# Sphinx privacy rating

Documentation generator written in Python that builds HTML, PDF, ePub and other formats from reStructuredText or Markdown, with cross-references and API docs extracted from code.

## Summary

Sphinx scores 55 out of 100 (grade D) on the static site generators criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://www.sphinx-doc.org
- Source code: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Static site generators](https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/)
- Grade: D (55/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | BSD-2-Clause licensed. | https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/blob/master/LICENSE.rst |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | The tool has no telemetry, but sphinx-doc.org is hosted on Read the Docs, whose script records page views for Read the Docs traffic analytics and loads EthicalAds. | https://docs.readthedocs.com/platform/stable/traffic-analytics.html |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | The documentation site on Read the Docs shows contextual EthicalAds; the software itself has no ads. | https://docs.readthedocs.com/platform/stable/advertising/ethical-advertising.html |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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