{
  "slug": "prieco",
  "category": "search-engines",
  "name": "PriEco",
  "description": "Open-source web search engine written in Rust that combines its own index with results from other sources and supports result customization through Goggles.",
  "website": "https://prieco.net",
  "source": "https://codeberg.org/JojoYou/PriEco",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 75,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "PriEco scores 75 out of 100 (grade B) on the search engines criteria. It meets 7 of 11 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, no search history logs, no profile-based ads and no account needed. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/prieco/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/prieco/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://codeberg.org/JojoYou/PriEco/src/branch/master/LICENCE",
      "note": "AGPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://prieco.net/privacy",
      "note": "No analytics or tracking cookies; only preference cookies are set."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://prieco.net/",
      "note": "No ads are shown, and the project states it never shares or sells user data."
    },
    "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=prieco.net&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=prieco.net",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_search_logs": {
      "title": "No search history logs",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://prieco.net/privacy",
      "note": "IP addresses are never stored or logged."
    },
    "no_personalized_ads": {
      "title": "No profile-based ads",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://prieco.net/",
      "note": "No ads are shown."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://prieco.net/",
      "note": "Search needs no account."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:35.744Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}