Server hosting
Hostinger privacy rating
Lithuanian provider of web hosting, VPS and website building services. Port 25 is open on VPS plans, limited to 5 messages per minute.
Summary
Hostinger scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS, IPv6 and anonymous payment. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Lithuania: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.
Score 30 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 home page loads Amplitude and Google Tag Manager (automated test).
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The privacy policy describes targeted advertising with Facebook, Google and other ad tools.
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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 dedicated 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?
Port 25 is not blocked, with a limit of 5 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 the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are set in the VPS settings.
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Yes
IPv6 Weight 1 of 3
Is native IPv6 included?
Each VPS has an IPv6 address alongside its IPv4 address.
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Yes
Anonymous payment Weight 1 of 3
Can servers be paid for with cryptocurrency or without identity checks?
A range of cryptocurrencies is 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 F (0/100+)
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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.
Hostinger has disclosed a breach affecting shared hosting customers.