Argand Ads
Reach people, not profiles.
It's a billboard — for the web. You buy a great spot beside relevant content, and the people who see it are never tracked, profiled, or followed home. Most ad networks surveil everyone. Argand surveils no one — and your ad still reaches people who actually want what you offer.
Beside the results — never above them.
One clearly-labelled slot, set apart from the organic list. The best organic result still wins its spot. Turning ads off changes nothing about the results themselves.
- The food-lab guide to the crispiest roast potatoes seriouseats.com
Par-boil in salted water, rough the surface, roast hot in fat.
- Ultimate roast potatoes bbcgoodfood.com
Maris Piper or King Edward, 200°C. The one people link at Christmas.
Illustrative. Patch's Potatoes isn't a real business — Patch is a potato.
Why advertisers choose Argand
Contextual, not creepy
You bid on the page and the query — never on a person. Two people who search the same thing see the same ad. There is no profile of anyone to buy.
Every ad reviewed by a human
No auto-approvals, no slop, no scams. A real person checks every campaign before it runs — so your ad sits beside ads held to the same bar, not next to garbage.
Respects ad blockers
Served first-party with zero tracking scripts. There is nothing creepy to block — and if someone blocks ads anyway, no hard feelings. Search works the same either way.
Transparent by default
Every ad says it's sponsored, shows why it was matched, and can be reported in one tap. You can see exactly how you're represented to the people who see you.
How it works
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Build your ad
Headline, a couple of lines, and where it links. Live preview as you go.
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A human reviews it
A real person checks it — usually within 3 business days. No bots decide.
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It runs
On pages relevant to what you offer. Contextual placement, never interleaved with organic results.
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Full refund if rejected
If we don't approve it, you're not charged. You only pay for ads that actually run.
What we'll never do
- No user tracking
- No profiling
- No cookies
- No retargeting pixels
- No third-party scripts
- No dark patterns — ever
Seeing ads? You're in control.
Argand is free because advertisers — not you — pay for placement. Ads are contextual only: matched to the page you're on, never to who you are. No tracking. No profile. No cookies.
Turn ads off
Don't want ads? Turn them off completely in your preferences. No "upgrade to remove ads," no penalty — everything works exactly the same.
Ad preferences →Tune what you see
Leaving ads on keeps Argand independent and free of investors. You can still opt out of categories or block an advertiser whenever you like.
Manage categories →Using an ad blocker? That's fine. Argand's ads are first-party with no tracking scripts — but if your blocker catches them anyway, no hard feelings.
Advertising shouldn't be creepy.
A great ad, in a relevant spot, seen by real people — with zero surveillance. Set one up in minutes.
- Human-reviewed
- Contextual only
- Full refund if rejected
- Respects ad blockers