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Media Kit
Version 1.0 | This Media Kit was approved on 01 February 2019.
This document employs terms related to TIOF's DCDR Advocacy that can be found in the TIOF terminology as well as the DCDR Terminology.
For a structure of The IO Foundation and its initiatives, please visit
This document describes all the elements that conform The IO Foundation's organization identity (aka Branding Guidelines) and their usage rules on any generated content, by either TIOF Members, Contributors or any other third parties.
It is a reference document to which all TIOF productions, either for internal or external use, must refer and adhere.
You should familiarize yourself with this it and comply with it at all times. Any questions you may have with regard to its contents or what you have to do to comply with it should be referred to the corresponding Team Comms Manager.
The following forms are authorized when referring to The IO Foundation:
Please note the capitalization
- The IO Foundation
- TIOF
REMARK
The article "The" is not optional nor it is inseparable from the rest of the name.
the IO Foundation / IO Foundation
The following are the official formulations of The IO Foundation's Mission & Vision:
Mission: To promote, protect and provide solutions for Data-Centric Digital Rights.
Vision: A world where Human Rights and Data-Centric Digital Rights are one and the same.
The IO Foundation delivers its mission through the observance of the following values:
Community: Data-Centric Digital Rights is a global endeavor that requires the active participation of everyone, from policy makers to citizens, businesses and, most importantly technologists as architects and builders our digital societies.
Accountability: We recognize the critical importance of operating under procedures and methodologies that are transparent in order to generate the necessary trust in our DCDR Principles and the advocacy at large.
Impact: Our initiatives are designed and implemented only to serve the broader DCDR advocacy and to help, step by step, generate practical outcomes that make technology better and safer transparently for digital citizens.
The IO Foundation's advocacy is called Data-Centric Digital Rights. The following forms are to be used internally in TIOF and highly encouraged when referring to the advocacy:
Please note the capitalization
- Data-Centric Digital Rights
- DCDR
About the DCDR advocacy
Data-Centric Digital Rights advocates to establish the necessary technical standards to transparently protect citizen's digital twins and enable technologists to create better and safer digital societies through embracing their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.
The IO Foundation focuses its efforts towards programmers and in the proclamation of a Universal Declaration of Digital Rights (UDDR).
For more information on the DCDR advocacy, please refer to
While there is currently no agreed-upon iconography for the Data-Centric Digital Rights, The IO Foundation uses the following assets: [WIP]
The following are the official definitions to be used when describing or referencing The IO Foundation and its DCDR advocacy. A number of variations are provided in an attempt to fit different character limitations.
When describing The IO Foundation, please use these official descriptions.
The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights. Born from a fundamental concern about the state of technology in the world, its mission is to
Promote, protect and provide solutions for Data-Centric Digital Rights, thus enabling the implementation of better and safer digital societies.As data becomes an increasingly powerful economic, political, and social force, programmers are emerging as the next generation of Human and Digital Rights defenders.
Following its vision of
A world where Human Rights and Digital Rights are one and the same, TIOF aims to raise awareness of the importance of Data-Centric Digital Rights in collaboration with all stakeholders ranging from programmers, bodies of governance, civil society and corporate.The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights to establish a more solid approach to Rights from a technical standards perspective and to raise awareness on the critical role of programmers as the Next Generation of Human and Digital Rights defenders.
TIOF is a for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights aiming to establish a more solid approach to Rights from a technical standards perspective.
The IO Foundation is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR).
The following are the official logos for The IO Foundation.
TIOF
Full Logo |  |  |
TIOF
Hex Logo |  |  |
Format | Full Color | White Variant |
Usage | General use. | Monochromatic or dark backgrounds. |
The official font for The IO Foundation content is Montserrat.
REMARK
Only in the event that the official font is not available (and only if), the following fonts can be used as alternatives and in this order
- 1.Helvetica
- 2.Arial
The following are the official colors composing The IO Foundation's color palette.
Color | Light gray | Dark gray | Orange |
Code | LG | DG | O |
Sample |  |  |  |
RGB | 137, 137, 142 | 78, 80, 86 | 247, 149, 82 |
HSL | 240, 2.2, 54.7 | 225, 4.9, 32.2 | 24, 91.2, 64.5 |
Hex | #89898E | #4E5056 | #F79552 |
Color | Light blue | Dark blue | |
Code | LB | DB | |
Sample |  |  | |
RGB | 102, 181, 197 | 80, 145, 158 | |
HSL | 190, 45.0, 58.6 | 190, 32.8, 46.7 | |
Hex | #66B5C5 | #50919F | |
Note
Due to Google Calendar limitations, TIOF's Public Event Calendar uses their Graphite color coding.
The following are the official QR Codes to link The IO Foundation's online resources.
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TIOF Website | Join Us | Donate |
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Hey Big Tech declaration | Code of Conduct | Dhatam House Rule |
The following are the official #Tags used by The IO Foundation in all of its Channels.
- #TIOF
- #TheIOFoundation
- #HeyBigTech
- #DhathamHouseRule
- #RightsTech
Each TIOF initiative has its own set of #Tags.
Please refer to the corresponding initiative's Media Kit for their #Tags list.
The following are the official, sanctioned, Media Channels used by The IO Foundation for its outreach actions.
Any other Media Channel not listed here is to be considered not affiliated with TIOF and therefore any opinions expressed are not to be associated with TIOF.
The following is the official website for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.
URL | |
Alternative URLs | |
Short URL | |
Contents | Publishing of general information about TIOF and its advocacy + Initiatives Presentation + Publications + Events |
Usage | Primary reference to The IO Foundation |
The following is the official documentation site for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.
URL | |
Alternative URLs | None |
Short URL | |
Contents | Publishing of all documentation (policies, handbooks, operations and others) relative to The IO Foundation. |
The following are the official URL shortener domains used by The IO Foundation.
URL | ||
Alternative URLs | None | None |
Short URL | N/A | N/A |
Usage | Shorten URLs related to TIOF and its initiatives | Shorten URLs related to other organizations or projects that TIOF supports |
The following are the official repositories used by The IO Foundation.
Type | ||
Alternative URLs | None | None |
Short URL | ||
Full URL | ||
Content | Official profile of TIOF in GitHub. | Public repository showcasing TIOF's work. |
Usage | Consolidation of all GH presence for TIOF. | Organization Management + Community Collaboration + Transparency platform |
The following are the official email domains used by The IO Foundation.
Only email received from these domains are to be considered originated by TIOF or its members.
Domains | @TheIOFoundation.org |
Alternative Domains | None |
Usage | Official communications from TIOF Members both internally and externally. |
The following are the official public email addresses used by The IO Foundation.
Email | ||
Usage | Official communications and inquiries | Media related communications and inquiries |
The following are the official social media platforms where The IO Foundation has some sort of active presence.
The IO Foundation, in general, uses social media reluctantly.
Channels | Full URL | ShortURL |
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LinkedIn | ||
Twitter | ||
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Youtube | ||
Rumble | ||
GAB | ||
Pinterest |
The IO Foundation has profiles in other platforms, sometimes in preparation for its use, sometimes to avoid impersonation.
The following is the official calendar through which The IO Foundation publishes events:
- those it may participate in
- other events that are deemed relevant
Platform | Google Calendar |
Short URL | |
Content | Events calendar |
Usage | Public events calendar |
The following are the official platforms through which The IO Foundation may receive donations or perform crowdfunding campaigns.
The IO Foundation accepts financial donations on both Fiat and Crypto currencies.
Platform | TIOF Donation Page | GitHub Sponsors |
Full URL | ||
Short URL | ||
Usage | Direct Donations | Donation gateway |
Platform | Open Collective | Patreon |
Full URL | ||
Short URL | ||
Usage | Donation gateway | Donation gateway |
The IO Foundation cautions from providing donations directed to us through any platform not listed here.
The following is the official recruitment platform through which The IO Foundation publishes its open positions.
Platform | QPage |
Full URL | |
Short URL | |
Content | Posting of open positions for TIOF |
The following is a list of TIOF's initiatives and a quick link to their corresponding Media Kit.
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