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Support our mission to defend digital rights and spread the word about mass surveillance programs and other daily privacy invasions. You can help Privacy Guides researchers, activists, and maintainers create informative content, host private digital services, and protect privacy rights at a time when the world needs it most.
Become a Member Make a Donation
MAGIC Grants is our fiscal host, and their custom, open-source donation platform allows you to donate to our project with Monero, Bitcoin, or debit/credit card. You can also donate using GitHub Sponsors.
Foundations & Organizations
Thank you to these organizations who significantly support Privacy Guides. (1)
- Please contact info@magicgrants.org to inquire about giving. Privacy Guides reserves the right to rescind the membership of those who are unaligned with our mission or organization at any time. Organizational members have no ability to influence what content is recommended on the Privacy Guides website. Learn more about our donation acceptance policy.
Thank you to these organizations who have substantially supported our project in the past.
- Safing: 2019 – 2021
Active Members
Privacy Guides would not be possible without these individuals who generously donate on a monthly or yearly basis. (1)
- If you become a member and link your donation to your forum account, you're automatically added here with a link to your profile and avatar to show your support for Privacy Guides. If you link your forum account but don't set your flair or title, you'll be a silent +1. You can change your visibility any time. This chart is updated upon each website release.
This is a list of our active members, plus donors on GitHub, who have chosen to make their donation public. Hundreds more have donated in the past or privately, and their support is hugely appreciated as well.
Merchandise
You can support us and share your passion for privacy by buying our merchandise from HelloTux.
Non-Financial Support
It takes a lot of people and work to keep Privacy Guides up to date and spread the word about privacy and mass surveillance. If you're looking for other ways to help out, consider getting involved by editing the site, joining our forum, or contributing translations.
FAQ
What is an organizational membership?
Organizational membership to Privacy Guides is open to any company, private foundation, or organization that donates at least $5,000 per year. While Privacy Guides does not endorse private companies or their products, we're grateful for their contributions. Your donation may be tax-deductible, and we will provide you with a receipt.
You can become an organizational member by reaching out to info@magicgrants.org for more information.
How are organizational members recognized?
Organizational members that choose to be recognized publicly are included in our organizational members section (above), and occasionally at other opportunities where appropriate. Organizational member links include the rel="nofollow" attribute: We adopted this policy to screen out potential abuse of our program and site to raise the rank of third parties in search algorithms. Unfortunately, this is a growing problem for nonprofits. This was a complex decision since we know many of the sincere supporters behind these companies, but we decided that it was the best choice for us.
Organizational members have no ability to influence what content is recommended on the Privacy Guides website. Learn more about our donation acceptance policy.
What is an active membership?
Your monthly or yearly membership sustains Privacy Guides's services and public activism for privacy and cybersecurity year round. If you become a member, we will recognize your support here on our website, our community forum, and occasionally in other areas like our videos if you choose to make your membership publicly known.
Our membership program is brand new, and we are still exploring other ways that we can share a token of our appreciation with you, while maintaining sustainable and ethical boundaries. Stay tuned!
How does Privacy Guides use donations?
Privacy Guides has been a nonstop effort for over 5 years to stay up to date with the world of cybersecurity and privacy, and to promote the benefits of privacy overall. This is a non-profit, community-driven project that would not be possible without the generous support of all our contributors, in addition to our regularly donating members above.
Your donation go to a dedicated fund within MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) organization and our fiscal host. The funds will only be used for this project specifically.
You may qualify for a tax deduction. When you donate to us here with cryptocurrency or card you have the option to receive a receipt from MAGIC Grants for this purpose. If you have questions about other transactions please email info@magicgrants.org.
We use donations for a variety of purposes, including:
- Payroll
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We have journalists, writers, and video creators on payroll to review products and create more educational content on a regular basis. This is a significant expense, and we are only able to create our quantity of content with your support.
- Web Hosting and Infrastructure
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Traffic to this website uses hundreds of gigabytes of data per month; we use a variety of service providers to keep up with this traffic.
- Online Services
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We host internet services for testing and showcasing different privacy-products we like and recommend. Some of them are made publicly available for our community's use (SearXNG, Tor, etc.), and some are provided for our team members (email, etc.).
- Product Purchases
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We occasionally purchase products and services for the purposes of testing our recommended tools.
Thank you to all those who support our mission!
We strictly do not use donations to support political campaigns/candidates or attempt to influence legislation. Earnings will not inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.