Rules

BACK YOUR COUNTRY is a public, global competition between countries. It is an independent internet experiment, not affiliated with any government or international organization.

The ranking

• Every confirmed contribution adds its amount to the chosen country's total.
• Countries are ordered by total confirmed backing, highest first.
• Countries with no confirmed backing hold no public position.
• Ties: if two countries hold the same total, the country that reached that total first stays ahead. As a final technical fallback, ISO country code order applies.
• Positions can change at any time. No position duration is guaranteed.

The Leading Backer

• The largest single confirmed contribution to a country becomes its Leading Backer. Contributions are not combined per person or per domain.
• Ties between contributions of the same amount are resolved in favor of the earlier confirmed contribution.
• The Leading Backer may display a sponsored link beside the country's name. Links are clearly marked as sponsored and open through a tracked redirect.
• Click counts are best-effort totals of link visits. They are not unique visitors and no traffic level is guaranteed.
• Links may be reviewed, withheld or removed under the Acceptable Use Policy.

What a contribution is

• Contributions purchase digital visibility and participation in the ranking. Nothing else.
• They are not political donations and do not fund any government or party.
• They confer no ownership, voting rights, or financial returns of any kind.
• No clicks, traffic, conversions or commercial outcome is guaranteed.

Corrections

Rankings may be corrected after refunds, payment disputes, fraud or technical errors. When a confirmed contribution is reversed, its effect on the ranking is reversed exactly once and a correction notice may be published.