Newsletter platforms
Keila privacy rating
Open source newsletter tool with a visual and Markdown editor, sign-up forms and subscriber segments. It can be self-hosted or used through Keila Cloud, a hosted service run by Keila GmbH in Germany.
Summary
Keila scores 59 out of 100 (grade D) on the newsletter platforms criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and transparency report. It does not meet independent audit, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.
Score 59 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website uses first-party analytics from its own tracking server; newsletter open and click tracking can be turned off.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid hosting plans; the policy says data is never rented or sold.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
The privacy policy says it only complies with disclosure requests from German authorities, but publishes no request counts.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade D (35/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.