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Transparency - Advertisements on the Kicksecure Website, Sponsorships. Past and Present Sponsorships, Sponsorship Policies.

Present Sponsorships

Monetary Present Sponsorships

FUTO (Whonix only) (2024-08-26)

FUTOarchive.org iconarchive.today icon is mentioned on the Whonix Donors RecognitionOnion Logo page. FUTO does not request special sponsors privileges on feature inclusion, changes, etc. The donation was given expressly to help the project. FUTO does not wish to influence the direction of the project.

Power Up Privacy (PUP) (2024-08-15)

Power Up Privacy (PUP)archive.org iconarchive.today icon is mentioned on the Kicksecure, Whonix Donors Recognition page as well as mentioned in the page footer. PUP does not request special sponsors privileges on feature inclusion, changes, etc. The donation was given expressly to help the project. PUP does not wish to influence the direction of the project.

PUP is also supporting other related projects such as The Tor Project, and Monero. This list is non-exhaustive. See the PUP website for further information.

Conditions

FUTO, PUP:

  • Amount of influence: none
  • Non-monetary contributions: none
  • Hiring influence: none
  • Writing code: none
  • Suggesting features: none

Non-Monetary Present Sponsorships

None currently.

Voluntary Listings

  • Search engines: This is a voluntary listing by Kicksecure and no discussions have occurred with any of these services. Also see this forum postarchive.org iconarchive.today icon.
    • YaCy | Qwant | ecosia | MetaGer | peekier: Kicksecure, Whonix, because reachable over both, clearnet and Tor.
    • perplexity, cannot be reached over Tor, therefore Kicksecure only.
    • Ahmia, onion services can only be reached over Tor, therefore Whonix only.
    • all (if not specifically named here)

Past Sponsorships

Monetary Post Sponsorships

EyeOnPASS (2018)

  • Time: 2018
  • Where: Actually on the Whonix website only. Not on the Kicksecure website, which did not exist at this time. Why mention this on the Kicksecure website? See footnote. [1]
  • Amount of influence: none
  • Non-monetary contributions: none
  • Hiring influence: none
  • Writing code: none
  • Suggesting features: none
  • Forum discussion: EyeOnPASS.comarchive.org iconarchive.today icon

Non-Monetary Past Sponsorships

All non-monetary sponsorships up to 2023

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 Kicksecure for related searches.
  • Evolution Host: provided system administration advice for the kicksecure.com website.

These advertisements did not:

  • result in monetary compensation for the Kicksecure project;
  • influence the direction of Kicksecure development; or
  • lead to changes in Kicksecure software or website choices (apart from the advertisement itself).

When? Several years ago.

Past Sponsorship Grants

OTF (2015)

Future Changes

Any future changes will be documented on this page.

Third-Party Policies

General Third-Party Policies

Last updated: 22 February 2025

This policy applies to all equally, including sponsors, donors, advertisers, and external link targets -- in short, third-parties.

  1. Separate Legal Entities: Kicksecure always remains a completely separate entity from all third-parties.
  2. Non-Influence Declaration: All third-parties explicitly acknowledge that their contributions, whether monetary or non-monetary, do not entitle them to any form of influence over the Kicksecure project's development, direction, policy, or governance. The Kicksecure team retains full autonomy and makes all project decisions independently, without any external influence.
  3. Conflict of Interest: The project team is committed to maintaining independence and will take appropriate measures to ensure that third-parties do not compromise the project's integrity.
  4. No Endorsement: Acceptance of links to third-parties does not constitute an endorsement of the third-party's products, services, or viewpoints by the Kicksecure project. Any links or advertisements displayed are for informational purposes only and do not reflect the views of the project or its team. The Non-Endorsement policy applies.
  5. No Liability: The Kicksecure project and its team members are not liable for any actions, claims, or damages resulting from the use of third-party related products or services. Users are encouraged to conduct their own research and make informed decisions when interacting with third-party content.
  6. Sponsor Review Process: All third-party links undergo a cursory review process to ensure they align with the Kicksecure project's values and do not conflict with the project's mission or legal obligations. Any third-parties that could potentially compromise the project's objectives will be declined.
  7. Compliance with Laws: All third-parties will comply with applicable local and international laws, including those related to advertising, data protection, and intellectual property. The Kicksecure project will not engage with third-parties that operate in violation of these laws.
  8. Termination Rights: Any third-parties that undergo detrimental changes after the initial review will be re-evaluated by the Kicksecure team upon becoming aware of the situation. The Kicksecure project reserves the right to terminate any links to third-parties at any time if it is determined that the third-party's actions or products are inconsistent with the project's values, mission, or legal obligations.
  9. Indemnification: Third-parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Kicksecure project, its team members, and affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from their relationship with the project, if applicable.
  10. Changes to Third-Parties Policy: The Kicksecure project reserves the right to modify its third-party policies and practices at any time. Any changes will be reflected on this page and will apply to all future links to third-parties.

(wiki editors notice: This is Template:third-party-mentions-policy, which is used on multiple wiki pages. See Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Third-party-mentions-policy)

Policy for Advertising on kicksecure.com

  • 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 or similar

Affiliate Policy

This is only a consideration for a hypothetical future situation. Example: a VPN provider would offer sponsorship if Kicksecure would provide a wizard for easily setting up VPN [trial] accounts.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ For simplicity, to be able to maintain this wiki page as MultiWikiOnion Logo.
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