project 04 · the search engine
Recherche.eco, the European search engine that funds the living world.
Search the web, free and untracked: results come from Europe, ads are never targeted, and a share of their revenue funds environmental non-profits.
the principle
A European engine, private by design.
Recherche.eco is a full search engine: the web, quick answers, and an "Essentials" panel that condenses the best sources on a topic. It is free, open to everyone and requires no account.
Your privacy is not the price to pay: no ad profile, no data resale, anonymous statistics purged regularly. The ads shown are plain placements, never targeted at you.
transparency
Searches that give back to the living world.
As everywhere at Vie.eco, the money is visible: the engine's public counters show the number of searches and the euros generated for non-profits, and every ad states the share of its revenue that goes to the living world.
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targeted advertising: no profiling, no data resale
15%
of each ad's revenue donated to non-profits
day to day
Built for searching, and for acting.
Recherche.eco is not just another engine: every detail recalls why we build it.
Eco mode
A leaf in the search bar: switch it on and results lean towards sustainable, responsible answers.
News from the living world
The home page shows news from environmental non-profits and media, freely customisable.
Your default engine
It installs in your browser in two clicks, free and without an account. With an Ecomail address, your settings follow you everywhere.
Try it: one search is enough.
The engine is open to everyone, and every search grows the pot for non-profits.