# Render privacy rating

Cloud platform for hosting web services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs and managed Postgres and Key Value databases, deployed from Git or container images.

## Summary

Render scores 29 out of 100 (grade F) on the app hosting platforms criteria. It meets 1 of 7 criteria: tells users about requests. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and transparency report. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.

- Website: https://render.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: Google Tag Manager
- Category: [App hosting platforms](https://privacyratings.com/app-hosting/)
- Grade: F (29/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website loads Google Tag Manager, and the privacy policy lists web analytics data shared with advertising partners. | https://render.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | Funded by paid plans, but the privacy policy says device and analytics data is shared with advertising partners for targeted advertising of its services. | https://render.com/privacy |
| Independent audit | Partial | SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 reports are only available on request. | https://render.com/security |
| Transparency report | Partial | The data processing addendum describes how government requests are handled, but no request counts are published. | https://render.com/dpa |
| Tells users about requests | Yes | The data processing addendum promises reasonable notice to customers of compelled disclosure unless legally prohibited. | https://render.com/dpa |
| TLS configuration | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Security headers | No | Grade D- (25/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=dashboard.render.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

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