{
  "slug": "seafile",
  "category": "file-sync",
  "name": "Seafile",
  "description": "Self-hosted file sync and sharing platform. Files are grouped into libraries that can be synced, shared, and individually protected with client-side encryption.",
  "website": "https://www.seafile.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/haiwen/seafile",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CN",
    "name": "China",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 35,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Seafile scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the file sync and backup criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in China: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/seafile/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/seafile/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/haiwen/seafile-server/blob/master/LICENSE.txt",
      "note": "The Community Edition server is AGPL-3.0 and the clients are GPL-2.0, but Professional Edition features are proprietary and unpublished."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.seafile.seadroid2/latest/",
      "note": "Exodus finds Google Crashlytics in the Android app."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.seafile.com/en/product/seafile_on_premise/",
      "note": "Funded by Professional Edition licences and support, with no 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": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:59.860Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}