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title: About | HNS↗WS
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## About
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Thank you for visiting our Handshake directory and gateway.
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Here you can find info about websites that use or support the Handshake Naming System, organized by category.
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Visit the '< a href = "/submit" > Submit Site< / a > ' page to add your website.
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This project is proudly supported by < a href = "https://github.com/opensystm/handshake-micro-grants" target = "_BLANK" > Open Systems< / a >
### Website Priority
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A ranking system is used to decide the priority of websites.
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**1. Hosted on Handshake**
Is the website hosted using a Handshake TLD? (*extra kudos if website is available exclusively on Handshake*)
**2. Secure/SSL**
Does the website have a secure connection?
**3. Quality of website/Effort made**
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Was the design well thought out, does the content benefit to users, and has the website been updated recently?
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**4. Open Source/Free Software**
Is the source code freely available?
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**5. Contact information**
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Are users able to contact the owner or developer of the website?
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### Contact us
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Have a suggestion? Email < a href = "mailto:support@hns.ws" > support@hns.ws< / a > with your proposal or suggestion and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
