Argand Ads Policy

• No tracking, no profiling, no cookies. Ever. We don't build behavioral profiles or user dossiers.
• Contextual-only ads matched to page content, not your identity.
• Respects ad blockers (zero bypass, zero guilt-tripping).
• Human review for every campaign before it runs — no auto-approval.
• Full refund if rejected or not reviewed in time.
• Creative and URL frozen after approval — no bait-and-switch.

Advertising categories that can advertise on Argand:

• General products & services
• Software & developer tools
• Education & online courses
• Creative work & digital goods
• Local businesses & restaurants
• Non-profits & charitable organizations
• B2B & enterprise software
• Books, publications & media

• Gambling — slots, betting, lotteries
• Crypto/Web3/NFTs/blockchain — tokens, DeFi, speculation
• AI-generated low-quality content — spam, autogenerated articles
• Scams & misleading claims — deceptive practices, false promises
• Political microtargeting — voter suppression, manipulation
• Tobacco & vaping — cigarettes, e-cigarettes
• Weapons — firearms, explosives, military hardware
• Malware & phishing — malicious code, credential theft
• MLM & pyramid schemes — predatory recruitment
• Adult content — explicit sexual material

We run these checks on every campaign before Stripe opens:

1. HTTPS required
2. Valid TLS certificate
3. Domain age minimum 7 days
4. Blocklist check (URLhaus, PhishTank, OISD, 22+ feeds)
5. Redirect chain (max 3 hops, each hop checked)
6. Typosquatting check against top brands
7. No URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc.)
8. Landing page fingerprint stored at approval time
9. Media malware scan (ClamAV + magic-bytes whitelist, no SVG ever)
10. Text content scan (scam/phishing pattern detection)

Post-approval: Daily re-checks while campaign runs. URL or content changes → auto-suspend.

If your domain was incorrectly flagged, contact ads@argand.org with:

• Your domain
• The blocklist that flagged it (shown in the rejection message)
• Evidence of legitimate use

We manually verify appeals and work with blocklist maintainers for removal.

• 3 business days guaranteed for campaign review.
• If we miss the window: Authorization cancelled, nothing charged, priority re-review.
• Once approved: Campaign runs as submitted, no changes.

Aggregate statistics are available at /api/ads/transparency:

• Campaigns running
• Categories represented
• Rejections (by reason)
• Geographic distribution

Questions or appeals? Email ads@argand.org

We aim to respond within 24 hours.