{
  "slug": "inwx",
  "category": "domain-registrars",
  "name": "INWX",
  "description": "German domain registrar with a large selection of European extensions, flat renewal pricing, authenticator-app login and optional registry lock.",
  "website": "https://www.inwx.com/en",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "INWX scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the domain registrars criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, honest renewal pricing, two-factor login and transfer and registry lock. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, security headers and Free WHOIS privacy. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/inwx/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/inwx/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.inwx.com/en/aboutus/dataprotection",
      "note": "The website uses self-hosted Matomo analytics. No third-party trackers are listed."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.inwx.com/en/domain/pricelist",
      "note": "Funded by paid domain and hosting services. No ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.inwx.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.inwx.com",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "free_whois_privacy": {
      "title": "Free WHOIS privacy",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.inwx.com/en/offer/whoisprivacy",
      "note": "WHOIS privacy is a paid option on supported extensions."
    },
    "at_cost_renewals": {
      "title": "Honest renewal pricing",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.inwx.com/en/domain/pricelist",
      "note": "The price list shows the same price for registration and renewal on most extensions."
    },
    "two_factor": {
      "title": "Two-factor login",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://kb.inwx.com/en-us/5-customer-details/70-what-is-the-mobile-tan-service-and-how-can-i-activate-it",
      "note": "Login codes from an authenticator app are supported."
    },
    "registry_lock": {
      "title": "Transfer and registry lock",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.inwx.com/en/offer/registrylock",
      "note": "Domains stay transfer-locked until an outgoing transfer is prepared, and registry lock is available for a fee."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:35.198Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}