Startpage

The Netherlands
Data Security, Web Browsers

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Startpage, a privacy-based search engine, has not terminated business relationships for any reason and has not supported ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Startpage receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of Startpage terminating employees or other business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Startpage limits its charitable giving to nonprofits protecting privacy and digital rights on the internet (1).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Startpage does not publish an employee nondiscrimination statement beyond a universal Privacy Policy (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Startpage has not publicly supported ideological agendas (1)(2).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Startpage does not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Startpage, a Dutch company, does not have a PAC and cannot make political contributions in the U.S.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 27, 2023

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