Static site generators
Material for MkDocs privacy rating
Documentation theme for MkDocs with search, navigation and many Markdown extensions. The project is in maintenance mode and receives only critical bug and security fixes.
Summary
Material for MkDocs scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the static site generators 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.
Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
MIT-licensed, including all former sponsor-only features.
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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 documentation website loads Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager. The theme has no telemetry.
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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 sponsorships and now by the maintainers' work on Zensical, with no ads.
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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.