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Last updated: August 26, 2024.

By using our resources, you agree to our terms. The terms are simple and will only take a few minutes to read.

What We Offer

We offer information and guides to improve your digital security. This information includes configuring operating system security settings, data encryption, and using other tools that will help you protect your fundamental rights.

FOI is an independent operation focused on sharing knowledge, not making money. FOI does not receive revenue from the tools shared on the site, and its sole purpose is to help you protect your digital rights.

Our Content

Everything we share on the site is offered "as-is." Despite the fact that we try to keep our guides always accurate and up-to-date, we are still humans who sometimes make mistakes, and we cannot guarantee that everything you find on the site is error-free.

We are not responsible for any damage that may arise from following the instructions on the site. The site gives you the ability to keep your data always in your and only your hands — which means that the responsibility for securely storing passwords, encryption and recovery keys, and/or other important data is entirely on you — no one else can have your key, and accordingly, if you lose it, no one can help you except yourself.

To reduce risks, enlist the help of friends, experts, people you trust. Create backups for important data.

What You Can Offer Us

Noticed an error? Have an idea for improvement? Join us and contribute via GitHub or the Matrix chat. We appreciate your contribution — it will help us improve the site for everyone.

Who We Are

The site is managed by Giorgi Lubaretsi, a software engineer.

The site has friends:

• Digital Defenders — the organization that helped us start the project.
• Anyone who contributes via Github.

Content Usage Rules and License

1. Use the content freely, but credit the source.
2. Share your experience and feedback about using the content.
3. If you create additional resources based on our content, please share them so others can benefit.

License

The content published on the site, including code, applications, and recommendations created by FOI, is fully open and available on Github.

The content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

This license allows you to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the content in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the content

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution — you must credit the source and indicate if changes were made.
• NonCommercial — you may not use the content for commercial purposes without prior permission.
• ShareAlike — if you remix, transform, or build upon this content, you must distribute it under the same license as the original.

Commercial Use

According to the license, commercial use requires prior permission.

FOI's Position

Despite the above, FOI declares that unauthorized use of materials for commercial purposes will only be considered a breach of a gentleman's agreement. FOI commits to never litigate this condition's violation and waives this right.

The site's goal is improving digital security. Therefore, we would only be glad if this resource helps you achieve this.

Agreement

By using the site, you agree to these terms, which includes the understanding that you will not hold us responsible for any problems that may arise from using our information.

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