safing-web/business-model/index.html

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          Provide Local Value for Free, Forever
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          Everybody deserves privacy, not only the wealthy. That is why all local privacy features are free, and will remain so forever. This fits perfectly into the Freemium business model as well as into FOSS, free and open source software.
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          <a href="{{ site.portmaster_url }}">
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              Discover the Portmaster
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          Sell Protection in Transit
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          There is privacy that comes with a cost because it requires additional server bandwidth. Naturally, this is where we charge for our powerful VPN&nbsp;alternative. You get an extra service, we get to finance ourselves.
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          <a href="{{ site.spn_url }}">
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              Discover the SPN
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          Reinvest Earnings into Privacy
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          All our income is invested into the privacy cycle: Finance amazing talent. Develop great, open source software - both free and paid. Delight users so more people join and support the cycle.
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          Repeat endlessly to spread privacy to the masses; strengthening the Freedom of our societies.
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          Clear Ownership & Transparent Funding
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          Taking money always means opening up to influences. Therefore, we see it as our duty to not only be open about our ownership, but also about how we financed our journey so far.
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              Explore our influences
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