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{% extends "common/base.j2" %}
{% block body_content %}
<div class="jumbotron">
  <div class="container text-center">
  <h1>{{ _("Advantages for Citizens") }}</h1>
  <!-- p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#" role="button">Get started today</a></p -->
  <div class="col-lg-12">
    <p>
      {% trans %}
      Taler largely functions like digital cash.  You
      withdraw money from your bank account into your
      electronic wallet, and can henceforth spend digital
      cash.  The electronic wallet can carry multiple
      currencies.
      {% endtrans %}
    </p>
  </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container">
  <!-- Example row of columns -->
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Security") }}</h2>

      <p>{{ _("Taler uses modern cryptography, ensuring that there
               is no counterfeit.  Your digital wallet is safer
               than your physical wallet.  At most, you can lose
               its contents because your computer or mobile is
               irreparably damaged or compromised.  Unlike a
               physical wallet, you can make backups to secure
               against data loss.") }}</p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Privacy") }}</h2>

      <p>{{ _("Your transactions are private, neither the exchange
               nor merchant needs to learn your identity. There is
               no need to give out credit card numbers or other
               sensitive information. The merchant will only be
               able to do exactly the transaction you agreed to.")
               }}</p>

    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Convenience") }}</h2>

      <p>{{ _("You will be able to withdraw money to replenish the
               digital coins in your wallet using your credit card
               or wire transfers.  Afterwards you can pay with
               one-click using the Taler wallet, which optionally
               keeps your transaction history on your computer.")
               }}</p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Stability") }}</h2>

      <p>{{ _("Coins in your digital wallet will be of the same
               denomination as the cash in your physical wallet.
               Taler is not a crypto-currency, so you do not have
               to worry about cryto-currency related value
               fluctuations.  Banking with Taler is subject to the
               usual government protections for finanical
               services.") }}</p>

    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="contianer-fluid c_acronym">
<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Wallet Browser Extension") }}</h2>
      <p>
        {% trans %}
        We currently provide a <a href="wallet.html">wallet browser extension</a> for Chromium, Chrome, Firefox, Opera
        and Edge.  Wallets for mobile phones and other platforms will be available in the future.
        {% endtrans %}
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Taler Demo") }}</h2>
      <p>
        {% trans %}
        You can see how Taler works in practice by visiting our <a href="https://demo.taler.net">demo page</a>.
        {% endtrans %}
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


<div class="container">

  <div class="col-lg-12">
    <h2 id="overview">{{ _("Taler as seen by customers") }}</h2>

    <p>{{ _("Customers interact with the Taler system mostly using
             a free wallet implementation, which may be an
             extension or plugin to their browser or a custom
             application on their computer(s).  Typical steps
             performed by customers are: ") }}</p>
    <p>
    </p>
    <img src="{{ url('images/customer.svg') }}" alt="customer perspective" style="float: right; margin: 50px 5px 5px 5px;" width="50%">
    <ol>
        <li>{{ _("The customer selects an exchange (i.e. by
                  visiting the respective website or selecting
                  from a list of exchanges in the application) and
                  asks the wallet to create bank transfer
                  instructions to withdraw a certain amount of
                  electronic cash.  The bank transfer instructions
                  will contain an access code that must be
                  included in the subject of the transaction, as
                  well as the wire details for the exchange (i.e.
                  a SEPA account number).") }}</li>

         <li>{{ _("The customer then instructs his <b>bank</b> to
                   transfer funds from his account to the Taler
                   exchange using these instructions provided by
                   the wallet (top left).") }}</li>

         <li>{{ _("Once the funds have arrived, the wallet will
                   automatically withdraw the electronic coins.
                   The customer can use the wallet to review his
                   remaining balance at any time. He can also make
                   backups to secure his digital coins against
                   hardware failures.") }}</li>

         <li>{{ _("When visiting a merchant that supports Taler,
                   an additional payment option for Taler is
                   enabled in the checkout system.  If the
                   customer selects payments via Taler, the wallet
                   displays the secured contract from the merchant
                   and asks for confirmation.  Taler does not
                   require the customer to provide any identity
                   information to the merchant.  Transaction
                   histories and digitally signed contracts can be
                   preserved in the wallet for future review by
                   the customer, or even use in court.") }}</li>
      </ol>
    <p></p>
  </div>
</div> <!-- /container -->
{% endblock body_content %}