{
  "slug": "emby",
  "category": "media-servers",
  "name": "Emby",
  "description": "Media server that organizes personal movies, TV, music and photos and streams them to Emby apps on phones, TVs and browsers. Core features are free and some, such as offline sync and DVR, need a paid Emby Premiere subscription.",
  "website": "https://emby.media",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "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": 35,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Emby scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the media servers criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet 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/media-servers/emby/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/media-servers/emby/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source. Only older versions of the server were open source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://emby.media/privacy.html",
      "note": "The website and Android app load no third-party trackers, but the privacy policy allows cookies, web beacons and third-party scripts, and the server connects to Emby for Emby Connect and Premiere checks."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://emby.media/premiere.html",
      "note": "Funded by Emby Premiere subscriptions, 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": "2026-10-01T07:00:01.058Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}