Pencil
pencil.dev · Design and prototyping · checked 2026-09-06
Rank 4 of 24 in Design and prototyping, where the median is 17.
- 3 found
- 9 not found
- 0 not measured
We measured 12 of 12 criteria for Pencil on 2026-09-06. We found 3 with a source and did not find 9 at the addresses we checked. That is a transparency score of 35 out of 100, band E.
Overview
Transparency labelsaas-ranking.com
Pencil
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Published commitments2 of 9 found
- not foundData processing agreement×3
- foundSubprocessor list×3
- foundData location stated×3
- not foundStatus page with history×2
- not foundPublic pricing×2
- not foundNotice before subprocessors change×2
- not foundCertifications named×1
- not foundUptime SLA with a figure×1
- not foundNamed privacy contact×1
Measured behaviour1 of 3 found
- foundHTTPS enforced with HSTS×2
- not foundNo third-party tracking before consent×2
- not foundsecurity.txt (RFC 9116)×1
Checked 2026-09-06. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.
The evidence pack carries every criterion with its source, the addresses we checked, the date and the data snapshot id – the four things a procurement file needs and a screenshot loses. We do not issue badges: a badge is the first step towards a paid placement, and there is none here.
The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that Pencil has no such document.
What they state
The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.
- Locations named next to the hosting wording European Economic Area, United States.
Show the 2 exact wordings
PostHog is hosted in the United States. For users in the EEA/UK, we rely on appropriate transfer safeguards (Standard Contractual Clauses, and for the UK, the U
Read at https://www.pen.dev/privacy-policyPostHog is hosted in the United States.
Read at https://www.pen.dev/privacy-policy - Infrastructure providers named on that list Google Cloud, SendGrid, Sentry, Slack, Stripe.
Show the 5 exact wordings
Google Cloud
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSendGrid
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSentry
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSlack
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsStripe
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processors - Third-party hosts we saw on the first load 4 goatcounter.com, pen.dev, unpkg.com, zgo.at.
Show the 4 exact wordings
pencildev-new.goatcounter.com
Read at https://pencil.dev/www.pen.dev
Read at https://pencil.dev/unpkg.com
Read at https://pencil.dev/gc.zgo.at
Read at https://pencil.dev/ - HSTS max-age 63072000 seconds (730 days).
Show the exact wording
max-age=63072000
Read at https://pencil.dev/
Gaps, heaviest first
Data processing agreement
weight 3 of 3No data processing agreement found.
Checked 8 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 8 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/legal/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/data-processing-agreement– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/data-processing-agreement– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/data-processing-addendum– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/gdpr– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/privacy/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
Status page with history
weight 2 of 3No public status page found.
Checked 3 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 3 addresses we checked
https://status.pencil.dev/– The name "status.pencil.dev" could not be resolved.https://pencil.dev/status– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev.statuspage.io/– Could not be fetched: fetch failed.
Public pricing
weight 2 of 3No public pricing with figures found.
Checked 5 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 5 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/pricing– reached and rendered, no matchhttps://pencil.dev/pricing/– reached, no match (HTTP 200)https://pencil.dev/plans– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/en/pricing– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/pricing-plans– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
No third-party tracking before consent
weight 2 of 3No consent-free first load found.
- Third-party hosts we saw on the first load 4 goatcounter.com, pen.dev, unpkg.com, zgo.at.
Show the 4 exact wordings
pencildev-new.goatcounter.com
Read at https://pencil.dev/www.pen.dev
Read at https://pencil.dev/unpkg.com
Read at https://pencil.dev/gc.zgo.at
Read at https://pencil.dev/
Checked 1 address on 2026-09-06.
Show the 1 address we checked
https://pencil.dev/– third-party requests before any interaction: gc.zgo.at, pencildev-new.goatcounter.com, unpkg.com, www.pen.dev
Notice before subprocessors change
weight 2 of 3No commitment to give notice before subprocessors change found.
Checked 8 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 8 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/legal/subprocessors– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/subprocessors– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/sub-processors– reached, no match (HTTP 200)https://pencil.dev/legal/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/dpa– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/data-processing-agreement– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust/subprocessors– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/sub-processors– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
Certifications named
weight 1 of 3No named certification found.
Checked 6 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 6 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/security– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust-center– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/compliance– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/security– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://trust.pencil.dev/– The name "trust.pencil.dev" could not be resolved.
Uptime SLA with a figure
weight 1 of 3No uptime figure found.
Checked 6 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 6 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/legal/sla– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/sla– reached, no match (HTTP 200)https://pencil.dev/legal/service-level-agreement– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust/sla– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/uptime– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/uptime-sla– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
security.txt (RFC 9116)
weight 1 of 3No security.txt found.
Checked 1 address on 2026-09-06.
Show the 1 address we checked
https://pencil.dev/.well-known/security.txt– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
Named privacy contact
weight 1 of 3No named privacy contact found.
Checked 7 addresses on 2026-09-06.
Show the 7 addresses we checked
https://pencil.dev/legal/privacy– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/privacy– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/privacy-policy– reached, no match (HTTP 200)https://pencil.dev/legal/privacy-policy– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/legal/privacy-notice– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/trust/privacy– reached, no match (HTTP 404)https://pencil.dev/datenschutz– reached, no match (HTTP 404)
Evidence
The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.
Published, with a source 3
Subprocessor list
weight 3 of 3The actual list is published, not just a promise to keep one.
- Infrastructure providers named on that list Google Cloud, SendGrid, Sentry, Slack, Stripe.
Show the 5 exact wordings
Google Cloud
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSendGrid
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSentry
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsSlack
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processorsStripe
Read at https://www.pen.dev/sub-processors
Source: https://www.pen.dev/sub-processors · checked 2026-09-06
Data location stated
weight 3 of 3The hosting location is stated on a public page.
- Locations named next to the hosting wording European Economic Area, United States.
Show the 2 exact wordings
PostHog is hosted in the United States. For users in the EEA/UK, we rely on appropriate transfer safeguards (Standard Contractual Clauses, and for the UK, the U
Read at https://www.pen.dev/privacy-policyPostHog is hosted in the United States.
Read at https://www.pen.dev/privacy-policy
Source: https://www.pen.dev/privacy-policy · checked 2026-09-06
HTTPS enforced with HSTS
weight 2 of 3HTTP redirects to HTTPS and the HSTS header is set.
- HSTS max-age 63072000 seconds (730 days).
Show the exact wording
max-age=63072000
Read at https://pencil.dev/
Source: https://pencil.dev/ · checked 2026-09-06
History
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