# Nitrogen Web Framework privacy rating

Event-driven web framework for Erlang that builds pages from Erlang records and updates them over Ajax or WebSocket.

## Summary

Nitrogen Web Framework scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the Elixir, Erlang and Gleam frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://nitrogenproject.com/
- Source code: https://github.com/nitrogen/nitrogen
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Elixir, Erlang and Gleam frameworks](https://privacyratings.com/elixir-frameworks/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT-licensed. | https://github.com/nitrogen/nitrogen/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The framework has no telemetry, but nitrogenproject.com loads Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager. | https://nitrogenproject.com/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer-maintained open-source project with no ads. | https://github.com/nitrogen/nitrogen |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/elixir-frameworks/nitrogen/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/elixir-frameworks/nitrogen.md