# Starlette privacy rating

Lightweight ASGI toolkit and framework for building asynchronous web services in Python.

## Summary

Starlette scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the Python web 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://starlette.dev
- Source code: https://github.com/Kludex/starlette
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Python web frameworks](https://privacyratings.com/python-frameworks/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | BSD-3-Clause licensed. | https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/blob/main/LICENSE.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | No telemetry in the framework, but starlette.dev loads Google Tag Manager. | https://starlette.dev |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by GitHub Sponsors, with no ads. | https://github.com/sponsors/Kludex |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/python-frameworks/starlette/
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