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A defensible record of every redaction

RedactBox logs every redaction the moment it happens, with who, when, what, where and why, so you can evidence your SAR, DSAR and FOI decisions.

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Compliance-grade logging, on by default

No checkbox, no setup. Every project, including those on the free tier, captures the full redaction history from the first action. Export the trail as a PDF or CSV and defend the work if you are ever asked to.

Every redaction logged

Manual redactions, bulk redactions, and search-and-redact matches all land in the same log. Nothing is hidden.

Who did what

Each entry records the user, project, file, target text and timestamp, so you can defend any decision after the fact.

Search and filter

Filter by user, date, file or reason. Find the redaction you need in seconds, even across thousands of entries.

Export to PDF or CSV

Attach the audit log to your SAR, DSAR or FOI response. Pick the format your requester or regulator expects.

Tamper-evident

The log is append-only at the database level. Removing a redaction creates a new entry, and the original is preserved.

Always on

No setting to enable. Every project has full audit logging on by default, on every plan including the free tier.

Built for the moments you need to prove it

Subject Access Requests (SAR / DSAR)

Evidence the third-party PII you removed. If a requester challenges a redaction, you have the full record: who made it, when, and why.

Freedom of Information (FOI)

Show the trail behind every Section 40 (personal data) and Section 31 (law enforcement) exemption. Defensible by design.

Internal compliance and ISO audits

Pull the audit log when an internal auditor or external assessor asks for evidence of your data-handling controls.

Legal discovery and disclosure

Prove the chain of custody for redactions in disclosure bundles. Export per-project trails as part of your discovery response.

Questions

For every redaction, RedactBox records the timestamp, the user who performed it, the project, the file, the target text, the redaction reason (if supplied), and whether it was a manual redaction, a search-and-redact match, or part of a bulk action.

Yes. Each project gives you a Schedule of Redactions as a CSV to send the requester, listing what was redacted and why without any of the redacted text, and a full audit log CSV for your own records. The Stats view also downloads a PDF redaction report with a sign-off block, to evidence the work if a response is challenged.

The redaction log is append-only at the database level. Entries cannot be edited or deleted after the fact. If you remove a redaction in the UI, that removal is itself an entry on the log, and the original action remains visible.

The audit trail is visible to anyone with access to the project. Admin users can see the full trail across all projects in their organisation.

Defend every redaction you make

Audit trail is included on every plan, including the free tier. Start a project, redact, and export your audit log in minutes.

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