Internet Privacy Protection

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These sites have gone above and beyond in their efforts to create policies that are readable and fair.<br/><br/>Their policies usually indicate that they do not share your data with third parties unless required to do so by law or with your verifiable opt-in consent. Sites in this catgory collect only the minimum necessary data in order to provide you with service.<br/><br/>If a site is rated as Exceptional you can generally feel comfortable that your data is being handled professionally and is not being sold to third parties."} } var searchDomains = ["google.com","youtube.com","facebook.com","wikipedia.org","amazon.com","yahoo.com","twitter.com","instagram.com","reddit.com","netflix.com","linkedin.com","twitch.tv","bing.com","microsoft.com","ebay.com","github.com","imdb.com","stackoverflow.com"] var install = function(){ window.location.href = "/platforms/"; } </script> <script src="/assets/js/scripts_008c054039.js" async></script> </head> <body class="home"> <header class="header"> <div class="container"> <a href="/" class="header__logo" aria-label="Privacy Monitor Home"> <svg role="img" class="" height="50" viewBox="0 0 276.6 50" width="276"><use xlink:href="/assets/icons/icons.svg#logo-dark" width="276" height="50"></use></svg> </a> <div class="d-none d-md-block"> <form class="form-inline my-2 my-lg-0" method="GET" action="https://www.privacymonitor.com/score/"> <input class="form-control mr-sm-2" type="search" id="navSearch" aria-label="Search for any domain" name="q" required pattern="(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9]" placeholder="Search for: google.com" style="background-color: transparent;" onkeyup=" var start = this.selectionStart; var end = this.selectionEnd; this.value = this.value.toLowerCase(); this.setSelectionRange(start, end);" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false" > <button class="btn btn--circle btn--navbar" type="submit"><svg role="img" style="fill: #fff;" height="20" viewBox="0 0 50 50" width="20"><use xlink:href="/assets/icons/icons.svg#icon-search" width="50" height="50"></use></svg></button> </form> </div> </div> </header> <main class="main"> <div class="container container--lg container--home" style="background-image: url(/assets/media/home/home-woman-using-computer-privacy-alert.png)"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-7 center-txt-sm"> <h1 class="title title--sm title--navy">We read privacy policies,</h1> <h2 class="title title--xl title--navy">so you don't have to.</h2> <p>Knowing who to trust online with your private data can be confusing. Shouldn鈥檛 it be easy to protect yourself? <strong>With Internet Privacy Monitoring, it is!</strong></p> <button class="btn mb-4 center-sm" type="button" onclick="install()">Install Privacy Monitor - It's Free!</button> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-5 d-flex d-lg-block justify-content-center"> </div> </div> <section class="section section--col section--features"> <div class="container container--lg"> <h2 class="title title--xs title--navy">Automatic Internet Privacy Protection</h2> <h4 class="subtitle mb-5">How It Works:</h4> <div class="row block-wrap"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="block"> <img src="/assets/media/home/how-it-works-install.png" alt="1. Install in Seconds"> <h4 class="block__title">1. Install in Seconds</h4> <p class="block__text">Privacy Monitor installs with just a few clicks on all modern browsers and devices. It's easy & free.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="block"> <img src="/assets/media/home/how-it-works-surf-privately.png" alt="2. Surf like Normal"> <h4 class="block__title">2. Surf like Normal</h4> <p class="block__text">Kick back, relax, and surf the web like you usually do. Our Internet Privacy Monitor is entirely automatic.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="block"> <img src="/assets/media/home/how-it-works-privacy-alerts.png" alt="3. Real-time Alerts"> <h4 class="block__title">3. Real-time Alerts</h4> <p class="block__text">When you visit a new web site, Osano Privacy Scores help you stay protected.</p> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/score/" class="link-arrow" aria-label="Learn About Privacy Scores">Learn About Privacy Scores</a> <div class="seen"> <h4 class="seen__title">As seen in:</h4> <a><img src="/assets/media/news/business_insider.svg" alt="Business Insider"></a> <a><img src="/assets/media/news/tech-crunch.svg" alt="Tech Crunch"></a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--learn" id="learn-more"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-7 col-xl-6 section__content"> <h2 class="section__title">No cookies.<br/>No tracking.<br/>No ads.<br/>No fine print.</h2> <p class="section__text">Our <a href="https://osano.trusthub.com/privacy" title="Privacy Policy" rel="noopener">privacy policy</a> is simple: We do not collect or store <b>any</b> information about you. We don't track you or monitor your usage. We don't advertise to you. There is no secret agenda to make money off of you; we just provide useful information to help our fellow humans to be informed as they navigate the Internet.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-5 col-xl-6"> <img src="/assets/media/home/woman-happy-privacy-tracking.jpg" alt="Woman with good privacy choices"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--learn"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-7 col-xl-6 order-md-2 section__content section__content--left"> <h2 class="section__title">All apps and extensions<br/>are open source.</h2> <p class="section__text">When we say no tracking, we mean it. Don't take our word for it though, look at the source code to see exactly how the apps work. If you're a developer, feel free to use our code as a starting point to build your own apps.</p> <a href="https://github.com/osano" class="link-arrow align-self-start center-sm" aria-label="View The Source Code" rel="noopener">View The Source Code</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-5 col-xl-6 order-md-1"> <img src="/assets/media/home/privacy-monitor-source-code.png" alt="Source code for privacy monitor"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--learn mb-0"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-7 col-xl-6 section__content"> <h2 class="section__title">We are a B-Corp, putting<br/>people before profits.</h2> <p class="section__text">B-Corps are created to solve society鈥檚 most challenging problems. At Osano, we strive to minimize our impact on the environment, create transparency in data, build a diverse team, hold ourselves accountable to all of humanity while balancing profit and purpose.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-5 col-xl-6"> <img src="/assets/media/home/b-corp-data-transparency-happy-man.jpg" alt="A happy man with the B-corp logo"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <section class="section section--blue"> <div class="container container--offset"> <h2 class="title">How is this free?</h2> <p>Our parent company, Osano, makes money by selling applications and APIs to businesses and developers. This Internet Privacy Monitor is part of our mission to improve the world.</p> </div> </section> <section class="section section--grey"> <div class="container container--lg container--offset"> <div class="section section--col"> <h2 class="title title--xs title--navy">Data Privacy Tools</h2> <div class="row row--lg"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="card card--alt"> <img src="/assets/media/home/developer-privacy-api.jpg" class="card__img" alt="Privacy Score API"> <div class="card__body"> <h4 class="card__title center-txt-sm">Partners</h4> <p class="card__text"> Add Privacy Scores, generated by licensed attorneys, to your app or service with the Osano Privacy API. <a href="https://www.osano.com/company/partners" aria-label="Privacy Score API" rel="noopener"> <svg role="img" class="icon icon-arrow-right"><use xlink:href="/assets/icons/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right"></use></svg> </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="card card--alt"> <img src="/assets/media/home/business-privacy-saas.jpg" class="card__img" alt="Business Privacy SaaS Compliance"> <div class="card__body"> <h4 class="card__title center-txt-sm">Businesses</h4> <p class="card__text"> Quickly get compliant with CCPA, GDPR, and the privacy laws from dozens other countries! <a href="https://www.osano.com/" aria-label="Business Privacy SaaS Compliance" rel="noopener"> <svg role="img" class="icon icon-arrow-right"><use xlink:href="/assets/icons/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right"></use></svg> </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="container"> <section class="section section--col section--left align-items-start section--dots"> <h2 class="section__title section__title--xl"><small>Ready to</small><br> <span>Get Started?</span> </h2> <p class="section__text section__text--xs spaced5x">Knowledge is power. 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