{
  "slug": "namecheap-private-email",
  "category": "email-providers",
  "name": "Namecheap Private Email",
  "description": "Paid email hosting from Namecheap for custom domains, with webmail, calendar and standard protocol access.",
  "website": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 36,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Namecheap Private Email scores 36 out of 100 (grade F) on the email providers criteria. It meets 6 of 19 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, open protocols, custom domains, IMAP support and POP3 support. It partly meets tells users about requests, security headers, encrypted mailbox storage and SMTP submission. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, end-to-end encryption, sign up without personal data, mail transport security, Sender Rewriting Scheme and ARC sealing. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/email-providers/namecheap-private-email/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/email-providers/namecheap-private-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.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy allows cookies from partners and tracking companies and sharing pseudonymous data with analytics partners."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans. The policy states personal information is not sold."
    },
    "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": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The policy says Namecheap may take reasonable steps to notify users of legal process where permitted, with no firm commitment."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=privateemail.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=privateemail.com",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "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": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
      "note": "Stored data is encrypted on the servers, with keys Namecheap holds."
    },
    "open_protocols": {
      "title": "Open protocols",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/1179/2175/general-private-email-configuration-for-mail-clients-and-mobile-devices/",
      "note": "IMAP, POP3 and SMTP work with any client on every plan."
    },
    "custom_domains": {
      "title": "Custom domains",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
      "note": "The service is built for custom domains on every plan."
    },
    "anonymous_signup": {
      "title": "Sign up without personal data",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.namecheap.com/myaccount/signup/",
      "note": "A Namecheap account requires a name and an existing email address."
    },
    "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": "mail.privateemail.com:993 (implicit TLS). IMAP4rev1 advertised with IDLE."
    },
    "pop3_standards": {
      "title": "POP3 support",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "mail.privateemail.com: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": "mail.privateemail.com:465 (implicit TLS). Missing: SMTPUTF8."
    },
    "transport_security": {
      "title": "Mail transport security",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Passes: SPF, DMARC reject, DNSSEC. Missing: MTA-STS missing, TLS-RPT, 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": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T11:00:02.309Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}