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title: General Criteria
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!!! example "Work in Progress"
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The following page is a work in progress, and does not reflect the full criteria for our recommendations at this time. Past discussion on this topic: [#24](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/discussions/24)
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Below are some things that must apply to all submissions to Privacy Guides. Each category will have additional requirements for inclusion.
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## Financial Disclosure
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We do not make money from recommending certain products, we do not use affiliate links, and we do not provide special consideration to project donors.
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## General Guidelines
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We apply these priorities when considering new recommendations:
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- **Secure**: Tools should follow security best-practices wherever applicable.
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- **Source Availability**: Open source projects are generally preferred over equivalent proprietary alternatives.
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- **Cross-Platform**: We typically prefer recommendations to be cross-platform, to avoid vendor lock-in.
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- **Active Development**: The tools that we recommend should be actively developed, unmaintained projects will be removed in most cases.
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- **Usability**: Tools should be accessible to most computer users, an overly technical background should not be required.
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- **Documented**: Tools should have clear and extensive documentation for use.
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## Developer Self-Submissions
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We have these requirements in regard to developers which wish to submit their project or software for consideration.
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- Must disclose affiliation, i.e. your position within the project being submitted.
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- Must have a security whitepaper if it is a project that involves handling of sensitive information like a messenger, password manager, encrypted cloud storage etc.
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- Third party audit status. We want to know if you have one, or have one planned. If possible please mention who will be conducting the audit.
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- Must explain what the project brings to the table in regard to privacy.
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- Does it solve any new problem?
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- Why should anyone use it over the alternatives?
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- Must state what the exact threat model is with their project.
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- It should be clear to potential users what the project can provide, and what it cannot.
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