Clear pathways through privacy, scams, cyber and data removal.
Australian Privacy Network helps people, businesses and organisations find privacy, scam, cyber, identity, data-removal and public-support pathways. The free layer is for everyone. The paid layer keeps it alive.
No exposure without protection. No data use without purpose. No automation without explanation.
A calm front door to Australian privacy support
APN is the public pathway platform. It connects free public resources, specialist clean-up support and a wider network of help into one structured, trustworthy place.
Understand
Plain-language explanations of privacy, scam, cyber and identity risks, and what they actually mean for you.
Route
Structured pathways that point people, businesses and organisations to the right help for their situation.
Act
Self-guided privacy steps, evidence records and specialist support through the ADR lane when it is needed.
Continue
When APN cannot continue, we guide people to the next appropriate pathway — never a dead end.
The APN service ecosystem
One backbone, several pathways. APN Core is the trust headquarters that holds the model together — and when it cannot continue, the pathway continues.
APN Core
Trust headquarters, Resource Register, public privacy pathways, partner support and Foundation Access — the explanation of the APN model.
- Live
Resource Register
Free privacy, cyber, scam, identity, legal, government and community resources.
- Live
ADR Specialist Support
Data-broker clean-up, evidence packs, Verification Receipts and action logs.
- Planned
APN Foundry
Jobs, tools, founders, useful technology and a professional marketplace.
- Planned
Resource Widget
Embeddable resource layer for law firms, councils, cyber firms and partners.
- Planned
Signal Network
Future domain-node network on the same backbone, compliance wrapper and audit system.
The APN Resource Register
A structured base of privacy, cyber, scam, identity, legal, government, community and consumer resources. Organised into clear pathways so people can find the right help without wading through noise.
The Resource Register is being prepared. Published pathways will appear here once available.
Listings are organised for clarity, not ranked for payment. Pathways with limited listings route to external support rather than an empty grid.
ADR Specialist Support
Australian Data Removal (ADR) is the specialist, human-led pathway inside the wider APN system — for data-broker clean-up, self-guided privacy work and evidence-backed records.
ADR works through documented opt-out pathways and tracks responses as they arrive. It describes what was done and what was found — no guaranteed deletion, no removal certificates, no claims that cannot be stood behind.
Action logs
A clear record of the steps taken on your behalf.
Evidence records
Documented evidence gathered through the pathway.
Verification Receipts
A tamper-evident record of work completed.
Opt-out pathways
Structured opt-out routes for data brokers.
Broker response tracking
Tracking of responses as they come back.
Specialist support
Human-led help where self-service reaches its limit.
Specialist support, priced honestly.
Fixed-price services can be paid for directly. Ongoing and bespoke work is scoped and quoted per case before any payment — outcomes depend on third-party responses and are never guaranteed.
DIY Privacy Removal Guide
Immediate
A self-guided pathway covering data broker opt-outs, account hardening and exposure reduction steps you can action yourself.
Exposure Audit
5 business days
A structured review of public exposure for up to 5 people, with a prioritised action list and evidence record.
Full Removal
Up to 60 days
Specialist-led opt-out and data broker clean-up across known sources, with action logs and a Verification Receipt. Outcomes depend on third-party response and are not guaranteed.
Personal Guardian
Ongoing
Ongoing monitoring and specialist support tailored to your situation. Scoped per case before any payment.
Advanced Investigation
1–6 weeks or continuous
Bespoke investigative work for complex exposure. Scoped and quoted per case.
Larger engagements — such as a Strategic Anchor or Executive Shield — are arranged directly. Reach out and we'll scope the right pathway with you.
Independent legal support
Some privacy, data and technology matters need more than general information. Australian Privacy Network can connect eligible users with a Perth-based lawyer who works in this area and offers an initial free consultation.
APN is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The consultation is delivered by the lawyer or legal practice directly. Further legal services and costs are arranged directly with the lawyer, and availability is subject to acceptance and capacity.
Speak with a lawyer
Connect with a Perth-based lawyer who works in privacy, data and technology and offers an initial free consultation.
Privacy policy and business documentation
Independent help understanding the documents your organisation may need.
Data and system review
Independent advice on where data lives, how it moves and where the risks sit.
When APN cannot continue, the pathway continues.
APN and ADR have limits, and we say so plainly. When we are not the right fit, we guide people to the next appropriate pathway rather than leaving them stranded.
- Legal adviceA lawyer or legal service for formal advice.
- Government / regulatorThe right agency or regulator for the matter.
- Community supportA community or consumer support service.
- Cyber / identity supportSpecialist cyber and identity-recovery help.
- Free resourcesFree APN and ADR resource pathways.
- Specialist providerAn appropriate external specialist where needed.
Help keep the free layer running.
Foundation Access is a one-off way to support APN as a platform and get early access to what we build. It funds the free public resource layer that everyone uses.
This is not an investment product.
It does not provide shares, ownership, voting rights, profit share, dividends, resale rights or financial returns.
APN Foundation Access
- Early access to APN tools and pathways as they launch
- Direct support of the free public resource layer
- A standing place in the first group of APN supporters
Secure one-off payment in AUD via Stripe.
Experimental products, independent builds and unusual ideas.
Early work developed around privacy, technology and digital ownership. This is an early example of what the APN Tech Hub is being built to support: helping Australian builders showcase and sell strong ideas without surrendering ownership before they have had a fair chance to prove themselves.
ORAGAMII
Files by APN · The Filing Machine
A file and PDF workspace built around fractional workflows. Complex files, carefully folded.
Sovereign Tank
The Founding 25
An individually numbered interactive digital property — part website, part machine, part collectible design object.
A fairer platform for ambitious Australian builders
APN intends to provide selected Australian builders with a free or low-barrier place to showcase and sell their products. Builders retain ownership of their product, intellectual property and royalties. APN provides the platform, marketplace, presentation and support, and takes a fair, clearly disclosed share only when value is created.
Keep the product. Keep the royalties. Use the platform. Earn before you give anything away.
Bringing the big end of town into the build
Sponsors and established organisations can support Australian builders, provide expertise, offer pilot opportunities and visibly strengthen Australian technology capability. Sponsors do not receive editorial control, favourable rankings or access to user data.
Build Australian technology. Keep Australian ownership. Use the value created to help protect the public.
A public benefit loop
Revenue from product sales, sponsorship, commercial services and platform activity can help support APN's free public resources for privacy, security, scams, identity safety and digital education.
Privacy written for people
APN can help businesses understand what information they collect, map where it moves, improve their systems and write a privacy policy that reflects what the organisation actually does.
Plain-English privacy service
Like how we explain privacy? We can help your business say what it means — and make sure its systems support the promise.
Turn data obligations into something useful
APN can help organisations turn privacy, consent, storage, retention and deletion requirements into safer systems, stronger trust and a better customer experience.
We do not need to know who you are
Public resources should be available without requiring a profile or unnecessary personal details. Where a service genuinely requires information, we explain:
- what is collected
- why it is needed
- how it is used
- who can access it
- how long it is retained
- how correction, export and deletion work
We use knowledge of how data is collected to help people understand, control and protect their own information.
Want to know how it works? Look.
APN intends to document what a service collects, why it is needed, where it moves, which systems are involved and what controls remain with the user.
The architecture should be understandable. The security secrets should remain secret.
Support that funds the public layer.
Partners and sponsors help keep APN's free public resources available to everyone. Support is recognised openly and never bought into the guidance.
APN Sustaining Partner
A restrained, named way to support the network.
Resource Category Partner
A restrained, named way to support the network.
APN Foundry Partner
A restrained, named way to support the network.
Public Resource Supporter
A restrained, named way to support the network.
Resource Widget Partner
A restrained, named way to support the network.
Foundation Partner
A restrained, named way to support the network.
Sponsorship helps fund APN's free public resource layer. It does not determine emergency listings, government pathways, regulator links, crisis resources, public-support resources, review outcomes or user guidance.
Trust and limits
We are clear about what APN is and what it is not. Our standards hold on every page.
- No exposure without protection
- No data use without purpose
- No automation without explanation
- No site without a trust-fit check
What APN is not
APN provides privacy support, resource pathways and evidence workflows. APN is not a law firm, government agency, emergency service or crisis-response service.
We do not provide legal advice, financial advice or medical advice, and we do not guarantee the removal of data. Where another service is the right fit, we point to it.