# Nikola privacy rating

Static site generator written in Python that builds blogs and websites from reStructuredText, Markdown, Jupyter notebooks and other formats.

## Summary

Nikola 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.

- Website: https://getnikola.com
- Source code: https://github.com/getnikola/nikola
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Static site generators](https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT-licensed. | https://github.com/getnikola/nikola/blob/master/LICENSE.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The tool has no telemetry, but getnikola.com loads StatCounter analytics and Twitter widgets. | https://getnikola.com/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations through Open Collective, with no ads. | https://opencollective.com/nikola |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/nikola/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/static-site-generators/nikola.md