{
  "slug": "rsync-net",
  "category": "file-sync",
  "name": "rsync.net",
  "description": "Cloud storage for offsite backups, accessed over SSH with standard tools such as rsync, SFTP, rclone, restic and Borg. Accounts are stored on ZFS with snapshots.",
  "website": "https://www.rsync.net",
  "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": "B",
  "score": 75,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "rsync.net scores 75 out of 100 (grade B) on the file sync and backup criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/rsync-net/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/rsync-net/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/unix.html",
      "note": "Works with open source clients such as rsync, SFTP and Borg over SSH, but the service platform is not published."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.rsync.net/resources/regulatory/privacy.html",
      "note": "The privacy policy states no third-party analytics or trackers are used, and cookies are only set for account login."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.rsync.net/pricing.html",
      "note": "Funded by paid storage plans. The privacy policy says personal information is not shared with any party."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.rsync.net/resources/regulatory/sas70.html",
      "note": "States its US datacenter locations are SSAE16 certified, but no audit report is public."
    },
    "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": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:44.274Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}