What is OpenCandy?
OpenCandy provides software developers a highly-moderated (software) advertising network which enables them to recommends other relevant applications during software installation. What this means is that we enable developers to show a recommendation (ad) for a high-quality software inside of their software installers. The Powered By badges which you may have seen on software developer websites or on a software recommendation are a mark of trust that the software installer operates cleanly and in accordance with our software network policies and that you can expect the highest-quality software offers which do not contain malware, spyware, or viruses.
The software developer that referred you to this page chose OpenCandy over other installer-based offer systems because of our simple and transparent user experience, limited data collection policies, privacy by design, and the ability to earn money to offset the cost of providing you free software or offset the cost of ongoing development.
In order for OpenCandy to show you the best software offer possible, the software installer communicates with our server to: a) let us know your operating system, time zone, and language; b) send you the offers and their banner images; and c) communicate the status of the offer and complete the additional installation should you accept it.
We do not transmit, collect or know any personal information about you, you are completely anonymous to us. We collect far less data than is collected when visiting a typical website or when you receive online ads. We also do NOT track you or display any behaviorally-targeting ads. We simply provide general statistics to help us improve our service and ensure that developers on our network can get paid correctly.
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What is OpenCandy’s policy about privacy?
We have developed our network and products with user respect and privacy in mind, and we have always been committed to behaving ethically and transparently. Please visit our Privacy Matters page for more information: http://www.opencandy.com/privacy-matters/
What choices do I have about OpenCandy offers?
We know that many users do not like advertising online and prefer not to see advertisements in software installers. We recommend that you support the developers and see if our recommendation is useful to you. And remember, you are never required to install an OpenCandy offer and our partners are never allowed to install anything which you have not agreed to. However, should you choose to skip OpenCandy, at this time there are a few things you can do:
- see the offer and simply choose not to install it
- disable or disconnect your internet connection during the installation
- run the installer from the command line using the /NOCANDY parameter
