LIES & SPAM

Hello @kelseychurch1,

Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback.

The plugin itself is indeed free and distributed under the GPLv2 license.

The fact is that the plugin utilizes a premium cloud service for its operation. We always try to be open about this: it is mentioned in the plugin’s annotation and in its WordPress catalog description here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cleantalk-spam-protect.

We state upfront that this plugin works with a premium cloud service, and we offer a free trial before you choose to subscribe.

CleanTalk is a plugin with free code that integrates with a Cloud Anti-Spam Service, which is an example of Software as a Service (SaaS): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service. Such plugins are permitted in the WordPress directory, as confirmed here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-plugin-free-to-use-after-trial/#post-5336850.

If you have any questions or would like more details, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can create a private ticket with our support team using this link: https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open

Kind regards.

• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 3 days ago by amagsumov.