# Gitea privacy rating

Lightweight self-hosted Git service written in Go, with issues, pull requests, packages and CI through Gitea Actions. Maintained with commercial backing from CommitGo.

## Summary

Gitea scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the code hosting criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.

- Website: https://about.gitea.com
- Source code: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- License: MIT
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager, HubSpot
- Category: [Code hosting](https://privacyratings.com/code-hosting/)
- Grade: F (30/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads Google Tag Manager and HubSpot (automated test). |  |
| No ads or data sales | No | The software is sold with commercial support, but the website privacy policy lets third-party companies track visitors to tailor advertising. | https://about.gitea.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/code-hosting/gitea/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/code-hosting/gitea.md