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#include "donatehead.wmi" TITLE="Donate to keep Tor alive!" CHARSET="UTF-8"
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<div class="donation">
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<div class="container">
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<div class="row text-justify">
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<div class="col-md-12 col-md-offset-0">
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<a href="<page donate/donate>" class="btn btn-primary btn-md active" role="button">Back to donate page!</a>
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</div>
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<div class="col-md-12 col-md-offset-0">
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<h2 style="padding:2px; margin-bottom:10px;" class="text-justify">Donor FAQ</h2>
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<ol>
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<li>
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<p><strong>What is the Tor Project and what does it do?</strong></p>
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<p>The Tor Project’s mission is to advance human rights
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and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open
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anonymity and privacy technologies, supporting their
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unrestricted availability and use, and furthering their
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scientific and popular understanding. The main product of
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the Tor Project is the Tor Browser, which enables people
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to browse the internet anonymously. The Tor Project is a
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501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Boston,
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Massachusetts. It was founded in 2006.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Who works for the Tor Project, and what do they do?</strong></p>
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<p>Thousands people around the world actively support the
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work of the Tor Project, including developers, designers,
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relay operators, researchers, cryptographers, computer
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scientists, and privacy advocates, and most are not paid
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by the Tor Project. The paid staff of the Tor Project
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is very small: about 20 people in total. You can read
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about the core contributors to the Tor Project on our <a
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href="<page about/corepeople>"
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target="_blank">Core People page</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Who uses Tor?</strong></p>
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<p>The vast majority of Tor users are ordinary people who
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want control of their privacy online or people whose internet
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use is censored. Other Tor users are journalists, human
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rights defenders, domestic violence survivors, policymakers,
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diplomats, and academic and research institutions.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can anyone use Tor?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes! Tor is free, and anyone can
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use it. To get started, you will need to <a
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href="<page projects/torbrowser>"
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target="_blank">download the Tor browser</a>. We
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offer instructions on how to download for <a
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href="<page projects/torbrowser>#windows"
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target="_blank">Windows</a>, <a
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href="<page projects/torbrowser>#macosx"
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target="_blank">Mac OS X</a> and <a
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href="<page projects/torbrowser>#linux"
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target="_blank">Linux</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>What kinds of people support Tor?</strong></p>
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<p>All kinds of people. Thousands of individuals have donated
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to support the Tor Project, and we have also received funding
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from a wide range of organizations including Google, the Ford
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Foundation, the Knight Foundation, Reddit, the U.S. National
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Science Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
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Human Rights Watch, the Swedish International Development
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Cooperation Agency, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany,
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the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Omidyar Network, SRI
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International, and Radio Free Asia. People also support Tor in
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non-financial ways, for example by running Tor relays and exit
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nodes. In addition, everybody who uses Tor is helping to keep
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other users safe and anonymous, because the more people using
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Tor, the harder it is to identify any single individual</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>How does the Tor software work to protect people's anonymity?</strong></p>
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<p>Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around
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the Tor network, which is a distributed network of relays
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run by volunteers all around the world. If someone is
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watching your internet connection, Tor prevents them
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from finding out what sites you are visiting. It also
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prevents sites you visit from finding out where you're
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located. You can read more about how Tor works on our <a
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href="<page about/overview>"
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target="_blank">overview page</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>I would like to know more about how Tor works,
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what hidden services are, or how to run a relay.</strong></p>
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<p><a href="<page docs/faq>"
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target="_blank">This Tor Project FAQ</a> has answers to all
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those questions, and more.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Does the Tor software work?</strong></p>
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<p>We believe Tor is the best solution available today,
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and we know that it does a better job of keeping you
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safely anonymous than other options such as VPNs,
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proxychains, or browser "private browsing" modes. We
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know that both the Russian government and the NSA
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have tried in the past to crack Tor, and failed. The
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Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Tor offers "<a
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href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/7-things-you-should-know-about-tor"
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target="_blank">some of the strongest anonymity software
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that exists</a>, and in his book Data and Goliath, security
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expert Bruce Schneier wrote "The current best tool to protect
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your anonymity when browsing the web is Tor."</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Is what Tor does legal? Can I get in trouble for
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using it?</strong></p>
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<p>Downloading the Tor browser or using the Tor network
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is legal in nearly every country. A few web sites
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occasionally block Tor, but that doesn't mean you're
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doing anything wrong. Usually it means that site has had
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difficulties with visitors who've been using Tor in the
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past, or that they misunderstand what Tor is and how it
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works (we’re working to change this). But it is not
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illegal to use Tor, and you shouldn't get in trouble for
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doing it. You can find more information about Tor's legal
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status <a href="https://www.eff.org/torchallenge/faq.html"
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target="_blank">on the EFF site</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Where can I find out more about the Tor Project,
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especially financial information?</strong></p>
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<p>Here are the Tor Project's <a
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href="<page about/financials>"
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target="_blank">financial statements, and its Form
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990</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Where does the Tor Project's money come
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from?</strong></p>
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<p>Tor is supported by United States government funding
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agencies, NGOs, private foundations, research institutions,
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private companies, and nearly 8,000 personal donations
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from people like you. The exact percentage varies by year,
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but in any given year, 80-90% of the Tor Project's funding
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comes from United States government funding sources. See
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<a href="<page about/sponsors>"
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target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/about/sponsors</a>
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for more.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>How much money does the Tor Project spend annually,
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and what is it used for?</strong></p>
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<p>The Tor Project spends about $2.5 million annually. About
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80% of the Tor Project's spending goes on staffing, mostly
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software engineers. About 10% goes towards administrative
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costs such as accounting and legal costs and bank fees. The
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remaining 10% is spent on travel, meetings and conferences,
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which are important for Tor because the Tor community is
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global.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Is my donation tax-deductible?</strong></p>
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<p>If you pay taxes in the United States, your donation to
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Tor is tax deductible to the full extent required by law. The
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tax ID number for the Tor Project is 20-8096820.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>If I am not in the United States, can I still
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donate?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes, definitely. Your donation probably isn't
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tax-deductible (unless you pay taxes on U.S. income) but we
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would very much appreciate your support. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Am I right that the Tor Project has never asked
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for donations before?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes! We've had a donate button on the site for years,
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and so far nearly 8,000 people have given money to the Tor
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Project. But this is the first time we've actively sought
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donations. To date, much of Tor Project funding has come
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from United States federal funding sources, such as the
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U.S. independent agency the International Broadcasting Bureau
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(IBB) and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy,
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Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). While we are grateful for
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this funding, we don't want the Tor Project to become too
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dependent on any single type of funding. Crowdfunding is
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unrestricted--It allows us to spend the money on the projects
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we think are most important and respond quickly to changing
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events. And so, we are asking you to help financially support
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us, to increase the Tor Project's independence and ensure the
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sustainability of the products and services we provide.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate to a specific project, or restrict
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my donation to a particular purpose?</strong></p>
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<p>No, sorry. If we accept a donation from someone who has
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specified how they want it used, we're required by the IRS
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to track and report separately on that money. That would
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be a big administrative burden for a small organization,
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and we don't think it's a good idea for us. However, we
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would be very happy to hear your ideas and feedback about
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our work. If you're donating using a mechanism that allows
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for comments, feel free to send your thoughts that way.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate while using the Tor browser?</strong></p>
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<p>Maybe! In our testing, we saw two scenarios related to
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Paypal + Tor browser:<br />
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<ol>
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<li>Sometimes you get an error after clicking on the
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'Donate' button. If this is happening to you, you should
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change your circuit and try again.</li>
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<li>For users logging in to Paypal: some people had
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no problem donating via PayPal while using the Tor
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browser. But, some people couldn't complete the donation
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process, and one person had their PayPal account temporarily
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frozen. We recommend not using the Tor browser to donate
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using your PayPal account, unless you're willing to risk
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some difficulties with PayPal.</li>
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</ol></p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>How can I donate via debit or credit card?</strong></p>
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<p>To donate using a major credit card or debit card (VISA,
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MasterCard, Discover or American Express) or via PayPal,
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please visit our donate page. You do not need to have a
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PayPal account to donate via credit card.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Why do you ask for my address and similar
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information?</strong></p>
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<p>If you donate by credit card, you will be asked for some
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information that's required to process your credit card
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payment, including your billing address. This allows our
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payment processor to verify your identity, process your
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payment, and prevent fraudulent charges to your credit
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card. We don't ask for information beyond what's required
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by the payment processor.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Why is there a minimum donation?</strong></p>
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<p>People who have stolen credit card information often
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donate to nonprofits as a way of testing whether the card
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works. These people typically use a very small amount for
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their testing, and we've found that setting a $1 minimum
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donation seems to deter them.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Is there a maximum donation?</strong></p>
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<p>No, no, no! More funding from you means we can do more
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things we are excited to do, like hire a person to monitor
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the Tor network full time, or research, test, and implement
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ideas we have for making the Tor network even stronger.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate via bitcoin?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes! We accept <a
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href="<page donate/donate-options>"
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target="_blank">bitcoin via BitPay</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>If I want my donation to be anonymous, what is
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the best way for me to donate?</strong></p>
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<p>You can donate by mailing cash to the Tor Project. Our
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address is The Tor Project, Inc., 7 Temple Street Suite A,
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Cambridge MA 02139-2403 USA. You can donate via bitcoin
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if you have bitcoin set up in a way that preserves your
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anonymity. You can buy cash gift cards and mail them to
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us. There are probably other ways to donate anonymously that
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we haven't thought of-- maybe you will :)</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Is the Tor Project required to identify me as
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a donor to the United States government, or to any other
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authority?</strong></p>
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<p>If you donate $5,000 or more to the Tor Project in a single
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year, we are required to report the donation amount and your
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name and address (if we have it) to the IRS, on Schedule
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B of the Form 990, which is filed annually. However, it's
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normal for nonprofits to redact individual donor information
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from the copy of the 990 that's made publicly-available, and
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that's what we do. We are not required to identify donors to
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any other organization or authority, and we do not. (Also,
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if you wanted, you could give us $4,999 in late 2015 and
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$4,999 in early 2016 ;)</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>In your privacy policy, you say you will never
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publicly identify me as a donor without my permission. What
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does that mean?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes, that's right. If you donate to the Tor Project, there
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will be some people at the Tor Project who know about your
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donation. However, we will never publicly identify you as
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a donor, unless you have given us permission to do so. That
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means we won't post your name on our website, thank you on
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Twitter, or do anything else that would publicly identify
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you as someone who has donated. If we decide we would like
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to publicly name you as a donor, we will ask you first,
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and will not do it until and unless you say it's okay.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>It's important to me that my donation be
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tax-deductible, but I don't pay taxes in the United
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States. </strong></p>
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<p>Right now, we can only offer tax-deductibility to
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donors who pay taxes in the United States. If it's
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important to you that your donations be tax-deductible
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in a different country, let us know and we will
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try to offer tax-deductibility in your country in
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future. Or, if you are in Germany, France or Sweden, <a
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href="<page docs/faq>#RelayDonations"
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target="_blank">these organizations support the Tor
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network</a> and may be able to offer you tax-deductibility
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for your donation.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>What if I don't want to use PayPal? Is there
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another way I can donate? </strong></p>
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<p>Yes! Here is a list of <a
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href="<page donate/donate-options>"
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target="_blank">other ways you can donate</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>What is your donor privacy policy?</strong></p>
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<p>Here is the Tor Project <a
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href="<page donate/donor-privacy-policy>" target="_blank">donor
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privacy policy</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>What is your refund policy?</strong></p>
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<p>If you want your donation refunded, please tell us
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by emailing donations(at)torproject.org. To process your
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refund we'll need to know the date of your donation, the
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amount you donated, your full name, the payment method you
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used and your country of origin. Please also tell us why
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you're asking for a refund. Please note that some payment
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methods won't support refunds, or require them to be made
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in a specific way, so we may need additional information
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from you in order to process yours.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate by mail?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes. Our mailing address is The Tor Project, 7 Temple
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Street Suite A, Cambridge MA 02139-2403 USA.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Do you accept cash donations?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate stock?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes! Many companies --such as Google, Microsoft, eBay,
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PayPal, Apple, Verizon, Red Hat, many universities,
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and others-- will match donations made by their
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employees. The fastest way to find out if your company
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matches donations is usually by checking with your
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HR department, or you can search for your company
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name at <a href="https://www.matchinggifts.com/rit/"
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target="_blank">https://www.matchinggifts.com/rit/</a>. If
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your company isn't currently set up to match donations
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to the Tor Project, we would be happy to help with the
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paperwork. If you want help figuring out the process, write
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us at donations(at)torproject.org.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I become a Tor Project member?</strong></p>
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<p>Right now, we don't have a membership program, but we may
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set one up in the future. If you want to get involved with
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the Tor Project, <a href="<page getinvolved/volunteer>">this
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is a good place to start</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>How can I get a Tor t-shirt or stickers?</strong></p>
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<p>If you donate $23 or more, you will get stickers we
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created just for this campaign. And if you donate $100 or
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more, you will get a special 'Tor supporter' t-shirt!</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>If I want to stay in touch with the Tor Project,
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what's the best way for me to do that?</strong></p>
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<p>You can sign up to receive the <a
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href="https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-news"
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target="_blank">Tor weekly newsletter</a>, read the <a
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href="https://blog.torproject.org/" target="_blank">Tor
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blog</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/torproject"
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target="_blank">follow us on Twitter</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Does the Tor Project participate in the Combined
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Federal Campaign program?</strong></p>
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<p>No, Tor doesn't currently participate in the CFC
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program. If you'd like to get Tor added to the CFC program
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in your location, that would be great: please let us know
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if you need any help. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate my airline miles, flight vouchers,
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or hotel points?</strong></p>
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<p>No, sorry. We would like to accept your miles, vouchers
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and hotel points, and in the future we may be able to.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate hardware?</strong></p>
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<p>Typically no, we don't encourage people to donate
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hardware. But if you want to make a hardware donation that
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you think might be especially useful for us, please mail
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donations(at)torproject.org.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Can I donate my time?</strong></p>
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<p>Yes. Here's a <a
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href="<page getinvolved/volunteer>"
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target="_blank">list of areas where we would love your
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help</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>I would like my company to support Tor. What can
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we do to help?</strong></p>
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<p>Your company could match donations made by its employees
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to the Tor Project--that would be wonderful. Your
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company may operate a corporate foundation that
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gives out grants, and if so, you should encourage it
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to fund us. Maybe your company would be willing to <a
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href="<page docs/faq>#HowDoIDecide"
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target="_blank">operate a Tor relay</a>. If your company
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sells cloud services, perhaps it could donate these to Tor:
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We use them in some anti-censorship projects.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>You don't support my preferred way to donate. Can
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I recommend a new donation method to you?</strong></p>
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<p>Sure. Just mail us at donations(at)torproject.org.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>Will the Tor Project accept donations from anybody,
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or do you reserve the right to reject support from specific
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organizations or individuals?</strong></p>
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<p>We do reserve the right to reject a donation. To date
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though, we haven't exercised that right. We are happy that
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a broad range of people use and support Tor.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><strong>I have more questions. How can I get
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answers?</strong></p>
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<p>Feel free to send questions to
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donations(at)torproject.org. We will try to answer you,
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and we'll also post your question (and the answer) here.</p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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<div class="col-md-12 col-md-offset-0">
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<a href="<page donate/donate>" class="btn btn-primary btn-md active" role="button">Back to donate page!</a>
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</div>
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<div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
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</div>
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#include <donatefoot.wmi>
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