it, and is acted on without waiting for
     service.

Contact: legal@phishdestroy.io - personal data: privacy@phishdestroy.io