Darkbit Manifesto
We’re building a business we would want to be customers of.
Darkbit (“Σκοτεινό Ψηφίο” / “Dark Bit”) is a company founded by a group of people passionate about technology and retrofuturism. We believe in a human-centered world—one where customers are not treated as products but as real people with thoughts, emotions, and dreams. As individuals surrounded by family, friends, and their own values. We designed our communication to be privacy-respecting and non-intrusive, free of ads and targeted sales. Inspired by the ’80s and ’90s, we aim to revive the era when people searched for products—not the other way around.
We are tired of recycled products, spammy emails, and fake online discounts (e.g., “This graphics card is 30% off for 10 minutes!” when in reality the price never changed). That’s why we chose a different, transparent approach: to be honest.
Our core value is to avoid aggressive marketing. We only send newsletters if the customer opts in. These newsletters include genuinely new product releases on our site, with the sole purpose of informing—not persuading. This lets our customers decide what they want, when they want.
We ensure that all discounts and offers are time-limited and the result of real agreements with suppliers. We won’t flood our shop with irrelevant items. Instead, we focus on hand-picking and presenting each product clearly to support meaningful discovery and purchasing decisions.
Darkbit also supports free/libre software and open hardware, tracking developments by innovative startups. We especially follow Single Board Computers (SBCs), which we believe will become essential to everyday computing. Why should a computer be a puzzle of parts, when a single board can do it all?
We deliberately avoid traditional social media. Our communication is built on decentralized networks and encrypted email—if supported by the customer’s tools. Our mission is to promote secure communication methods and privacy-first free software. We work only with partners who share these values and provide full transparency in handling personal data.
You won’t see a cookie banner on our homepage—because we don’t use cookies at all.
At Darkbit, our highest priority is cultivating trust and security. We believe that only within such an environment can authentic communication thrive. That communication will always guide our steps.
See full details on data protection in the following sections: GDPR and Cookie(less).
