{
  "slug": "whereby",
  "category": "video-calls",
  "name": "Whereby",
  "description": "Browser-based video meeting service from Norway where hosts create permanent room links that guests open in a browser, with mobile apps and an embeddable video API.",
  "website": "https://whereby.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "NO",
    "name": "Norway",
    "eyes": "Nine Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 33,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Whereby scores 33 out of 100 (grade F) on the video calls criteria. It meets 1 of 7 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit, end-to-end encrypted and join without an account. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and self-hostable. It is based in Norway: Nine Eyes member; EEA member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/whereby/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/whereby/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://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The home page loads Google Tag Manager, and the policy describes an analytics tracking system."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid subscriptions; the privacy policy says user data is not sold."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://whereby.com/information/security/",
      "note": "Third-party penetration test summaries are only shared under NDA, and only the ISO 27001 certificate 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."
    },
    "e2ee": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://whereby.com/information/security/",
      "note": "Small peer-to-peer rooms are end-to-end encrypted; larger rooms routed through servers are not."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "Join without an account",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.whereby.com/en/articles/4369346",
      "note": "Guests join from the room link in a browser without an account; room owners need an account."
    },
    "self_hostable": {
      "title": "Self-hostable",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Hosted only."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Fathom",
        "host": "cdn.usefathom.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.gstatic.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google reCAPTCHA",
        "host": "www.google.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:24.195Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}