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# Contributing Guidelines
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Please read this document in full before contributing.
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- [Rules](#rules)
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- [Quality over Quantity](#quality-over-quantity)
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- [Software Criteria](#software-criteria)
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- [Main (All Software)](#main)
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- [Providers](#providers)
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- [DNS](#dns)
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- [VPN](#vpn)
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- [Email](#email)
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- [Hardware](#hardware)
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- [Software](#software)
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- [Encryption](#encryption)
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- [Operating Systems](#operating-systems)
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- [Images](#images)
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- [Licensing](#licensing)
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- [Contributing via email](#contributing-via-email)
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## Rules
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- Be nice and respectful.
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- Be constructive.
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## Quality over Quantity
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We're trying to keep it simple and promote the best tools, not all of them.
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Something meeting the below criteria ***does not automatically qualify it to be included on the site!***
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## Software Criteria
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### Primary Requirements
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- Privacy respecting (duh!).
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### Primary Recommendations
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- Open Source / Free Software.
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- Prioritize Products without Vendor Lock-in (decentralized/self-hostable) or data interoperability.
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- Cross-platform / Accessible.
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- Easy to use. Could your mother use that tool or service? Usability is most important.
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If no software exists in a certain category that meets *all* these criteria, exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis.
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### Service Provider Information
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- Products and services listed as "Providers" SHOULD be prioritized primarily based on their jurisdiction (i.e. how privacy-respecting the laws of their home country are).
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### DNS Provider Requirements
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- MUST support DoH or DoT (DNSCrypt is great too, but there is already https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-resolvers which is directly supported by dnscrypt-proxy, so we don't consider it useful to list providers exclusively supporting it).
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- MUST support DNSSEC (https://dnssec.vs.uni-due.de/ can test your current DNS provider).
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- MUST NOT log IP addresses during normal operation (If your suggested provider *ever* logs, please compare its privacy policy with other servers on our table that keep logs).
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- SHOULD support QNAME minimization (if you have access to the dig command, `dig +short txt qnamemintest.internet.nl` or `Resolve-DnsName -Type TXT -Name qnamemintest.internet.nl` if you are on Windows 10).
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### VPN
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See https://privacyguides.org/providers/vpn/#criteria for full details, the following is an incomplete summary.
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- MUST NOT be based in USA or UK.
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- MUST be accessible via Open Source Software (e.g. OpenVPN, WireGuard).
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- MUST Use Strong Encryption.
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- SHOULD Accept Cryptocurrency.
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- MUST have a no logging policy.
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### Email
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See https://privacyguides.org/providers/email/#criteria for full details, the following is an incomplete summary.
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- MUST Support SMTP SSL.
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- SHOULD be accessible with standard/FOSS software (e.g. allows IMAP).
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### Hardware
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- SHOULD be [H-Node Class A](https://h-node.org/wiki/page/en/compatibility-classes) or equivalent (if applicable)
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- SHOULD prioritize hardware certifications like [RYF](https://ryf.fsf.org/), [OSHWA](https://certification.oshwa.org/), and OSI when available.
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- SHOULD NOT lock users to a particular platform.
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### Software
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- MUST be able to download over encrypted network (can be a mirror).
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- SHOULD be Free and Open Source Software.
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### Encryption
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- Only verifiable encryption is to be trusted
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### Operating Systems
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- Must state if recommends, depends on, or offers non-free software (contrib)
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- No Tracking Policy (opt-in analytics is ok)
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## Images
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- SVG file format is strongly preferred. PNG files can be used as a fallback if images are too complex or otherwise unsuitable as a vector format.
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- Provider logo dimensions are 384px x 128px ([example](/assets/img/legacy_svg/3rd-party/mullvad.svg))
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- Tool logo dimensions are 128px x 128px ([SVG example](/assets/img/leagcy_svg/3rd-party/firefox_browser.svg), [PNG example](/assets/img/legacy_png/3rd-party/claws_mail.png))
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