Why anonymity exists
The people with the most useful information — a creator mid-contract, a former employee, a brand still owed money — often carry the most risk in speaking. Anonymity lets that experience reach the people who need it without forcing the author to accept retaliation.
What is shown, and what is withheld
An anonymous review displays the rating, the written review, the relationship type and the date. It shows a role label such as “Anonymous creator” in place of a name.
- Withheld from the public: your display name, photo, headline, profile link and badges.
- Withheld from the agency: everything above. Agency representatives see the same view the public sees.
- Withheld from search engines and the public API: the same. Reviewer identity is not present in the data the site returns for anonymous reviews.
Badges cannot expose you
Contribution badges are shown on your member profile and on named reviews only. They are never attached to an anonymous review, precisely because a rare badge could narrow down who you are.
Who can see your identity
- You can, in your own dashboard.
- TSA moderators and administrators can, for the purpose of moderation and abuse prevention.
- Nobody else. Not the agency, not other members, not visitors.
TSA does not confirm or deny guesses about who wrote a review, and does not pass identity to an agency as part of resolving a dispute. Where TSA is compelled to disclose by a lawful order, we assess the request rather than treating it as routine, and where we are permitted to, we tell the member first.
You can still identify yourself by accident
Check your own details before publishing
If only one brand ran a specific campaign in a specific month, naming it identifies you regardless of the anonymity setting. Keep dates approximate, avoid unique contract values, and avoid details only you and the agency would know.
Protection against retaliation
Attempting to identify an anonymous reviewer, publicly speculating about their identity, or contacting or pressuring someone believed to be the author is a serious breach of the Community Guidelines. It can cost an agency its profile management access and its claimed and verified status. If you believe you are being targeted for a review you wrote, contact TSA immediately.
Limits
- Anonymity does not exempt a review from the Review Guidelines.
- An anonymous review is held to the same standard of first-hand experience and may be checked more closely, not less.
- You cannot switch a published named review to anonymous retroactively in a way that removes it from people who already read it — contact support if you need help with a specific situation.
Questions about this policy?
Ask the TSA team through the contact form. We reply within two business days.