# Blender privacy rating

A 3D creation suite for modeling, sculpting, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking and video editing, extendable with add-ons.

## Summary

Blender scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the creative tools criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the Netherlands: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).

- Website: https://www.blender.org
- Source code: https://github.com/blender/blender
- Jurisdiction: Netherlands. Nine Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Creative tools](https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0 or later. | https://github.com/blender/blender/blob/main/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The website states that no third party tracks visitors, and the software needs no account or internet access. | https://www.blender.org/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by the Blender Development Fund and donations. The website carries no third-party ads. | https://fund.blender.org/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/blender/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/creative-tools/blender.md