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7# curl sponsors
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9A sponsor is someone who donates money or resources to the curl project for no
10specific service in return.
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12curl accepts donations via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/curl)
13and [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/curl).
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15An even better way to contribute to the project might be to pay an engineer or
16two to spend work hours on curl related tasks.
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18We promise to use donated funds for things and activities that we believe are
19beneficial for the project and its development. That includes but is not
20limited to bug-bounties, developer conferences, infrastructure, development,
21services and hardware.
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23Recurring donations above a certain amount of money puts the sponsor at a
24named sponsor level: **Silver**, **Gold**, **Platinum** or **Top**.
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26Sponsors on a named level can provide their logo image and preferred URL and
27get recognition on the curl website's [sponsor
28page](https://curl.se/sponsors.html).
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30- **Silver Sponsor** at least 100 USD/month
31- **Gold Sponsor** at least 500 USD/month
32- **Platinum Sponsor** at least 1000 USD/month
33- **Top Sponsor** outstanding extra valuable help
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35## Sponsor requirements
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37A named level sponsor is entitled a logo and link on the curl website assuming
38the company, brand and link are not deemed unsuitable. The curl team reserves
39the right to make that decision at its own discretion.
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41Sponsors may be denied a website presence for example if involved with drugs,
42gambling, pornography, social media manipulation etc.
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44## Past Sponsors
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46Sponsors that stop paying are considered *Past Sponsors* and are not displayed
47on the sponsor page anymore. We thank you for your contributions!
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