Support & funding · O032 trust architecture
ICU can eventually use restrained advertising, clearly labeled sponsorship, optional tips and concrete membership benefits. None of those secondary channels is active in this packaged build, and none is allowed to change what ranks organically.
O032 defines three restrained positions that come only after useful context or the primary organic result. While ads are disabled, their placeholders are hidden, reserve zero layout space and make zero provider requests.
No interstitials, autoplay ad media, auto-refresh or personalized ad system is active.
A future paid collection or placement must carry a Sponsored label and sit outside organic ranking logic. Sponsor payment cannot manufacture evidence, an endorsement, an award or a ranking boost.
There are currently zero sponsor records.
ICU currently provides no tip button or support checkout. If optional support is activated later, the free core experience must continue to work without payment.
Tax note: ICU does not currently represent support as a charitable donation or tax-deductible contribution.
Possible future benefits are modeled only as dependency-bound candidates, including cloud project sync and protected member downloads. Accounts, payment, durable entitlements and tested benefit fulfillment do not yet exist for membership.
A price or purchase action will not appear until the exact benefits and policies are real.
Advertising placement contract
ad:resource-after-intro
after introductory context and before nonessential related material. Disabled state reserves zero space and performs no provider request.
ad:collection-after-primary-grid
after the primary organic collection grid. Disabled state reserves zero space and performs no provider request.
ad:resource-after-core
after the core useful content or task completion area. Disabled state reserves zero space and performs no provider request.
Future analytics may identify a public placement, route, campaign ID or revenue-source type. Rates, margins, provider fees, sponsor contract values and supporter/payment details remain private.
No revenue events are emitted while the corresponding channel is inactive.
Affiliate links and direct checkout have separate truth gates. See Affiliate disclosure and Direct commerce readiness.
