OnionEx Operating Policy
OnionEx is an independent onion search engine designed to index publicly accessible .onion websites and Tor hidden services through fully automated systems. This document explains how crawling, ranking, privacy, and indexing are handled.
Independent Search Infrastructure
The OnionEx platform operates without human editorial control, paid placement systems, or user-based personalization. All results are generated automatically by machine processes.
The system is built to remain neutral, transparent, and algorithm-driven.
Automated Crawling System
OnionEx discovers and indexes onion services using a fully automated crawling engine.
- Recursive link discovery from known onion sources
- Automatic content extraction and parsing
- Continuous index expansion without manual approval
- Real-time processing of accessible hidden services
A page is included in the index only if it is publicly reachable and successfully processed by the crawler.
Anti-Spam & Abuse Protection
To preserve search quality and relevance, OnionEx applies automated filtering systems to detect manipulation and low-quality content.
- Duplicate and mirrored content detection
- Spam and auto-generated page filtering
- Link farm and artificial network detection
- Ranking manipulation suppression mechanisms
The goal is to maintain index integrity rather than maximize raw volume.
Responsible Crawling Policy
OnionEx is designed to interact responsibly with onion services and minimize network stress.
- Rate limiting to prevent excessive server load
- Retry delays for unstable onion endpoints
- Adaptive crawl frequency based on service reliability
- Reduced requests to slow or failing hosts
This ensures stable indexing while respecting Tor network limitations.
Ranking Algorithm Principles
OnionEx does not sell rankings, sponsor listings, or paid visibility. All results are determined algorithmically.
- Keyword relevance scoring
- Content structure and semantic signals
- Link references between indexed pages
- Freshness and availability signals
No manual boosting, censorship, or commercial ranking influence exists.
Privacy & Data Protection Model
Privacy is a core architectural principle of OnionEx. The system is designed to avoid collecting any user-identifiable information.
- No search query storage
- No IP tracking or logging
- No behavioral analytics
- No user profiling systems
- No identity correlation mechanisms
Search requests are processed in real time and discarded immediately after execution.
Legal Notice & Disclaimer
OnionEx is a technical indexing system that does not host, manage, or control external onion content.
All search results are generated automatically from publicly available sources on the Tor network.
We do not endorse, verify, or guarantee third-party content. Users are fully responsible for how they interact with external websites.
By using OnionEx, you acknowledge that the platform functions solely as a discovery and search tool.