{{Header}} __NOINDEX__ {{Title|title= About Advertisements on the {{project_name_long}} Website }} {{#seo: |description=Transparency |image=Whonix_old_logo.png }} [[File:logo_box.png|thumb||{{project_name_short}} [[Dev/Logo|logo]]]] Readers may have noticed that each documentation chapter has several advertisements in the footer. To remove all doubt, advertisements do not: * result in monetary compensation for the {{project_name_short}} project; * influence the direction of {{project_name_short}} development; or * lead to changes in {{project_name_short}} software or website choices (apart from the advertisement itself). The present list of advertisements includes: * None. The past list of advertisements includes: * Fosshost: fosshost.org was a non-profit organization that provided hosting services to the open source community. Fosshost provided a stage server for {{Kicksecure}}. * Jobble: link exchange. It shows advertisements for {{project_name_short}} for related searches. * Search engines (YaCy | Qwant | ecosia | MetaGer | peekier): This is a voluntary listing by {{project_name_short}} and no discussions have occurred with any of these services. Also see [https://forums.whonix.org/t/local-browser-homepage-for-tor-browser-in-whonix/347/101 this forum post]. * Evolution Host: provided system administration advice for the {{project_clearnet}} website. Any future changes will be documented on this page. = Guidelines for Advertising on {{project_clearnet}} = * no targeted ads * no tracking * no spying * no loading of web content from third party pages * just text and images * advertisements marked as advertisements * no JavaScript = Affiliate Policy = This is only a consideration for a hypothetical future situation. Example: a VPN provider would offer sponsorship if {{project_name_short}} would provide a wizard for easily setting up VPN [trial] accounts. * non-default option * non-persuasive option * installing only Freedom Software by default (no non-Free, proprietary, nagware) * transparency about the partnership * maybe publishing scale of sponsorship (sum) * sticking to fair, nuanced, intellectually honest option about pros and cons ** https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix_versus_Proxies ** https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/wikis/doc/TorPlusVPN ** https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Features#Tunnel_Support Support * no marketing lies * wizard for easily setting up [trial] accounts * easily replaceable with other vendors = See Also = * [[Official Online Profiles|Official {{project_name_short}} Online Profiles and Social Media]] = Footnotes = {{reflist|close=1}} {{Footer}} [[Category:Documentation]]