Website Reputation Rating

WOT shows the reputation of a website in terms of four components:

• Trustworthiness
• Vendor reliability
• Privacy
• Child safety

The first component reflects the overall trustworthiness of the site: Can it be trusted? Is it safe to use? Does it deliver what it promises? A poor rating may indicate Internet scams, identity theft risks, credit card fraud, phishing, lottery scams, viruses, adware, or spyware. A rating of "unsatisfactory" indicates that the site may contain annoying advertisements, excessive pop-ups, or content that makes your browser crash.

Vendor reliability tells you whether the site is safe for buying and selling, or for business transactions in general. A "poor" rating indicates possible fraud or a bad shopping experience.

Privacy tells you whether you can trust the site owner, safely supply your email address, and download files. A "poor" rating indicates spam, adware, or spyware.

Child safety is a component indicating whether the site contains age-inappropriate material of a sexual, hateful, or violent nature, or content that encourages dangerous or illegal activities.

When you submit your own ratings, please bear the following in mind:

• By rating websites, you can share your knowledge with the community and help your fellow users
• Rate only those sites that you know
• If you feel that a WOT rating for a site is incorrect, please provide your own rating
• If you use a site that does not have enough evidence for calculating the rating - indicated by the symbol - please give a rating