Internet Archive

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Internet Archive
Summary
A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Market dominance

Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Requires audience sign-in to use: No, sign-in is optional
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Transparent pricing model
Allows data deletion
Cons
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product nameInternet Archive
Product URLhttps://archive.org/
Parent organisationN/A
Workflow categoryStorage & archiving
Date product founded1996
Product descriptionA non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?Non-profit organisation
Is the company profit-making?Not-for-profit model
How is this product funded?Backed by a non-profit org or charity
What market share does the tool have?Market dominance
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?No
When did the company last release new features?October 2019: Launched The Whole Earth Web Archive (WEWA): a proof-of-concept to explore ways to improve access to the archived websites of underrepresented nations around the world
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?Ongoing acceptance of donations
Is there talk of the product being acquired?No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?Product is clearly listed as free
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?Product is clearly listed as free
What is the range of prices offered?N/A
What factors drive higher pricing?N/A
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?Defaults to common open standard file formats
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?Technical, legalistic TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?Yes, topline.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?Yes, GDPR compliant globally
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?No, sign-in is optional
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?No 3rd party auth, just a user account
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?No / cannot tell
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?Yes: for both publisher and audience data
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?No / cannot find
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?No

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