Security and data handling, plainly stated.
Probily works from the open, public record — and holds your account to the same standard we hold a report to: show where everything comes from, and flag it if it later changes.
Public sources only
Probily reads open, public registries and the article you give it. It does not buy private dossiers or broker personal data.
Captured, not trusted
Cited pages are archived and fingerprinted at report time, so if a source is later edited or removed, the change is visible and the archived copy remains.
No card data
Billing runs through Paddle as Merchant of Record. Card details never reach our servers — we can’t see or store them.
Evidence, captured so changes are visible.
When a report cites a page, Probily fetches it, submits it to the Wayback Machine, and records a fingerprint of what was captured. If the page is later edited or taken down, the archived copy still shows the version the report cited.
1 · Fetch
When a report cites a page, Probily fetches that page at report time — the exact version being cited, not a later edit.
2 · Archive
The page is submitted to the Wayback Machine, so an independent archived copy exists outside Probily.
3 · Fingerprint
A one-way summary of the captured bytes is recorded. If the source later edits or removes the page, the mismatch is visible — and the archived copy remains.
Your data, end to end.
The short version of what we store, why, and for how long. The full detail lives in the privacy policy.
What we store
Your account details, basic usage and diagnostics, and the article URLs you submit. Nothing about the report subjects beyond what the public record already holds.
Source capture
At report time the source page is fetched and archived to the Wayback Machine, so your citations point at the version you actually read — not a later edit.
Integrity
Each capture is fingerprinted from the archived bytes. If a page changes or disappears later, the fingerprint still ties your evidence to what was there. Any report's ID can be checked at /verify — a public authenticity check that confirms a genuine Probily report and when it was generated.
Retention
Account data is kept while your account is active and briefly after, for legal and accounting needs. You can delete reports from your workspace at any time.
Payments
Processed by Paddle, our Merchant of Record. Paddle handles billing, tax and receipts; card data never touches our servers.
Subprocessors
A small, documented set — Paddle (payments), our hosting provider, and the Internet Archive (source capture). Listed in the privacy policy.
Your rights (GDPR)
Access, correction, deletion, portability and objection — subject to your jurisdiction. Email support@probily.tech and we respond within the legal window.
Probily is not a consumer-reporting agency, and its reports are not "consumer reports." Do not use Probily for FCRA-covered decisions — employment, credit, housing or insurance eligibility. Probily surfaces public signals with their provenance; it does not render verdicts about people.
Found something? Tell us — we’ll credit good-faith reports.
We acknowledge, look into it, and keep you in the loop. Please give us a reasonable window to fix before disclosing publicly.