# Uruky privacy rating

Paid, ad-free search engine from Portugal that combines results from European and UK search providers such as Mojeek, and lets each user customize sources and domains.

## Summary

Uruky scores 57 out of 100 (grade D) on the search engines criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, no search history logs and no profile-based ads. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and no account needed. It is based in Portugal: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.

- Website: https://uruky.com
- Jurisdiction: Portugal. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. EU member (GDPR).
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Search engines](https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/)
- Grade: D (57/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Source is only shared with customers after 12 months of payment, under the Business Source License, and is not public. | https://uruky.com/faq |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The project states it is free from tracking, and search activity is not logged. | https://uruky.com/about |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by user payments, with no ads. | https://uruky.com/faq |
| 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=uruky.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B+ (80/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=uruky.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| No search history logs | Yes | Search activity is not logged; accounts are random numbers with no email. | https://uruky.com/privacy |
| No profile-based ads | Yes | No ads are shown. | https://uruky.com/faq |
| No account needed | No | A paid account number is needed to search, apart from a short trial. | https://uruky.com/faq |

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