Who uses an ethics hotline, and for what?

Ethics and compliance officers

Run the speak-up program end to end: the channel, the committee, the investigations and the reporting.

• Work every case from one filtered inbox →
• Move cases from New to Closed with confirmed steps →
• Report volumes and response times to leadership →

Audit committee chairs and board members

Receive accounting and auditing concerns directly and confirm they are handled.

• Sit on the committee so reports reach you, not management →
• See how each concern was resolved →
• Review a content-free export each quarter →

HR and people leaders

Give employees a safe route for harassment, discrimination and retaliation concerns that doesn’t run through their manager.

• Link the hotline from the handbook and onboarding →
• Ask anonymous reporters for what an investigation needs →
• Let reporters route around anyone involved →

Legal and general counsel

Keep investigations confidential, consistent and defensible.

• Keep interview notes on the case, not in personal files →
• Show exactly who looked at each report →
• Keep records as long as required, then purge the details →

Security, privacy and compliance teams

Stand up and evidence a whistleblower channel for SOC 2 and other audits.

• Go live in minutes with a narrow data key →
• Prove the channel works, end to end, with a logged test →
• Answer “how is the reporter protected?” precisely →

Employees, contractors and anyone you invite

Raise a concern safely, follow it and answer questions without being identified.

• Report in four calm steps →
• Hold the only key to the report →
• Come back to see progress and reply →

Software and SaaS

A SOC 2-ready whistleblower channel with logged tests and a content-free export, live before the audit window.

Financial services and fintech

Anonymous reporting of accounting, fraud and conflict-of-interest concerns to an independent committee.

Healthcare and life sciences

Safety, privacy and policy concerns from staff who may never sit at a desk, from any phone.

Manufacturing, logistics and field teams

Health and safety reports from people on the floor or on the road, with no account to set up.

Nonprofits and education

A credible, independent route for concerns about leaders, with the board on the committee.

Companies operating in the EU

An internal channel that helps you meet requirements for confidentiality, follow-up and record keeping.