Observation
What did you directly see, hear or experience?
BARK covers business and platform conduct.Personal abuse or image-based abuse → eSafetyConcerns about a child → ACCCEImmediate danger → 000
Bark · Document · Route
Something doesn’t feel right? Bark up.
BARK helps you record what happened, work out who should hear about it, and prepare for the official reporting pathway. Your notes stay with you.
Your evidence stays with you. Puppy vs Algorithms does not receive, investigate or submit reports.
Local firstNotes stay on your device
You decideReview every word
Official handoffWe point; you submit
The BARK route finder
Three questions. A clearer next step.
You do not need to know which regulator covers the problem before you begin.
Q1 of 3 · RequiredChoose one — you can change it later
Likely first step
First:
Can:
Cannot:
Pathways last reviewed 23 July 2026
Was this route useful?Prototype only — your response is not sent or stored.
Q2 of 3 · Only because medium matters
Q2 of 3 · Narrow the outcome
Q3 of 3 · Locate the conduct
Mockup only - the guided builder is in development. No information is collected.
Record the facts once
Say what you observed - not what you have to prove.
You do not need to establish why a design exists or decide whether a law was broken. Record observation, context, impact, action and outcome.
“On [date], while using [service], I observed [fact]. I then [action] and [result]. This affected [person] by [impact]. I would like [outcome].”
Evidence checklist
- URL, account or business
- Date, time and time zone
- Exact words or claim
- Previous complaint reference
- Order or subscription detail
- Response or lack of response
Your factual record
Context
Where and when did it happen?
Impact
What practical effect did it have?
Action
What have you already tried?
Outcome
What would you like to happen?
The BARK Pack
Prepared here. Submitted by you.
The guided BARK Builder turns your factual record into useful, editable formats while keeping the evidence on your device. Nothing leaves this page unless you copy, download or open an official external service.
⬡ Guided builder in development - printable checklist available now.
Short account
A concise version shaped for the destination portal.
Full chronology
What happened, in order, in your own words.
Route plan
A staged plan - not a scattergun list of links.
Contact log
Dates, references and follow-up steps.
Nothing leaves this page unless you choose to share it.