# phpList privacy rating

Open source newsletter and mailing list manager written in PHP, installed on your own web server. phpList Ltd in the UK also runs a hosted version at phplist.com.

## Summary

phpList scores 47 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 security headers. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://www.phplist.org
- Source code: https://github.com/phpList/phplist3
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. Five Eyes member. GDPR-style data protection law. CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Newsletter platforms](https://privacyratings.com/newsletters/)
- Grade: D (47/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The phplist.com website loads Google Tag Manager. | https://www.phplist.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by hosted plans; the policy says contact lists are never sold, shared or rented. | https://www.phplist.com/privacy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| 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=www.phplist.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (70/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.phplist.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/newsletters/phplist/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/newsletters/phplist.md