Whistler Features
If confidentiality, privacy and anonymity are critical to your organisation, then Whistler is the best option for your secure whistleblower reporting service.
HOW WHISTLER WORKS
Whistler is simple to manage and use.
Account Setup
We take care of the initial account setup for you. We just need to know some basic details about your organisation.
You'll need to add Authorised Persons. These are the people in your organisation that will have access to whistleblower reports. For example, you may choose your Head of Security and Head of Compliance. We recommend at least two people.
That's it. You'll be up and running in minutes.
Socialisation
You will have a dedicated URL for your reporting page. You should share this URL in your compliance training, by email, and in awareness posters around your facility.
Reporting
To make a confidential report, the whistleblower goes to the URL and completes an online form. As soon as the report has been submitted, all Authorised Persons will receive an email. This email will contain a unique decryption key to open the report.
Reading a report
To read a report, the Authorised Person must first sign in to Whistler. They then enter the decryption key, which will decrypt and open the report, making it available for reading.
Case Management
Whistler includes tightly integrated case management features, enabling you to initiate and manage cases relating to whistleblower reports.
Learn more about Whistler's features
Whistler offers benefits for organisations as well as whistleblowers.
FOR ORGANISATIONS
Whistler is inexpensive and easy to implement, providing a robust compliance solution at a low cost.
Inexpensive
Available for a low annual subscription plan, Whistler is inexpensive to implement and maintain.
As a fully online service, Whistler avoids the high infrastructure and staffing costs associated with hotlines — and eliminates abuse risks like prank calls that drive up phone charges.
Easy to implement
We can set up an account for you and have you running within 24 hours or less.
As soon as your account has been set up, you'll be allocated a URL for reporting, which you can provide to your employees.
The onboarding process is fast, intuitive, and requires no technical expertise.
No training required
Your employees do not need any training to use Whistler. So long as employees have access to the report URL, that’s all they need to make a report.
From an organisational perspective, this means that Whistler can be implemented quickly and at minimal cost.
Meets privacy requirements
Whistler does not collect any data aside from basic sign in information and session data. We do not record the IP addresses of people making reports. As such, there are minimal concerns about privacy, including GDPR.
Read our privacy statement
here.
Employees are less likely to use hotlines
Learn why employees are more likely to use secure online services like Whistler rather than voice hotlines.
Learn more
FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS
Whistler is secure, anonymous, and accessible — no sign-in, no tracking, no barriers.
No sign in
Whistleblowers never need to sign in or create an account. This preserves anonymity and makes reporting fast and frictionless.
For organisations, this also means no user administration, credential management, or additional privacy obligations.
No data collection
Whistler collects no data about whistleblowers.
We don’t log IP addresses, browser details, location, device information, or session cookies. The reporting page includes no embedded content, trackers, or analytics software.
These safeguards ensure anonymity and eliminate privacy compliance risks for your organisation.
Extremely easy to use
Submitting a report takes minutes.
Whistleblowers simply visit your reporting URL, complete a short form, and click submit — no training or tech support required.
For organisations, this enables rapid rollout with zero onboarding costs.
No voice recordings
Whistler uses written reports — not recorded calls — to preserve anonymity.
Whistleblowers cannot be identified by their voice, and reports are always legible.
For organisations, this eliminates the cost and risk associated with hotline misuse.
Available anywhere
Whistleblowers can access Whistler from any computer, tablet, or smartphone — at work or at home.
There’s nothing to download, and no integration with company systems, preserving anonymity and preventing reprisals.
For organisations, this eliminates the need to roll out or maintain additional software.
Accessible
Whistler’s reporting form follows accessibility best practices and is fully compatible with screen readers.
Multi-language reporting
The Whistler reporting form supports multiple languages, making it easier for whistleblowers to report in a language they’re comfortable with.
Supported languages include English, Chinese (中文), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Dutch (Nederlands), Portuguese (Português), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), and Turkish (Türkçe).
Attachments
Whistleblowers can securely attach documents, images, or audio files to support their report.
This capability is not possible with voice hotlines — and ensures critical evidence isn’t lost.
Think Whistler might be suitable for your organisation?
Get in touch with us now to start a free 30-day trial.
WHY NOT USE A HOTLINE?
Whistleblowers are far less likely to use a hotline, particularly if they fear reprisals.
Hotlines can be more expensive
Establishing a dedicated phone line can be expensive. When you expand your whistleblowing program globally, costs can quickly mount up.
Costs can also increase dramatically as a result of prank calls.
Whistler is available for a low annual subscription fee that does not change no matter how many reports are made.
Increased legibility
A whistleblower calling on a hotline is likely to be nervous. Their sentences may not be well structured, and they may leave out key facts. The call quality may be bad, making an accurate transcript difficult. Strong accents can also present a major problem.
When writing a report in Whistler, a whistleblower is likely to be more composed, more likely to structure the information properly, and more likely include as many of the facts as they can recall.
Higher likelihood of getting reports
Due to Whistler's ease of use, employees will feel more confident reporting sensitive information.
Whistler protects the anonymity of the whistleblower, making it more likely they'll feel comfortable making a report knowing that their identity will be protected.
Employees are far less likely to want to record their voice on a hotline for fear that their identity may be discovered.
Ability to include evidence
Evidence is a key component of any good whistleblower case.
Whistler allows the whistleblower to upload documents, images, and recordings. This is not possible using traditional hotline services, and whistleblowers often are forced to take considerable risks to pass on documents.
Inexpensive
Available for a low annual subscription plan, Whistler is inexpensive to implement and maintain.
As a fully online service, Whistler avoids the high infrastructure and staffing costs associated with hotlines — and eliminates abuse risks like prank calls that drive up phone charges.
Easy to implement
We can set up an account for you and have you running within 24 hours or less.
As soon as your account has been set up, you'll be allocated a URL for reporting, which you can provide to your employees.
The onboarding process is fast, intuitive, and requires no technical expertise.
No training required
Your employees do not need any training to use Whistler. So long as employees have access to the report URL, that’s all they need to make a report.
From an organisational perspective, this means that Whistler can be implemented quickly and at minimal cost.
Meets privacy requirements
Whistler does not collect any data aside from basic sign in information and session data. We do not record the IP addresses of people making reports. As such, there are minimal concerns about privacy, including GDPR.
Read our privacy statement here.
Employees are less likely to use hotlines
Learn why employees are more likely to use secure online services like Whistler rather than voice hotlines.
Learn more
No sign in
Whistleblowers never need to sign in or create an account. This preserves anonymity and makes reporting fast and frictionless.
For organisations, this also means no user administration, credential management, or additional privacy obligations.
No data collection
Whistler collects no data about whistleblowers.
We don’t log IP addresses, browser details, location, device information, or session cookies. The reporting page includes no embedded content, trackers, or analytics software.
These safeguards ensure anonymity and eliminate privacy compliance risks for your organisation.
Extremely easy to use
Submitting a report takes minutes.
Whistleblowers simply visit your reporting URL, complete a short form, and click submit — no training or tech support required.
For organisations, this enables rapid rollout with zero onboarding costs.
No voice recordings
Whistler uses written reports — not recorded calls — to preserve anonymity.
Whistleblowers cannot be identified by their voice, and reports are always legible.
For organisations, this eliminates the cost and risk associated with hotline misuse.
Available anywhere
Whistleblowers can access Whistler from any computer, tablet, or smartphone — at work or at home.
There’s nothing to download, and no integration with company systems, preserving anonymity and preventing reprisals.
For organisations, this eliminates the need to roll out or maintain additional software.
Accessible
Whistler’s reporting form follows accessibility best practices and is fully compatible with screen readers.
Multi-language reporting
The Whistler reporting form supports multiple languages, making it easier for whistleblowers to report in a language they’re comfortable with.
Supported languages include English, Chinese (中文), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Dutch (Nederlands), Portuguese (Português), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), and Turkish (Türkçe).
Attachments
Whistleblowers can securely attach documents, images, or audio files to support their report.
This capability is not possible with voice hotlines — and ensures critical evidence isn’t lost.
Think Whistler might be suitable for your organisation?
Get in touch with us now to start a free 30-day trial.
Hotlines can be more expensive
Establishing a dedicated phone line can be expensive. When you expand your whistleblowing program globally, costs can quickly mount up.
Costs can also increase dramatically as a result of prank calls.
Whistler is available for a low annual subscription fee that does not change no matter how many reports are made.
Increased legibility
A whistleblower calling on a hotline is likely to be nervous. Their sentences may not be well structured, and they may leave out key facts. The call quality may be bad, making an accurate transcript difficult. Strong accents can also present a major problem.
When writing a report in Whistler, a whistleblower is likely to be more composed, more likely to structure the information properly, and more likely include as many of the facts as they can recall.
Higher likelihood of getting reports
Due to Whistler's ease of use, employees will feel more confident reporting sensitive information.
Whistler protects the anonymity of the whistleblower, making it more likely they'll feel comfortable making a report knowing that their identity will be protected.
Employees are far less likely to want to record their voice on a hotline for fear that their identity may be discovered.
Ability to include evidence
Evidence is a key component of any good whistleblower case.
Whistler allows the whistleblower to upload documents, images, and recordings. This is not possible using traditional hotline services, and whistleblowers often are forced to take considerable risks to pass on documents.