{
  "slug": "sphinx",
  "category": "static-site-generators",
  "name": "Sphinx",
  "description": "Documentation generator written in Python that builds HTML, PDF, ePub and other formats from reStructuredText or Markdown, with cross-references and API docs extracted from code.",
  "website": "https://www.sphinx-doc.org",
  "source": "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "linux",
    "macos",
    "windows"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 55,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Sphinx scores 55 out of 100 (grade D) on the static site generators criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/sphinx/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/sphinx/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/blob/master/LICENSE.rst",
      "note": "BSD-2-Clause licensed."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://docs.readthedocs.com/platform/stable/traffic-analytics.html",
      "note": "The tool has no telemetry, but sphinx-doc.org is hosted on Read the Docs, whose script records page views for Read the Docs traffic analytics and loads EthicalAds."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://docs.readthedocs.com/platform/stable/advertising/ethical-advertising.html",
      "note": "The documentation site on Read the Docs shows contextual EthicalAds; the software itself has 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": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:07.953Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}