Tabs for Cats- Every tab opened raises money for cats in need

tab.gladly.io

7 points·lobotomite··4 comments

The website says its secure and private, but your privacy policy contradicts it. Seems like you don’t collect usage data, but the ad providers do. Is it right to make such a privacy claim?

“Ad targeting, selection, and delivery: When you use our Services, third parties that provide advertising, to the Services, may collect or receive information about you including through the use of cookies. These third parties may use your information to provide you with advertising that is based on your interests and to measure and analyze ad performance, on our Services or other websites or platforms, and combine it with information collected across different websites, online services, and other devices. These third parties' use of your information will be based on their own privacy policies. You can opt out of interest-based targeted advertising for some advertising partners here.”

Looks awesome.

I put Gladly into a quick charity check and it didn't seem to come up. What is the corporate name I should use to verify it?

I believe they are a for-profit company. You can also check their financial reports : https://tab.gladly.io/financials/2021-Q4.pdf

Only 30% goes to charity. They would not be well rated on Charity Navigator (if they were a nonprofit).

Also, the business model is displaying ads on the new tag page so you also give up your personal data.

All in all, I am not convinced.

Here are the financial reports https://tab.gladly.io/financials/

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