# Hardenize privacy rating

Tests the security configuration of a domain, covering DNS, email, HTTPS, TLS, certificates and security headers, as a free public report and a paid monitoring service from Red Sift.

## Summary

Hardenize scores 31 out of 100 (grade F) on the privacy test tools criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and security headers. It does not meet open source, 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 A+.

- Website: https://www.hardenize.com
- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. Five Eyes member. GDPR-style data protection law. CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Privacy test tools](https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/)
- Grade: F (31/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The site sends error reports to Sentry, and the Red Sift privacy policy lists third-party analytics providers. | https://redsift.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid subscriptions; the public report has no ads. | https://www.hardenize.com/pricing |
| 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.hardenize.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Yes | Grade A+ (115/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.hardenize.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/hardenize/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/online-privacy-tools/hardenize.md