{
  "slug": "bandizip",
  "category": "archivers",
  "name": "Bandizip",
  "description": "File archiver for Windows and macOS from Bandisoft that creates and extracts ZIP, 7z and many other formats. The free Windows edition shows ads, and paid editions remove them and add extra features.",
  "website": "https://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "KR",
    "name": "South Korea",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Bandizip scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the file archivers criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in South Korea: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/archivers/bandizip/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/archivers/bandizip/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.bandisoft.com/about/gdpr/",
      "note": "The website uses Google Analytics and Google AdSense."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/help/edition-comparison/",
      "note": "The free edition is ad-supported, with ad removal only in paid editions, and the website shows Google AdSense ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google AdSense",
        "host": "pagead2.googlesyndication.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:23.113Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}