Server hosting
Contabo privacy rating
German provider of VPS, cloud and dedicated servers. Outgoing mail on port 25 is limited to about 25 messages per minute.
Summary
Contabo scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS and IPv6. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests, security headers and anonymous payment. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.
Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy lists Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, Varify and affiliate tracking from AWIN.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid hosting; the privacy policy does not describe advertising or selling data.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
Mail-friendly (port 25) Weight 1 of 3
Is outbound port 25 open by default, or opened on request?
Mail can be sent directly, limited to about 25 messages per minute.
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Yes
Reverse DNS Weight 1 of 3
Can reverse DNS (PTR) records be set for IPv4 and IPv6?
PTR records for IPv4 and IPv6 are set in the customer panel.
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Yes
IPv6 Weight 1 of 3
Is native IPv6 included?
Servers come with an IPv6 range alongside the IPv4 address.
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No
Anonymous payment Weight 1 of 3
Can servers be paid for with cryptocurrency or without identity checks?
Cryptocurrency payments are not accepted.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C (55/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.