How IRDI collects, uses, and protects your information.
Last updated: August 22, 2026
The International Responsible Detectorist Institute ("IRDI," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the IRDI website, create an account, become a member, create a member profile, use the Member Directory, or contact us.
We may collect information that you provide directly to IRDI, including:
When you create an IRDI account, we use your account information to provide access to membership and account features. Email addresses may be used for account verification, password resets, security notifications, and other account-related communications.
Passwords are not stored in plain text. They are processed and stored using secure password hashing provided by the application framework.
IRDI may maintain information related to your membership, including membership status, membership start date, and your acceptance of IRDI membership requirements such as the Code of Ethics and Best Practices.
IRDI members may create Detectorist, Organization, and Vendor profiles. Members control whether a profile is displayed in the public Member Directory.
If you choose to make a profile publicly visible, information associated with that profile may be available to anyone who visits the IRDI website. This may include your profile name, public username, profile type, profile image, location, biography, website, and membership information.
Your IRDI account email address is not automatically displayed on your public member profile.
We may use information we collect to:
Information that you intentionally publish through a public IRDI profile should be considered publicly available. Please avoid including sensitive personal information in your public biography, website information, profile image, or other public profile fields.
The IRDI website may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for account authentication, security, session management, and normal operation of the website.
Our systems may also process basic technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, request information, and server logs for security, troubleshooting, and website operation.
IRDI does not sell your personal information.
We may share information with service providers when necessary to operate the website, deliver email, host data, provide security, or perform other services on behalf of IRDI.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect IRDI, our members, our users, or others from fraud, abuse, security threats, or unlawful activity.
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. However, no website, network, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You can manage certain information through your IRDI account, including your email address, password, member profiles, profile visibility, and other profile information.
You may also choose to delete individual member profiles or delete your IRDI account. Account deletion may permanently remove your account, membership information, and associated profiles.
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide IRDI services, maintain memberships and accounts, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, protect the security of the website, and enforce applicable policies.
IRDI services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children where parental consent or other legal authorization would be required. If you believe a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact IRDI.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as IRDI services, technology, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how IRDI handles information, please contact us through the IRDI Contact page.