Personal data erasure

Editant integrates with WordPress’s core privacy tools for GDPR erasure requests (the “right to be forgotten”).

Request flow

An admin goes to Tools → Erase Personal Data, enters the email, and creates a request, confirmed via email. The admin then runs the erasure.

What Editant does

• Anonymises the reviewer record (name and email replaced with anonymous markers)
• Anonymises author attribution on comments and decisions
• Preserves the comment thread and decision content for audit integrity

Why preservation matters

Editant exists to create a defensible audit trail of editorial review. Erasing the audit content entirely would defeat the purpose. The middle path – anonymising attribution while preserving the record – aligns with GDPR Article 17’s exceptions for archival and audit purposes.