{
  "slug": "123-reg-email",
  "category": "email-providers",
  "name": "123 Reg Email Hosting",
  "description": "Business email hosting for custom domains from 123 Reg, a UK domain and hosting company owned by GoDaddy. Mailboxes run on GoDaddy mail servers, with webmail and mobile apps.",
  "website": "https://www.123-reg.co.uk/email-hosting/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "GB",
    "name": "United Kingdom",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": "agreement"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 27,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "123 Reg Email Hosting scores 27 out of 100 (grade F) on the email providers criteria. It meets 5 of 19 criteria: TLS configuration, open protocols, custom domains, IMAP support and POP3 support. It partly meets no ads or data sales and SMTP submission. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests, security headers, end-to-end encryption, encrypted mailbox storage, sign up without personal data, mail transport security, Sender Rewriting Scheme and ARC sealing. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/email-providers/123-reg-email/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/email-providers/123-reg-email/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.123-reg.co.uk/terms/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy notice lists Google Analytics and third-party identifiers used for measurement and personalized advertising."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.123-reg.co.uk/terms/privacy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans and personal data is not sold, but it is disclosed to marketers and advertisers for personalized advertising."
    },
    "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": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.123-reg.co.uk&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.123-reg.co.uk",
      "note": "Grade F (0/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "e2ee": {
      "title": "End-to-end encryption",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not supported."
    },
    "encrypted_storage": {
      "title": "Encrypted mailbox storage",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Encryption at rest for stored mail is not documented."
    },
    "open_protocols": {
      "title": "Open protocols",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.123-reg.co.uk/support/email/how-do-i-set-up-an-email-client-with-123-mail/",
      "note": "IMAP, POP3 and SMTP work with other apps."
    },
    "custom_domains": {
      "title": "Custom domains",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.123-reg.co.uk/email-hosting/",
      "note": "Every plan uses your own domain."
    },
    "anonymous_signup": {
      "title": "Sign up without personal data",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://sso.123-reg.co.uk/account/create",
      "note": "Creating an account requires an existing email address, and purchases require contact and payment details."
    },
    "mail_standards": {
      "title": "Email security standards",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "imap_standards": {
      "title": "IMAP support",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "imap.secureserver.net:993 (implicit TLS). IMAP4rev1 advertised with IDLE."
    },
    "pop3_standards": {
      "title": "POP3 support",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "pop.secureserver.net:995 (implicit TLS). CAPA: CAPA, TOP, UIDL, RESP-CODES, PIPELINING, AUTH-RESP-CODE, USER, SASL."
    },
    "smtp_standards": {
      "title": "SMTP submission",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "smtpout.secureserver.net:465 (implicit TLS). Missing: SMTPUTF8."
    },
    "transport_security": {
      "title": "Mail transport security",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Passes: SPF, DMARC reject. Missing: MTA-STS missing, TLS-RPT, DNSSEC, DANE none."
    },
    "srs": {
      "title": "Sender Rewriting Scheme",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published documentation on SRS for forwarded mail."
    },
    "arc": {
      "title": "ARC sealing",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published documentation on ARC signing or validation."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "F",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "www.trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:39.074Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}