# Apertium privacy rating

Free and open-source rule-based machine translation platform, focused on related and lesser-resourced languages. Usable on apertium.org or installed locally for offline translation.

## Summary

Apertium scores 77 out of 100 (grade B) on the translation criteria. It meets 4 of 6 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, works offline and text not kept. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://www.apertium.org
- Source code: https://github.com/apertium/apertium
- License: GPL-2.0
- Platforms: Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, Android
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored)
- Category: [Translation](https://privacyratings.com/translation/)
- Grade: B (77/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Licensed under GPL-2.0. | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apertium/apertium/main/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | No third-party trackers. The apertium.org web interface records page views with a self-hosted Matomo instance. | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apertium/apertium-html-tools/master/src/App.tsx |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer-run open-source project with no ads. | https://wiki.apertium.org/wiki/Main_Page |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Works offline | Yes | Can be installed on desktop, Android or your own server to translate offline. | https://wiki.apertium.org/wiki/Installation |
| Text not kept | Yes | Rule-based translation with no model training on user text. Local installs keep text on the device. | https://wiki.apertium.org/wiki/Installation |

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