Report a privacy case anonymously

Use the Anonymous Reporting Center (ARC) to submit any suspected or confirmed privacy case without disclosing your identity.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_privacy_case.privacy_case_business_user

Note:

This role is only required to access the Employee Center. No role is required to submit a report directly through ARC.

About this task

ARC enables you to report suspected misconduct safely and confidentially, encouraging early disclosure of privacy issues that might otherwise go unreported. You can report a case anytime, without sharing your name or contact details. Investigators only see the report details, not who submitted it.

Note:

When submitting an anonymous report, don't include personal data about yourself or other individuals that could directly or indirectly reveal an identity. For example, names, email addresses, or phone numbers.

Anonymous reports accept standard text characters. Avoid including executable code, scripts, or unsupported special characters, because they may be removed automatically during submission. For more information, refer to Overview of Anonymous Reporting Center.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Self-Service > Employee Center.
2. On the Employee Center landing page, select Risk and compliance.
3. Select the Visit Anonymous Report Center card.
   You're signed out of your employee account to maintain anonymity.
4. Select Continue.
5. On the ARC landing page, select Submit a report anonymously.
6. Select Report a privacy case.
7. On the form, fill in the fields.
   For a description of the field values on the Report a Privacy Case form, see Anonymous privacy case form.
8. Enter the CAPTCHA verification code on the screen.
9. Select Submit.
10. To save a PDF copy of your report, select Download report copy.
    Note:

    Save the report securely. The Report key and Report number are required to access updates or comments related to an anonymous report.

Result

A privacy case is created and routed to the privacy case team for review. Your identity remains anonymous and is recorded as a guest. If the assigned case analyst needs more details, they may add comments to the report.

To respond to their comments, refer to Follow up on a case anonymously.

• Anonymous privacy case form
  The fields in the Report a privacy case form capture information about the suspected or confirmed privacy issue while keeping the reporter's identity confidential.