# Vercel privacy rating

Cloud platform for deploying frontend and full-stack web apps from Git, with serverless and edge functions and a global CDN. Made by the company behind Next.js.

## Summary

Vercel scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the app hosting platforms criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://vercel.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [App hosting platforms](https://privacyratings.com/app-hosting/)
- Grade: F (28/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. The Vercel CLI and the Next.js framework are open source, but the platform is not. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The privacy policy describes third-party cookies and tracking technologies for targeted advertising and analytics. | https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | Funded by paid plans, but the privacy policy says data is shared with third-party advertising networks to advertise Vercel's services. | https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| Independent audit | Partial | SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 reports are only available on request. | https://vercel.com/security |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=vercel.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (75/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=vercel.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/app-hosting/vercel/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/app-hosting/vercel.md