BrassHatch ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website brasshatch.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or submit a review. Please read this policy carefully. By using BrassHatch, you agree to the terms outlined here.
Information you provide voluntarily: When you submit a review, you may provide your pay grade, years of service, duty station, branch of service, and your written review. Reviews are published anonymously — we do not collect or display your name.
Identity verification: We use ID.me, a third-party identity verification service, to verify military service status before allowing review submissions. We receive confirmation of your verified status from ID.me but do not store your ID.me credentials, personal identification documents, or verification details. ID.me's use of your data is governed by their own Privacy Policy.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain technical information including your IP address (stored only as a one-way hash for spam prevention — we cannot reverse this to identify you), browser type and version, pages visited and time spent, and referring website address.
We use the information we collect to publish anonymous reviews to help service members and prospective recruits make informed decisions, prevent spam and abuse through rate limiting and IP hashing, moderate content to maintain review quality and integrity, improve the functionality and user experience of our website, and respond to your inquiries when you contact us.
We implement security measures designed to protect your information. IP addresses are never stored in raw form — they are hashed using SHA-256 encryption with a salt before storage, making them irreversible. Reviews are moderated before publication. We use HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information with service providers who assist in operating our website (such as our hosting provider, Netlify, and our database provider, Neon), law enforcement or government agencies if required by law or to protect our rights, and other parties with your consent or at your direction.
BrassHatch uses minimal cookies necessary for site functionality. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking pixels. We do not participate in ad networks or sell data to advertisers.
You may request deletion of a review you submitted by contacting us at wade@brasshatch.com. Since reviews are anonymous, we will work with you to verify ownership before making changes. You may also contact us to ask what information, if any, we hold about you.
BrassHatch is not intended for individuals under the age of 17. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that a minor has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete that information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at wade@brasshatch.com.