Firefox Browser welcome pages - helping you get more from Firefox products and services

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  • Creator: Eric Renaud
  • Comment: This is a new page supporting the forthcoming Firefox Browser Welcome Content pages
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Firefox Browser Welcome Content — FAQ

Table of Contents

  • What is this content?
  • Why am I seeing a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page?
  • Do Firefox Browser Welcome Pages ever feature ads or sponsored content?
  • How does it get delivered?
  • What information is collected, and what control do I have over what’s shared?
  • I don’t like a specific Firefox Browser Welcome Page. What should I do?
  • How do I hide all Firefox Browser Welcome Pages?
  • Are Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages from Firefox available in my country?

What is this content?

When you open the Firefox browser after reaching a certain user milestone — say, on your fifth day after downloading the browser or on your one-year anniversary of joining Firefox — you’re shown a page in a new tab. This page is known as a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page.

Why am I seeing a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page?

Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages help you get the most from Firefox products and services.

Do Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages ever feature ads or sponsored content?

No, never. These pages feature only Firefox content.

How do Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages get delivered?

The content delivered in a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages is based on your latest Firefox installation, which contains details about the browser's build, locale, operating system that it’s installed on, and Firefox type (such as Nightly, Developer Edition, Beta or regular). It is not based on your behavior or personal details.

If you’d like to know more, here are the specifics:

  • Firefox regularly fetches a collection of Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages from our servers. The collection is tailored to the technical parameters of your copy of Firefox, including version, locale and distribution channel.
  • When you restart Firefox after becoming eligible for Firefox Browser Welcome Content, Firefox automatically opens a new tab on a page at www.mozilla.org.
  • If you opt out of all recommendations from Firefox, you will not see a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page unless you update your browser settings to allow recommendations. Here is more information about opting out more information about opting out.

What information is collected, and what control do I have over what’s shared?

The Firefox Privacy Notice Firefox Privacy Notice explains the data that Mozilla receives from Firefox, including default technical and interaction data that Firefox uses to improve performance, set your default search provider, and display Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages on your new tab. We collect information about how many times these pages appear and whether or not you interact with them. However, this information is not associated with any of the other technical and interaction information about you or your copy of the Firefox browser. Learn more about the data we collect.

I don’t like a specific Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page. What should I do?

If you don’t like a Firefox Browser Welcome Content Page, you can simply close the page. If you want to hide all Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages, then you’ll need to update your browser preferences. To hide all Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages, see the next section.

How do I hide all Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages?

If you prefer to not see Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages, you can hide them. Here is more information about opting out more information about opting out.

Are Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages from Firefox available in my country?

Firefox Browser Welcome Content Pages are available only in certain countries.