# Gogs privacy rating

Lightweight self-hosted Git service written in Go, with a web interface for repositories, issues, pull requests and wikis.

## Summary

Gogs scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the code hosting criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit. Automated tests: Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.

- Website: https://gogs.io
- Source code: https://github.com/gogs/gogs
- License: MIT
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored), Plausible (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Code hosting](https://privacyratings.com/code-hosting/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. The website uses Plausible, a cookieless analytics service, and no advertising trackers. | https://github.com/gogs/gogs |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software supported by sponsors, with no ads. | https://gogs.io/getting-started/introduction |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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