CHECKER PRIVACY · 2 OCTOBER 2026
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STI.ie is an independent information guide. We do not receive test orders or laboratory results from the services we link to.
Using the guide
Your selections are handled in your browser tab. They are not sent to our server, placed in the URL, stored in your browser or connected to an email signup. Restarting or leaving clears the guide. The information guide does not use photographs; the separate adult photo beta is explained below.
The Junk Checker pages contain no third-party analytics, advertising pixels or external scripts. Ordinary web hosting can keep security and access logs containing an IP address, time and requested page. Those logs do not receive your checker selections. Other STI.ie pages and external services have their own tracking and privacy arrangements.
Taking or choosing a photo
The experimental adult photo beta processes your chosen photo and crop on your device, in this browser. It downloads the same model and small reference library for everyone from STI.ie. No photo, crop, image features or result is uploaded to STI.ie or sent to an external image service. We do not retain these images or use them for training. No health information is placed in the URL or saved in browser storage.
The photo preview is cleared after comparison. Resetting or leaving clears the photo and result from the page. Your phone or browser may keep its own camera or photo-library copy; that is controlled by your device. The camera option depends on browser support. JPEG, PNG and WebP are supported; other formats depend on your browser.
Hosting access logs can record the common model and reference-file requests, but do not receive your photo or which examples were closest. All reference thumbnails are included in the common library, so viewing results does not request a condition-specific image. Clicking a CDC source link or a testing service opens that organisation's website under its own privacy arrangements.
The comparison is unvalidated and may return irrelevant examples even for unrelated photographs. It is not a medical diagnosis. Optional email signup is separate and receives no photo or result.
Optional email updates
You can use the guide without signing up. Adults may explicitly consent to STI.ie keeping an email address for occasional sexual-health information and Junk Checker updates. This interest can be sensitive, so signup is a separate, optional choice.
The private campaign register contains your email, a random signup identifier, signup time, adult confirmation, consent wording version, campaign and public source such as WhatsApp or Instagram. It contains no health answers, result, photo, name, phone number or exact IP address. Short-lived abuse counters expire after one hour.
Unverified email signups expire after 90 days. Expired records are excluded from operations and removed when the register is next accessed; the campaign operator also reviews expiry during weekly checks. STI.ie must verify addresses and review consent before any campaign email is sent. No email is sent by the signup itself. We do not sell the register or enrol you in another service.
Withdrawal and your rights
Keep the private withdrawal link shown after signing up. Opening it and selecting “Withdraw my consent” removes your address from this campaign register. The link is private: anyone with it can remove that signup. Do not share it.
You may also ask STI.ie for access, correction, deletion or withdrawal using hello@sti.ie, quoting “Junk Checker signup”. Do not include medical information or photographs. You can raise a concern with Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
Who handles the data?
STI.ie operates this campaign register through its existing Webworld hosting. The register is stored outside the public website folder, with restricted file access. Email updates require a separately checked delivery route. The photo beta runs its model on your device. Neither the guide nor the photo beta sends your information to an external image model, email platform or third-party marketing service.
Sharing
Sharing sends a public campaign link with generic wording. It never includes choices, results or your email. Your chosen sharing app handles the message under its own terms.