# Presearch privacy rating

Search engine from the Canadian company Presearch that serves queries through a network of community-run nodes and rewards searchers and node operators with its PRE crypto token.

## Summary

Presearch scores 43 out of 100 (grade D) on the search engines criteria. It meets 2 of 10 criteria: no search history logs and no profile-based ads. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and no account needed. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Canada: Five Eyes member. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B.

- Website: https://presearch.com
- Jurisdiction: Canada. Five Eyes member.
- Category: [Search engines](https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/)
- Grade: D (43/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | No third-party cookies are used, but first-party usage data such as clicked ads and links is collected. | https://presearch.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | Funded by keyword ads bought by staking PRE tokens, shown based on the search terms; an ad-free subscription is available. | https://docs.presearch.io/keyword-staking/keyword-staking |
| 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 | Partial | Grade B | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=presearch.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| No search history logs | Yes | Searches are not stored, and IP addresses and browser details are not passed to the nodes that fulfil queries. | https://presearch.com/privacy |
| No profile-based ads | Yes | Ads are matched to the keywords of the current search. | https://docs.presearch.io/keyword-staking/keyword-staking |
| No account needed | Partial | Search works without an account; token rewards and the ad-free subscription need a Presearch account. | https://docs.presearch.io/ad-free-search-feature/how-to-use-the-ad-free-search-feature |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/presearch/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/search-engines/presearch.md