Link directly to the download page, not your main page.
Do not submit demo or shareware content.
Do not directly link to files ending in EXE, COM, ZIP, etc.
(Please link to the file via a webpage and submit the webpage to us.)
Do not change the download page after we add it.
(This includes altering the links, redirection, time delayed redirection to your main page or a sponsor, etc.)
No frame-breaking JavaScript, Java or ActiveX plug-ins, install scripts on the website.
No pop-ups or pop-unders whatsoever.
Limit your submissions to 100 per day.
Forum Sites: No forced registration allowed. Make that forum category visible to guests.
(Download links [and passwords] must be viewable by guests without having to register or reply to that topic i.e. no hide hack.)
Download links on the submissions must be clearly visible (large font size + bold + in English).
(A "Download:" subheading must be displayed in bold above download links.)
(Users must not have to click/follow instructions in order to gain access to the download link(s).)
URL masking and timed redirection services containing advertising are not allowed.
(Eg: lix.in, stealth.to, rapidsafe.net, rapidsafe.de, usercash.com, rsprotect.com, rapidleecher.com, etc.)
Submissions must not contain fake/misleading links.
(For instance, if the link title is "New version of [download title]", "Mirror of [download title]", "Fast Mirror: [1]","Mirror @ [name]" etc., it must be genuine.)
Your site and submissions must follow these Best Practices:
!! READ THOROUGHLY !!
No BitTorrent, eDonkey, Magnet or similiar links.