{
  "slug": "uruky",
  "category": "search-engines",
  "name": "Uruky",
  "description": "Paid, ad-free search engine from Portugal that combines results from European and UK search providers such as Mojeek, and lets each user customize sources and domains.",
  "website": "https://uruky.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "PT",
    "name": "Portugal",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 57,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Uruky scores 57 out of 100 (grade D) on the search engines criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, no search history logs and no profile-based ads. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and no account needed. It is based in Portugal: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/uruky/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/uruky/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://uruky.com/faq",
      "note": "Source is only shared with customers after 12 months of payment, under the Business Source License, and is not public."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://uruky.com/about",
      "note": "The project states it is free from tracking, and search activity is not logged."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://uruky.com/faq",
      "note": "Funded by user payments, with 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=uruky.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=uruky.com",
      "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://uruky.com/privacy",
      "note": "Search activity is not logged; accounts are random numbers with no email."
    },
    "no_personalized_ads": {
      "title": "No profile-based ads",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://uruky.com/faq",
      "note": "No ads are shown."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://uruky.com/faq",
      "note": "A paid account number is needed to search, apart from a short trial."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:17.334Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}