{
  "slug": "gog-galaxy",
  "category": "games",
  "name": "GOG Galaxy",
  "description": "GOG's optional desktop client for installing and updating DRM-free games bought on GOG.com, with cloud saves, achievements and integrations that combine game libraries from other platforms.",
  "website": "https://www.gog.com/galaxy",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "PL",
    "name": "Poland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "GOG Galaxy scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the games criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in Poland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/games/gog-galaxy/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/games/gog-galaxy/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source. Only the platform integrations API is published."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632109-Privacy-Policy",
      "note": "The website loads Google Tag Manager (automated test), and the privacy policy lists third-party analytics and error tracking providers. GOG GALAXY collects activity and play time data."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632109-Privacy-Policy",
      "note": "Funded by game sales, but the privacy policy lists advertising and advertising measurement partners among the third parties that receive user data."
    },
    "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 Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "YouTube embed",
        "host": "www.youtube.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:04.243Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}