For the record, you’re perfectly well allowed to have the link in your widget. The rules on WordPress.org only state that the link must be an opt-in link, not an opt-out one.
Kwa ajili ya rekodi, wewe ni kikamilifu vizuri kuruhusiwa kuwa na kiungo katika widget yako . sheria juu ya hali WordPress.org tu kwamba kiungo lazima kiungo opt-katika, si moja opt-out .